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Hire Resolve is excited to announce a fantastic opportunity for a talented and driven Civil Engineering Technologist to join our client's team in uMhlanga, KZN, South Africa. As a Civil Engineering Technologist, you will be responsible for designing and overseeing the construction of various civil engineering projects, including roads, sewer systems, and stormwater drainage.

Responsibilities and Skills:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Strong time management skills and excellent attention to detail
• Strong understanding of engineering principles and processes
• Ability to work on multiple projects/deadlines
• Ability to work in a fast-paced collaborative environment
• Strong technical skills and able to manage projects from Conceptual to Detailed Design, Documentation, and Contract Administration of services for civil infrastructure projects including but not limited to:
• Municipal services i.e Earthworks, Stormwater Reticulation, Sewer Reticulation, Water Reticulation, platforms, and assessments
• Ensure all designs are checked and approved by the relevant manager prior to forwarding to the relevant client and contractor
• Performing due diligence on the impact and feasibility of new construction sites.
• The preparation of feasibility reports
• Attending meetings with clients and stakeholders as and when required
• Assist with the implementation of medium to large sized projects within technical standards, quality, budgets, and time frames.
• Ensure effectiveness, quality, and profitability of completed projects including project follow-up, to monitor project deliverables and client satisfaction levels
• Site supervision as and when required
• Contribute to the preparation of project reports and proficiency in technical report writing
• A working understanding of project finances and project budgets for medium to large scale projects
• Surveying new construction sites and assessing existing structures for upgrades
• Sound Project Management Skills - Liaise, co-operate, and provide required information to clients and stakeholders at various stages
• Preparation of estimates of construction costs (BOQs)
• Preparation of specifications and preambles for construction works (Colto / Coto / SANS / GCC etc.)

Requirements:

• Completed minimum B.Eng or BTech.
• Advanced knowledge of MS Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint)
• No less than 10 years experience in a similar position within a Consulting Engineering firm (pref)
• Proficient in design packages
• AutoCAD Civil 3D experience essential
• Technical knowledge of drawing and design processes
• Project Management experience is essential

Benefits:

• Salary negotiable

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move. Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience. Apply for this role today, contact Chandre Cordier at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn. You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV:

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.

An Agritalent client, a leading agribusiness, seeks a Technical Lead: Civil Engineering.

1. Analysis, Design and Procurement:
   - Gather all relevant site and problem statement information to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the project at hand.
   - Liaise with other disciplines and business units (Mechanical, Electrical, Operations).
   - Analyse and design relevant and cost-effective solutions.
   - Prepare design and procurement information (design drawings, BOQ's, mark-ups, etc.).
   - Manage procurement process (RFQ, RFP, and Tenders).
   - Make recommendations.
   - Acquire client approval through works submissions.
   - Manage or oversee Civil Technologists, drafter, clerk of works, and other team members in executing required works.
2. Project Management:
   - Project Execution and Management.
   - Project Close-Out and As-Build.
3. Management of Civil Discipline:
   - Manage Civil Discipline as Civil Engineering Technical Lead.
   - Devise/oversee yearly budgets on all relevant civil infrastructure (Grain, Commercial, Housing, and Head Office) based on inspections, requests, long-term plans, and all related information.
   - Manage client relations.
   - Devise short and long-term plans on maintenance and capital expenditure on all relevant civil infrastructure.
   - Liaise and engage with other disciplines and grow the maturity of the Engineering and Property Assets (EPA) Unit.
   - Lead projects in terms of Risk & Compliance priorities, in addition to asset conditions.
   - Improvement of Unit procedures, processes, and systems.

3 - 5 years' experience working as a B.Tech Civil Engineer.
B.Tech in Civil Engineering.

Our client is looking for a Group Leader - Civil Engineer for their team in Secunda, Mpumalanga.

The Civil Engineering Group Leader will be responsible for establishing, building, and growing a civil engineering team that will perform civil engineering design to support the projects performed by the company. The team will also perform quality assurance on civil engineering designs performed by external companies and provide procurement and construction support during project execution. The work procedures for the group will be developed in accordance with ISO 9000 and in line with the culture and procedures already developed for the existing disciplines. The responsibility also includes the development of business from clients where our client has engaged previously as well as potential new clients. The business unit is seen as a stand-alone profit center with full accountability for the success and growth of civil engineering across all branches.

The group leader will be responsible for quantifying the requirements and establishing term contracts with key clients. The group leader will oversee the productivity of the group in terms of finances, contract management, technical integrity, schedule, and customer service. The Group Leader will lead by example and ensure his contribution to the group is not only a financial asset but also carries the respect of his members. He will handle each situation in a calm and collected way without prejudice. The position is office-based in Secunda.

Requirements:

• Minimum of B Eng/BSc Eng degree in Civil Engineering with a minimum of eight years’ relevant experience.
• Registration with ECSA as Professional Engineer (in good standing).
• Experience in detail engineering on multidisciplinary EPC/EPCM projects.
• Experience in detail design and engineering of civil structures and foundations in the petrochemical industry and alike, with hands-on experience or proper exposure to the manufacturing of own designs. Candidates should demonstrate their abilities by means of examples.
• Self-driven with the ability to share by means of examples.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills, able to manage the financial wellbeing and morale of the business unit, attend to isolated matters pertaining to individuals, whether work-related or personal, manage tools and resources, and optimize the value added to the business.
• Good interpersonal relations with the ability to market our services.
• An affinity for sharing knowledge and the development of young employees.
• Dynamic in following economic and business trends.
• Organized and self-disciplined.
• Valid driver’s license with own transport.

