SM 399466 - Lead Pavement and Materials Engineer-

Employer Description

Well established Engineering consulting firm with projects and offices in all provinces of South Africa.

Job Description

Our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced Pavement & Materials Engineer who will be tasked with the following:
Provide specialist inputs, as well as to be the technical team leader.
Responsible for the growth of the relevant technical capacity within the company.
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.
Qualifications

B.Eng or B.Sc Eng degree. A relevant MEng or PhD would be advantageous. Professional Registration with ECSA as Pr Eng.

Skills
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 Residential roads (including the usage of appropriate software packages).
Experience in Road Authority design methods and procedures.
Experience in Road Asset Management Systems, Economic analysis using HDM-4 as well as Airport pavement design will be advantageous.
A strong technical background with a minimum of 15 years engineering experience which include a minimum of 10 years post registration experience.
Benefits

Medical Aid Pension fund Travel Allowance