140 Structural Design jobs in South Africa

• Civil Engineering Degree / BTech / BSc / BEng
• 3 Years in structural design in the building industry.
• Involved in projects regarding various roofing structures and where gang nail or ultra-span trusses were utilized.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Deliver high level structural design advice to stakeholders in the building industry.
• Analytical with the ability to interpret data.

Duties

• Identify opportunities and successfully pursue sales growth within the trusses industry / roofing industry in Southern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Support sales and customer support teams to grow business and access new markets.
• Help solve roofing design issues for internal staff, clients, architects & engineers.
• Understand and implement relevant SANS codes.

Salary : Salary offered to successful applicant will depend on qualifications and experience.

Application Note : Only applicants that meet the above requirements will be considered. Do not submit your CV if you do not have experience in the above. Applicants who have not been contacted within 14 days should consider their applications as having been unsuccessful.

Key Role:

WSP Africa Power and Energy teams is seeking an experienced Structural Design Engineer to join the Power and Energy team. The role involves the design and analysis of overhead transmission line structures, including steel lattice towers and monopoles, for voltages ranging from 33kV to 400kV. The successful candidate will contribute to both South African and UK-based transmission projects, ensuring compliance with local and international standards.

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• 3–5 years of experience in the structural design of transmission line structures, preferably within the South African and UK power sector.
• Proficiency in structural analysis software: PLS-CADD, TOWER, STAAD.Pro, SAP2000.
• Strong understanding of wind loading, conductor tensioning, and foundation interaction, with consideration for local terrain and climate conditions.
• Familiarity with Eskom grid codes, TRMSCAAC1, and SANS 10100.
• Pr. Eng or Pr. Tech Eng registration with ECSA, or actively working towards registration.

Desirable:

• Experience working on UK transmission projects or with UK grid standards.
• Knowledge of foundation design and geotechnical principles, especially in South African soil conditions.
• Familiarity with BIM and CAD tools (AutoCAD, Revit, etc.).

Additional Information

What's in it for you?

What if we can have work-life balance? What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs? What if we can be accepted for who we are? Here at WSP – we can!

WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important – be that our families, our friends or ourselves. So, if working from home, working part-time or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.

As well as rewarding you with competitive pay, WSP offers standard benefits including first class medical cover, generous days annual leave, and paid professional subscriptions.

Be you, be happy - we strive to have a friendly and inclusive culture which respects and maximizes the contribution individuals can bring to WSP. We recognize the benefits that people with varying backgrounds and experiences can bring. Here at WSP we positively encourage applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, religion or belief, marital status, pregnancy or maternity/paternity. We will interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and analyze transmission structures in accordance with South African standards (e.g., Eskom TRMSCAAC1, SANS, CPTSSTAN116) and international codes (e.g., IEC 60826, BS EN 50341, Eurocodes).
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams (civil, electrical, geotechnical) to deliver integrated and site-appropriate design solutions.
• Conduct structural assessments and recommend reinforcement or replacement strategies for existing infrastructure.
• Prepare detailed design documentation, technical reports, and drawings for submission to regulatory bodies and clients.
• Provide technical input and cost estimation support during tendering and procurement processes.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, and authorities (e.g., NERSA, Eskom, UK grid operators) to ensure project compliance and success.

Health and Safety

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you.
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm.
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

• Civil Engineering Degree / BTech / BSc / BEng
• 3 Years in structural design in the building industry.
• Involved in projects regarding various roofing structures and where gang nail or ultra-span trusses were utilized.
• Ability to work cross-functionally and managing multiple stakeholders.
• Deliver high level structural design advise stakeholders in the building industry.
• Analytical with the ability to interpret data.

Duties

• Identify opportunities and successfully pursue for the sales growth within the trusses industry / roofing industry in Southern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Support sales and customer support teams to grow business and access new markets.
• Help solve roofing design issues for internal staff, clients, architects & engineers.
• Understand and implement relevant SANS codes.

Salary Information : Salary offered to successful applicant will depend on qualifications and experience.

Application Instructions : Only applicants that meet the above requirements will be considered. Do not submit your CV if you do not have experience in the above. Applicants who have not been contacted within 14 days should consider their applications as having been unsuccessful.

This position requires a Civil Engineering Degree (BTech / BSc / BEng) with at least 3 years of experience in structural design in the building industry, particularly in projects involving roofing structures and trusses.

