Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

Senior Civil/Structural Engineer

Structural EngineeringPosted on Nov 11

Full-timeLethabong, South AfricaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

A B.Sc., B.Eng., or B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering is required.
Registration as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng.) with ECSA is required, or the ability to obtain professional registration within 12 to 24 months of joining.
At least 8 years of experience in engineering design and project management within processing or petrochemical plant projects is required.
Knowledge of basic project management methods and all project life-cycle phases is required.
Ability to apply and improve technical knowledge of civil and structural design criteria to suit project requirements, and/or support design of new components or equipment, is required.
Understanding of contract types and their main features, including purchasing and selling conditions, partnerships, claims, logistics, and international contracts, is required.
Ability to create, understand, and communicate technical specifications is required.
Ability to develop functional, safe, and cost-effective plant layouts is required.
Knowledge of materials and their properties used in engineering and manufacturing activities is required.
Understanding of on-site construction work, including commissioning and interactions with customers and suppliers, is required.
Ability to evaluate structural failures, preventive maintenance, and existing structures is required.
Knowledge of dynamic structure design techniques, including vibration, is required.
Understanding design costs, including deliverable-generation costs, and ability to estimate costs for projects or activities are required.
Familiarity with office automation and graphic software is required.
Understanding project cost control, budgeting, procurement, purchase-to-pay, and supply chain management is required.
Knowledge of engineering calculation techniques is required.
Knowledge of quality methods, management systems, procedures, and product and part quality features is required.
Ability to estimate structural quantities, including volumes, dimensions, masses, and weights, to fit technical specifications is required.
Familiarity with CAE software, including setting up systems, procedures, and guidelines, such as PROKON and Strand7, is required.
Knowledge of sector-specific laws and standard specifications, including engineering safety requirements, audit regulations, insurance laws, and plant-layout requirements, and ability to integrate these standards, is required.
Ability to adapt technically to different teams, technologies, and countries, and identify technological solutions according to customer needs, is required.

Responsibilities

Develop discipline strategies and design criteria suited to project and client requirements.
Adhere to the project program and monitor and update activity plans to achieve deliverables on time, including expediting technical information through ongoing engineering input to internal and external stakeholders.
Attend relevant project meetings, produce regular project status reports, and generate post-project feedback.
Produce cost-effective and safe civil and structural designs, including tender and project designs, and compare and assess project scope against tender scope.
Review design alternatives and their cost effectiveness.
Produce quantity and man-hour budgets and lists for the scope, and work within and understand the scope, quantity, and man-hour budgets.
Monitor scope changes and their effects on quantity and man-hour budgets, ensure changes are authorized, and ensure compliance with quantity allowances.
Verify civil and structural engineering software packages, understand their restrictions and qualifications, and perform order-of-magnitude checks of analysis results.
Maintain effective records of calculations, correspondence, and technical information, including indexing records, design criteria, calculations, and references to software inputs, numbers, dates, and signatures.
Interact with the Drawing Office and other departments, provide engineering, safety, and ergonomic input during conceptual layout and engineering stages, and provide ongoing assistance.
Review internal circulation drawings and approve final drawings for construction in a timely manner.
Provide ongoing engineering input to suppliers and subcontractors, coordinate the delivery of information, and respond to the needs of other disciplines.
Adhere to company specifications, guidelines, statutory codes of practice, global SHE standards, and applicable safety requirements.
Review and contribute to improving procedures and systems, follow quality-assurance procedures and guidelines, and participate in quality-assurance audits.
Monitor vendor and site quality and adhere to the internal Project Management Operating System and associated discipline engineering standards.
Approve drawings issued for construction by signing, dating, and including the engineer or technologist's professional registration number.
Suggest improvements to internal work methods, procedures, and technological solutions according to customer needs.

Job Description

To ensure efficient, competent civil or structural designs.

To produce accurate design documents that will ensure successful project execution.

Project Life Cycle

Develop a discipline strategy and design criteria to suit the unique project/client requirements
Adhere to the project program
Ensure planning of activities are regularly monitored and updated to achieve project deliverables timeously. This includes the expediting of technical information through continual engineering input to external and internal stakeholders.
Attend relevant project meetings and produce regular project status reports
Generate post-project feedback

Design

Produce cost-effective and safe civil/structural designs
Produce tender and project civil/structural designs. Compare and assess project vs tender scope
Review alternatives and cost effectiveness
Produce quantity and man-hour budgets and list associated with scope
Work closely with-in scope, quantity budget and man-hour budget
Understand project scope, quantity allowances and man-hour budget
Monitor changes to scope and effects to quantity and man-hour budget and ensure authorisation to changes and compliance with quantity allowances
Verify civil/structural engineering software packages
Be fully conversant with restrictions and qualifications of software
Order of magnitude check of analysis results

Administration

To maintain an effective record-keeping system for calculations, correspondence and technical information
Indexing, records, design criteria and calculations
Referencing to location of software input, numbers, dates and signatures.

