Civil & Structural Engineer

COMPANY:

Our Client is a structural engineering firm with over 10 years tenure in the Overstrand, that delivers innovative, practical, and cost-effective solutions for residential, commercial, and industrial projects. The team collaborates closely with architects, quantity surveyors, developers, contractors, other engineers, and property owners to create designs that balance safety, efficiency, and constructability. The firm emphasizes clear communication, technical excellence, and attention to detail in every project. The company is committed to providing reliable structural solutions that add long-term value and stand the test of time.

ROLE:

This is a full-time, on-site Structural Engineer role based in Hermanus. The Structural Engineer will be responsible for performing structural analysis and calculations, preparing detailed designs and drawings, and reviewing plans to ensure compliance with relevant codes and standards, collaborate with architects and other project stakeholders, attend site meetings, and conduct structural inspections and assessments. The role also involves preparing technical reports, construction monitoring, resolving structural design issues during construction, and contributing to project coordination from early design through to completion.

The role would suit a practical, detail-oriented professional who can develop safe and economical structural solutions, collaborate effectively with multidisciplinary teams, conduct site inspections and resolve engineering challenges throughout the project.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Structural Analysis and Design: Perform structural calculations, load assessments and analysis to verify the strength, stability, serviceability and safety of structures.
• Structural Engineering Design: Design structural elements and systems, including reinforced concrete, structural steel, masonry, timber and foundations, as applicable to project requirements.
• Design Documentation: Prepare detailed structural drawings, design calculations, construction details, technical specifications, schedules and engineering reports.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensure designs comply with applicable South African National Standards (SANS), the National Building Regulations and Building Standards Act, and relevant municipal requirements.
• Design Coordination: Review architectural and engineering drawings, identify design conflicts and coordinate structural requirements with architects, geotechnical engineers, quantity surveyors and other project stakeholders.
• Construction Support: Attend site meetings, conduct structural inspections and monitor construction activities to verify alignment with approved designs and specifications.
• Technical Problem-Solving: Investigate construction-related design challenges, respond to technical queries, assess proposed changes and recommend practical, compliant solutions.
• Existing Structures and Remedial Work: Assess existing buildings, investigate structural defects and recommend appropriate repairs, strengthening measures, alterations or extensions where required.
• Project and Cost Management: Contribute to design development, tender documentation, material efficiency, buildability assessments and the delivery of projects within agreed budgets and deadlines.
• Quality Assurance: Review structural calculations and drawings, verify design assumptions, maintain accurate technical records and apply appropriate design-checking procedures.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Relevant engineering degree (e.g., BSc or BEng in Civil or Structural Engineering). -Essential.
• Proficiency in Computer-Aided Design (CAD) and Prokon software. -Essential.
• Practical knowledge of structural engineering principles, structural analysis, design calculations and construction methods.
• Knowledge of applicable structural design standards, South African building regulations and municipal approval processes.
• Understanding of construction materials, including concrete, reinforcement, structural steel, masonry and timber, as relevant to the role.
• Experience in structural engineering projects within residential, commercial or industrial environments will be advantageous.
• Experience in construction-site inspections and the assessment of existing structures will be beneficial.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Strong analytical, numerical and problem-solving abilities.
• Excellent technical accuracy and attention to detail.
• Ability to develop safe, practical and cost-effective engineering solutions.
• Effective & professional written and verbal communication skills, including technical report writing.
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects and competing deadlines.
• Ability to collaborate professionally with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary project teams.
• Sound engineering judgement, accountability and awareness of structural risks and design limitations.
• A proactive, adaptable approach to resolving technical challenges and improving design efficiency.
• Skills in Structural Analysis and Calculations to design and verify safe, efficient, and code-compliant structures.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

• Living in the Overstrand or able to relocate & travel to the office and sites daily. (This is strictly not a remote or hybrid role)
• A valid driver's licence and willingness to travel to project sites, as required.
• Ability to work independently while recognising when technical consultation, specialist input or design review is necessary.
• Commitment to professional development, engineering best practice and maintaining high standards of quality and safety.
• Ability to work over peak season Nov-Feb and overtime as required.
• Clear Bill of Health & Clear Criminal Record.

PERSON COMPETENCIES:

Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships: Developing constructive and cooperative working relationships with others and maintaining them over time.

Communication & Coordination: - Talking to others to convey information effectively & adjusting actions in relation to others' actions. Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person.

Organizational & prioritisation skills: The ability to arrange things or actions in a certain order or pattern according to a specific rule or set of rules. Developing specific goals and plans to prioritize, organize, and accomplish your & other’s work.

Initiative & great problem-solving skills: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.

Critical Thinking & Analysis: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Judgement & Decision-making: Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.

Active Listening: Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Comprehension Skills: Understanding written sentences and paragraphs in work related documents.

Time & Project Management Skills: Managing one's own and others tasks & time according to specific plans, expectations, timelines & deadlines.

Negotiation Skills: Bringing others together and trying to reconcile differences.

Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.

Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).

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