• Civil Engineering Degree / BTech / BSc / BEng
• 3 Years in structural design in the building industry
• Experience with roofing structures and gang nail or ultra-span trusses
• Ability to work cross-functionally and manage multiple stakeholders
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data

• Identify opportunities for sales growth within the trusses and roofing industry in Southern Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa.
• Support sales and customer support teams to grow business and access new markets.
• Help solve roofing design issues for internal staff, clients, architects, and engineers.
• Understand and implement relevant SANS codes.

SALARY OFFERED TO SUCCESSFUL APPLICANT WILL DEPEND ON QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE.

ONLY APPLICANTS THAT MEET THE ABOVE REQUIREMENTS WILL BE CONSIDERED.

DO NOT SUBMIT YOUR CV IF YOU DO NOT HAVE EXPERIENCE IN THE ABOVE.

APPLICANTS WHO HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED WITHIN 14 DAYS SHOULD CONSIDER THEIR APPLICATIONS AS HAVING BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL.

Niche boutique East London consultancy requires a Structural Design Engineer to join its expanding design studio.

Candidates will need to be a Graduate member of IStructE and/or ICE and be educated to MEng/MSc-level in Civil, Structural or Architectural Engineering from a top university and must have gained design skills in another smaller London consultancy. They should be design-focused and be looking to work for a young dynamic consultancy on design-led projects.

Current workload is a mixture of both new-build and refurbishment developments across London working with flair Architects on projects up to £25million.

Top base salary and benefits on offer combined with an “in-at-the-beginning” option with a boutique design consultancy working on challenging projects.

We regret that due to the high volume of applications we receive, if you have not heard from us within 7 days, your application has not been successful on this occasion.

Walker Dendle Technical Limited acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Walker Dendle Technical is committed to equal opportunity and diversity. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. By applying to this position, you acknowledge that you have read and accepted the terms available on our website.

Required for a group of Consulting Engineers in Pietermaritzburg.

• 4 years’ experience within consulting Engineering environment.
• Technical ability to understand Civil / Structural Engineering.
• Proficient in AutoCAD and Prokon.

• Carry out Engineering Drawing Design (concrete and Steel) in AutoCAD and Prokon.
• Prepare reinforcement drawings using AutoCAD Structural Detailing Software according to SANS codes.
• Compile Bill of Quantities.
• Undertake site inspections and manage site queries.
• Manage the filing of drawings for accuracy and correctness.
• Ensure drawings are issued on time.
• Liaise and coordinate with other disciplines.

Negotiable – experience related.

Kindly note – should you not hear back from us within 7 days of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.

• Expert user of digital production platforms in the domain of computational and parametric engineering design; At least one of the following technology stacks: Revit + Dynamo, Rhino + Grasshopper. Knowledge of more than one platform, including Generative Components, will be considered as a plus.
• Creator and author of definitions using out of the box nodes tools within the defined platforms. The ability to create and maintaining custom nodes using Python and/or C# is also preferrable.
• Parametric modelling, creation and development of smart objects (i.e.: Revit Families using adaptive components), with customisable functionality and custom-built parameters for automation
• Digital tools deployment, ensure that development is focused on production team usage, for example, automated workflows that can be operated by Revit users using Dynamo Player or Orkestra.

• Work with project teams to accurately capture the requirements of any workflow we are seeking to automate, to create a specification for the tools and content that will be required to achieve the automation aim.
• Create and author definitions that satisfy the aims of the automation workflow, so that the tool need can be validated, and deployed in production.
• Contribute to the creation of advanced parametric content that will be required by many of the automation tools being created.
• Production of 3D BIM project models aligned to project specified BIM requirements using Autodesk Revit
• In collaboration with AECOM Digital Delivery global and the Digital Engineering Leads, engage on design automation initiatives across global regions for multiple design disciplines
• Advise and provide support for interoperability procedures between authoring software, and interfacing CAD/BIM & Analysis software packages.
• Support the development of computational engineering standards and best practices, through non-project design technology workshops.
• Open and willing to be flexible regarding taking on varied types of work, learn and develop new skills for digital project delivery whilst supporting the project teams with traditional deliverables.