Client Relations (Internal & External)

To interact efficiently with Drawing Office and other departments
Guide and liaise with Drawing Office and provide engineering, safety and ergonomic input during conceptual layout phase and on-going assistance during engineering stage.
Ongoing review of internal circulation drawings and timeous approval of final drawings for construction
Providing continual engineering input to suppliers and sub- Contractors
Inter-departmental interaction
Understand and respond to needs of other disciplines
Adopt customer- orientated approach
Co-ordinate delivery of information

Legislation Policies & Procedures

Adhere to Company specifications, guidelines and statutory codes of practice
Safety
Apply global SHE standards and ensure compliance
Quality
Regularly review and contribute towards improvement of procedures and systems
Ensure all QA procedures and guidelines are followed in all daily activities
Participate in quality assurance audits
Monitor vendor quality
Monitor site quality
Systems and Procedures
Ensure adherence to the internal Project Management Operating System
Apply and review associated discipline Engineering Standards
Approve all drawing issued for construction by signing, dating and including the engineer/technologist’s professional registration number

Continuous Improvement

Provide suggestions for improving internal work methods and procedures and technological solutions on an ad-hoc basis, according to customer’s needs

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

B.Sc., B.Eng., or B.Tech degree in Civil Engineering.
Registered as a Professional Engineer (Pr. Eng.) with ECSA, or eligible and able to obtain professional registration within 12 to 24 months of joining SGS Bateman.
Strong commitment to professional development and engineering excellence.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

A proven track record of 8 years plus experience in engineering design and project management, within a processing or petrochemical plant projects environment, is required for this position.
Project Management - Knowledge of basic project management methods and knowledge of all project life cycle phases
Civil & Structural Design Criteria - Applications and improvements of technical knowledge into design criteria that suit project requirements. And/or support the design of new components/equipment
Commercial Principles - Understanding of contract types and of their main features (basics, purchasing and selling conditions, partnerships, claims, logistic aspects etc.) including international contracts
Technical Documentation - Ability to create, understand and communicate technical specifications
Plant Layout development - Ability to layout the plant in a functional, safety, cost-effective way.
Materials Fundamentals - Knowledge and understanding of basic information regarding materials and their properties used in engineering and manufacturing activities
Construction & Commissioning - Understanding of on-site construction work such as commissioning or customers and suppliers’ interactions
Civil/ Structure Investigation - Ability to evaluate failures, preventative maintenance and assessment of existing structures
Dynamics Structure - Knowledge of design technique of dynamic structure (including vibration)
Cost Estimation - Understand cost of design (including cost of deliverables generation) and ability to estimate costs related to a project or specific activity
Basic IT Tools - Office Automation and Graphic Software
Procurement - Understand of project cost control, budgeting, procurement, purchase-to-pay and supply chain management
Engineering Calculations - Knowledge of engineering calculation techniques
Quality Engineering - Knowledge of quality methods, management systems and procedures and/or understanding of quality features of products and parts
Quantity Estimation - Ability to estimate quantity for structures design (volumes, dimensions, masses, weights etc.) to better fit the technical specifications
CAE Software - Familiarity and ability to use specific CAE software including setting up systems, procedures and guidelines e.g. PROKON and Strand7
Legislation and Standards - Knowledge of sector specific law (e.g. Engineering safety requirements, Audit regulations, Insurance laws etc.) and knowledge standard specifications (e.g. Plant layout requirements etc.) including the ability to integrate these standards.
Innovation & Adaptability - The ability to adapt to different environments (team, technologies, countries etc.) from a technical point of view, including ability to find out new possible technological solutions according to customer’s needs.

Additional Information

About the Company

Société Générale de Surveillance

Testing, inspection, and certification services globally

SGS provides testing, inspection, and certification services to help clients meet regulations, ensure quality and safety, and gain market access. It runs laboratory testing, on-site inspections, and certification against standards, often with training and consulting, across a wide range of industries. The services rely on a global network of laboratories and offices that deliver localized solutions with global expertise. What sets SGS apart is its large global footprint and its emphasis on quality, integrity, risk mitigation, and sustainability, enabling it to serve a diverse set of customers from small businesses to multinationals. The company's goal is to help customers comply with regulations, improve product quality and safety, reduce risk, and boost productivity across markets.

Company size: 10,001+
Company stage: IPO
Headquarters: Geneva, Switzerland
Founded: 1878

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