Engineering Lead (Structures)

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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   Please apply online or contact Jan van Dyk on 021 – 531 2015 for more information