• Bachelor's degree in Computational Engineering, Engineering Design, Architecture, or Information Management, or related discipline plus at least 2-3 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Very good working knowledge of BIM Platforms complimentary to using authoring tools (i.e.: BIM360/ACC, Navisworks, ProjectWise, Revizto, etc.)
• Proven track record of design automation experience using the required platforms.
• Proven track record of the ability to create complex parametric content (predominantly Revit families), for use with automation tools.
• Technical design and construction knowledge in engineering design and construction.

• Working knowledge of any of the following will be considered favourable: Revit SDK, Dynamo SDK, Forge APIs, Rhinoceros SDK, Grasshopper SDK, RhinoInside, RhinoCompute (Hops), Bentley Connect SDK, Python, C#
• Experience within Building, Transportation or Water/P&P design projects
• Architecture, Engineering or Computational Design degree or similar professional education
• Good communication skills (oral and written), and able to be an individual contributor during internal/external workshops and trainings.

• AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
• With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
• AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

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Company Description

Job Description

AECOM is seeking a Computational Engineering Design Specialist to assist with developing/implementing automated design workflows and tools. This role is being created within our Enterprise Capabilities Team and the successful candidate will report to the Computational Design Leader.

This person will assist with the development /implementation of globally applicable automation tools and processes, in addition to working on design projects to further develop workflow definitions and test tools that have been created in a project production setting.

This role in South Africa offers the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement, a combination of remote and office work schedules. AECOM has offices in Cape Town, Durban, Johannesburg, and Pretoria (Centurion).

Job Description

This role requires expertise in several different areas, including:

• Expert user of digital production platforms in the domain of computational and parametric engineering design; At least one of the following technology stacks: Revit + Dynamo, Rhino + Grasshopper. Knowledge of more than one platform, including Generative Components, will be considered as a plus.
• Creator and author of definitions using out of the box nodes tools within the defined platforms. The ability to create and maintaining custom nodes using Python and/or C# is also preferrable.
• Parametric modelling, creation and development of smart objects (i.e.: Revit Families using adaptive components), with customisable functionality and custom-built parameters for automation
• Digital tools deployment, ensure that development is focused on production team usage, for example, automated workflows that can be operated by Revit users using Dynamo Player or Orkestra.

• Work with project teams to accurately capture the requirements of any workflow we are seeking to automate, to create a specification for the tools and content that will be required to achieve the automation aim.
• Create and author definitions that satisfy the aims of the automation workflow, so that the tool need can be validated, and deployed in production.
• Contribute to the creation of advanced parametric content that will be required by many of the automation tools being created.
• Production of 3D BIM project models aligned to project specified BIM requirements using Autodesk Revit
• In collaboration with AECOM Digital Delivery global and the Digital Engineering Leads, engage on design automation initiatives across global regions for multiple design disciplines
• Advise and provide support for interoperability procedures between authoring software, and interfacing CAD/BIM & Analysis software packages.
• Support the development of computational engineering standards and best practices, through non-project design technology workshops.
• Open and willing to be flexible regarding taking on varied types of work, learn and develop new skills for digital project delivery whilst supporting the project teams with traditional deliverables.

• Bachelor's degree in Computational Engineering, Engineering Design, Architecture, or Information Management, or related discipline plus at least 2-3 years of relevant experience or demonstrated equivalency of experience and/or education
• Very good working knowledge of BIM Platforms complimentary to using authoring tools (i.e.: BIM360/ACC, Navisworks, ProjectWise, Revizto, etc.)
• Proven track record of design automation experience using the required platforms.
• Proven track record of the ability to create complex parametric content (predominantly Revit families), for use with automation tools.
• Technical design and construction knowledge in engineering design and construction.

• Working knowledge of any of the following will be considered favourable: Revit SDK, Dynamo SDK, Forge APIs, Rhinoceros SDK, Grasshopper SDK, RhinoInside, RhinoCompute (Hops), Bentley Connect SDK, Python, C#
• Experience within Building, Transportation or Water/P&P design projects
• Architecture, Engineering or Computational Design degree or similar professional education
• Good communication skills (oral and written), and able to be an individual contributor during internal/external workshops and trainings.

• AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.
• As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.
• With infrastructure investment accelerating worldwide, our services are in great demand, and there’s never been a better time to be at AECOM! Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility.
• AECOM provides a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
• Industries Architecture and Planning, Civil Engineering, and Construction

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