Senior Engineer - Civil & Structural

With offices in Australia, Africa, Canada, Peru and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.

The tasks you'll perform

• Perform accurate engineering design and calculations for foundation, concrete and steel structures.
• Interpret engineering drawings, documents, specifications and scopes.
• Identify variations and prepare relevant documentations
• Conduct timely reviews of project structural and civil drawings to achieve full compliance with design intent.
• Liaise with and provide professional support to the drafting team in the preparation of drawing deliverables.
• Develop technical documentation including scopes of work and specifications using relevant industry standards and guidelines.
• Load engineering, calculate loads imposed by equipment, piping and cabling, including live and impact loads. Comprehend various load combinations.
• Provide accurate material take-offs as and when required.
• Evaluate tenders and provide technical recommendations for the purchase of structural and civil equipment from vendors where necessary.
• Review vendor certified documentation and disseminate the information to the appropriate personnel for interface checking.
• Assist with the delivery of project documentation in relation to scope, quantities, cost and schedule (man-hour budgets, design schedules and estimates).
• Register and file all relevant project documentation in accordance with the company approved procedures.
• Work in conjunction with a range of internal and external stakeholders to meet project design criteria and deliverables.
• Contribute to engineers in training professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.
• Proactively support other team members as required to ensure project deliverables are met.
• Manage external consultants and perform peer reviews on their deliverables.
• Travel on ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and its operations.

The expertise you'll bring

• University degree in Structural and Civil Engineering or equivalent.
• A minimum of 5+ years of experience in mineral processing and/or related industries.
• Registration as a Professional Engineer with ECSA.
• South African Citizen or Permanent Resident
• Cape Town based
• Previous experience in management and leading large teams of people.
• Exceptional ability to multitask and work at pace in a complex and challenging EPCM sector.
• Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and co-workers.
• Ability to work with people at all levels within an organisation and external providers.
• Excellent organisational skills with the ability to multitask and prioritise to a high standard of accuracy and professionalism.
• Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables.
• Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and commitment.
• Demonstrate a strict practice of confidentiality, personal responsibility and discretion.
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of managing contracts in the resources sector.
• Exemplify and encourage the core values and ethos of the business.
• Provide mentoring and identify avenues of professional development and succession planning for personnel within your group.
• Intuitive leader with the ability to initiate, lead and manage change in a complex environment.
• Capacity to delegate appropriately.
• Capacity to evaluate work practices, implement systems and suggest alternatives and refinements where necessary.
• Demonstrate ability to achieve consistently high standards within both budgetary and schedule constraints.
• Well-developed business acumen with the ability to adapt to different business environments.
• High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of contract law and contract document requirements.
• Ability to travel on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and its operations.
• High degree of professional ethics.
• Highly developed negotiation, influencing, analytical and problem resolution skills.

The benefits we'll provide

ADP/Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.

We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career.

That’s why we:

• Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
• Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
• Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.

We encourage and value diversity and inclusion and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.

Our commitment to equal opportunity is embodied in our values of Respect, Integrity & Diligence. They are inherent in who we are, as individuals, and collectively as a Company.

As part of our commitment to providing the best possible care and service to you the candidate, we commit to respond to every applicant.

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