Senior Civil Engineer( Renewable energy)

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Senior Civil Engineer

Market-related Package

Cape Town, South Africa

Role Purpose

The Senior Civil Engineer will provide support for the full suite of civil activities for renewable energy projects, with an emphasis on the pre-construction context. The role encompasses delivery of technical analyses and designs, as well as support for the engineering department in coordination of work packages and review and quality control within the team. Additionally, they will be expected to contribute to company strategy regarding project pipeline and development and provide training and mentoring to the team members.

Main Responsibilities

• Project development
  • Road, platform and infrastructure designs and optimisation for PV wind and BESS projects
  • Supporting the development team with various tasks relating to environmental approvals regarding civil infrastructure
  • Conducting and reporting on site visits as required
  • Conducting technical due diligence examinations on prospective project acquisitions and external technical reports
  • Review and quality control of deliverables from junior engineers
  • And other transversal tasks including writing of technical methods and procedures.
• Design Review
  • CBoP scoping and tender support
  • Review and challenging of civil designs from contractors
  • Conduct or oversee feasibility studies and preliminary cost estimates for civil works during the development phase
  • Civil & structural risk analyses
  • Support on civil & foundation design and reviews
• Contract management
• Bid preparations
• Construction support 
• Transverse team
• Health and Safety Compliance

Qualification and Experience

• MSc Engineering or Equivalent
• Pr Eng is advantageous
• 5 years renewable energy experience
• 8years professional experience