Contact Hire Resolve for your next career-changing move.

• Our client is offering a highly competitive salary for this role based on experience.
• Apply for this role today, contact Alyssa Marson, Tameaka Futcher, Chandre Cordier, Henker Harmse, or Elma Pelser at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn.

We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.

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2787 Lecturer: Civil Engineering
FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, BUILT ENVIRONMENT AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (FEBIT) │Department of Civil Engineering
Bloemfontein Campus

Main purpose of the job

To develop academic material and lecture in allocated subjects for own and other programmes, and to execute appropriate research and community engagement projects.

Main tasks

1. Teaching, learning, and assessment
2. Research
3. Community engagement
4. Student Evaluation
5. Administration and leadership
6. Control and Organisation

Nature of appointment: Permanent Academic

Minimum salary scale (Total Cost to Company): R 777 297 per annum

Note: CUT applies an internal parity model to determine remuneration that complies with the principle of “equal pay for work of equal value”. Accordingly, the preferred candidate may expect an offer that is in line with their qualifications and years of similar experience. Please contact the Recruitment Office for more information on the applicable salary scale

Minimum Qualification Knowledge and/or Experience

• A relevant Bachelor’s degree (BEng, BScEng, BEngTech Hons, or equivalent) at NQF Level 8 in Civil Engineering.
• Registration as a PrEng or PrTechEng (Civil Engineering) with ECSA.
• Evidence of progress towards a Master’s degree in Civil Engineering.
• At least three years’ teaching/industry experience in the relevant subject field(s).

OR

• A relevant Master’s degree (MEng, MScEng, MTech, or equivalent) at NQF Level 9 in Civil Engineering.
• Registration as a Candidate Engineer/Engineering Technologist supported by proof that an application for PrEng/ PrTechEng (Civil Engineering) registration with ECSA was submitted and is currently under final review.
• At least two years’ teaching/industry experience in the relevant subject field(s).
• Demonstrated knowledge, proficiency, application, and practical experience in Hydraulics, including:
  • Application of mass flow, energy, and momentum principles in hydrostatics, hydrodynamics, pipe flow, open-channel flow, sediment transport, hydraulic design, hydraulic modelling, and water and wastewater treatment technologies at well-defined, broadly defined, and complex levels.
  • Total life cycle costing and analyses of water supply systems, e.g., abstraction and diversion works, pump station selection and design, bulk water supply, and water reticulation networks.
  • Analyses, design, construction, and management of sewer and stormwater systems.
  • Design of hydraulic structures, e.g., culverts, bridges, weirs, and associated protection works.
  • Software applications related to water engineering (hydraulics), e.g., AutoDesk (AutoCAD & Civil-3D), Civil Designer, HEC-RAS, EPANET, EPASWMM, and Aqua Hydraulics.
  • Design codes/legislation: (i) National Water Act (36/1998), (ii) Water Services Act (108/1997), (iii) National Environmental Management Act (107/1998), (iv) SANS1200 A-N (Civil Eng. Works), (v) CSIR (Red Book: Neighbourhood Planning and Design Guide for Sustainable Human Settlements), and (vi) SANRAL (Drainage Manual).

AND/OR

• Demonstrated knowledge, proficiency, application, and practical experience in Hydrology, including:
  • Surface hydrology, engineering (design) hydrology, geohydrology, water resources management and planning, hydrological statistics, hydrological and hydraulic modelling, and environmental engineering at well-defined, broadly defined, and complex levels.
  • Hydrological data processing, e.g., evaluation, processing, and quality control of historical information and observed hydrological and/or meteorological data.
  • Calibration of flow-gauging weirs and related hydraulic structures, inclusive of calibration techniques, velocity distributions, conventional current gaugings, velocity-index applications, and the development of rating and velocity distribution curves.
  • Hydrological surveying, e.g., topographical, flood, stake-out, and as-built surveys.
  • Design flood estimation and flood risk analyses, e.g., capacity analyses of drainage system infrastructure and the estimation of flood-line levels as part of the Stormwater Master Planning function.
  • Software applications related to water engineering (hydrology), e.g., AutoDesk (AutoCAD & Civil-3D), ArcGIS, QGIS, DREU, RLMA&SI, HEC-HMS, HEC-RAS, SWAT, WRSM, and WRYM.
  • Design codes/legislation: (i) Conservation of Agricultural Resources Act (43/1983), (ii) National Water Act (36/1998), (iii) Disaster Management Act (57/2002), (iv) National Environmental Management Act (107/1998), and (v) SANRAL (Drainage Manual).

Desired Qualification, Knowledge and/or Experience

• Master’s degree at NQF Level 9 in Civil Engineering plus PrEng/PrTechEng (Civil Eng.) registration with ECSA if in possession of an NQF 8 qualification.
• Evidence of progress towards a Doctorate degree in Civil Engineering if in possession of a Master’s degree.
• Evidence of work experience in the subject field(s) covering all phases of the project life cycle.
• Evidence of experience in research and associated outputs.
• Community engagement services in the profession, e.g., consultancies and professional activities.

Job-Related Enquiries: Prof OJ Gericke ( )

Remuneration, Benefits and Process Enquiries: Recruitment Office ( )

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CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS – 08 August 2025