Pavement / Materials Engineer

Location: Gauteng, Tshwane Metro, Pretoria

Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time

Primary Industry: Construction

Secondary Industry: Engineering

Job Description

Job Duties: Business Development and Support

Attend tender briefings, prepare tender documentation, write method statements, assist with pricing calculations and contribute to tender processes as and when required
Contribute to the marketing and business development of the Transport.Department in the Pretoria location in order to on-board new clients/projects.
Develop professional relationships with key client personnel in the professional services market.

Internal Project Management, Health and Safety, Administration and Quality Management Procedures

Comply with Company procedures and processes in terms of project registration and risk analysis.
Comply with Quality procedures by ensuring auditable trail of actions during full life cycle of project delivery process all in accordance with company Quality Management Procedures.
Comply with and embrace Health and Safety requirements in the workplace as well as on construction sites.
Ensuring any hazards arising from or associated with projects or activities undertaken are identified, reported on and managed.

Project delivery and management

Ensure that project start-up processes are followed, and the project scoping is clear and approved.
Do visual road pavement assessments and analyses of destructive and non-destructive pavement investigation data
Do traffic loading determination for pavement and rehabilitation design.
Selection and design of hot-mix asphalt surfacing.
Design of surfacing seals for rural and urban roads.
Bituminous pavement rehabilitation design.
Structural design of flexible and rigid pavements for urban, interurban and rural roads.
Facilitate and assist with the tender and adjudication process leading up to contractor appointment and site hand over.
Plan, coordinate and manage the design, procurement and construction of assigned projects.
Develop initiatives to improve the cost effectiveness and efficiency of project execution.

Training and Mentoring

Participate in continuous professional development training in order to maintain professional registration.
Mentor, coach, train, and provide technical leadership to others who are registered as candidate engineers/technologists

Leadership and Relations

Maintain good working relations with all stakeholders, both internal and external to the Company.
Effectively manage project teams to control risks and to achieve targets on time and within budget.
Ensure client satisfaction to maximize repeat business.

Required Qualifications:

Knowledge and Skills:

Project management and project financial control
Experience in contract management.
Recognition in the industry as a roads pavement and material specialist.
A thorough knowledge of pavement materials, concrete and surfacing aggregate.
A working knowledge of the various construction framework contracts.
Experience in rehabilitation contracts.
Experience in pavement design on National, Provincial and Metro and Residential roads in the SADAC region. (including the usage of appropriate software packages).
Experience in other transport related pavement engineering fields like for example airports, railway lines, mine haulage roads, etc. will be beneficial, though not essential.
Experience in Road Authority design methods and procedures.
A strong technical background with a minimum of 8 years post registration experience
The presentation of technical papers at seminars/workshops on relevant subjects will be considered as an advantage.

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