Civil Design Technician (Stormwater)

You'll design and supervise infrastructure people use every day, with the municipal infrastructure department in Vanderbijlpark. It's a practical job: you'll see what you got done before you go home.

You'll be based at a municipal infrastructure department in Vanderbijlpark. Living nearby, or on a taxi route to it, really helps. Most weeks are 45 hours, in line with the BCEA.

• Design reinforced concrete and steel structures to SANS 10100 and SANS 10162
• Prepare tender documents under GCC 2015 or NEC contracts
• Check drawings from technicians and sign them for issue
• Write design reports and handover documents
• Work out loads to SANS 10160 for buildings and structures
• Review geotechnical reports and choose suitable foundations
• Act as resident engineer: inspect works, measure quantities and certify payments

• Registered with ECSA as a professional or candidate
• Able to explain technical issues to clients and contractors
• Experience with structural or hydraulic design software
• At least 3 years in design or construction supervision
• BEng, BSc Eng or BTech in Civil Engineering
• Good grasp of South African design codes for your field

• Contract management training for NEC or GCC
• Registration with SAICE and active CPD

• Group life and disability cover
• Site allowance when you work as resident engineer
• Flexible working on design weeks

• Group your experience by type: water, roads, structures. Consultants look for the exact type in the job ad.
• Say whether you have done resident engineer work. It is a separate skill and often in short supply.