Job Description

Our client, a well-established design-build company in high-end lightweight structures seeks to employ a Structural Engineer with proven management and project management ability. THIS IS NOT A DESIGN ROLE, BUT A MANAGERIAL POSITION ENSURING QUALITY PRODUCTS ARE DELIVERED IN TIME. Cape Town based.

For the position you would be required to have:

B. Eng/ B. Sc in Civil/Structural Engineering
Pr. Eng would be preferable
Around 10 years' experience in structural engineering (strong steel design)
Minimum of 5 years' experience leading engineering teams
Proven ability to deliver projects on time
Proven ability to set up or improve engineering standards, workflows, Quality Control (QC) and manage resources accordingly
SolidWorks and RFEM experience advantageous and willingness to learn more applicable software systems

Responsibilities would include you to:

Lead and manage the engineering team
Own engineering delivery on programme, including resource and task planning in SmartSuite
Prepare and own Basis of Design reports, structural design reports and reaction loads for structures by others
Lead and review steel, connection and substructure design
Coordinate tensile engineering delivered by our outsourced specialists and in-house tensile engineer
Act as primary engineering contact with Engineers of Record, consultants and clients
Work closely with manufacturing, project management and installation departments
Drive workflow standardisation, QC and system adherence across the team
Own the engineering of the pre-designed and modular product range
Build a credible second-in-command and succession plan

Engineering Lead (structures)

Key skills