Design Engineer (Roads - Pavement Specialist) at GIBB

About the position

GIBB’s Roads and Highways Services Delivery Unit provides a comprehensive range of services that include traditional consulting services (design, procurement and contract supervision), Public Private Partnership (PPP) solutions and asset management services. This includes high-capacity freeways, interchanges and bridges, airport pavements, rural roads (including low volume and haul roads) and municipal infrastructure. The team is supported by transportation and traffic engineers, geotechnical and material engineers, and other specialists.

This Sector is looking for a talented professional to complement their team, in the form of a Design Engineer (Roads). 

We welcome your application if you meet the requirements, listed below, for this position.

The below listed responsibilities and requirements is assessed during the interview stages and will further be confirmed with the relevant professional references that you currently are or have reported to in your previously two positions.


Core Purpose


The purpose of the job is to lead and manage a team of Engineers and Technicians in the design, procurement & contract administration of roads projects.


Key Performance Areas

• Undertake duties of the Employers Agent/Engineer in accordance with GCC2015 / FIDIC.


• Compile & review project technical pavement design deliverables.


• Manage and supervise technicians and junior engineers.


• Compiling tender documents


• Overseeing work done with GCC 2015/FIDIC & COLTO/COTO.


• Oversee the Design and Implementation of infrastructure projects (Roads design related).


• Utilisation on revenue earning work.


• Ensure service excellence.


• Successfully apply Risk and Quality Management Principals and system.


• Chair and minute technical meetings.

Job Requirements:

Qualifications:

• Applicable bachelor's degree in engineering.


• Registration with ECSA as a PR Eng.

Experience:

• Minimum of 10 years post PR Eng registration experience.


• Familiar with road pavement design standards and procedures. (Rubicon, cncPave and/or similar pavement design packages)

Desired Skills:

• Planning & Organizing
• Cost effective solutions
• Expertise/Technically astute
• Innovation
• Networking
• Motivate/Inspire