Technical Principal - Bridges

Our client is looking for a Technical Principal who specializes in Bridges to join their team.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide high-quality professional advice
• Identify and provide solutions to challenging engineering problems
• Act as a technical resource as well as Project Manager as and when required
• Ensure that projects are completed on time and on budget
• Train and supervise the development of staff
• Manage clients and maintain client satisfaction
• Prepare tender proposals
• Maintain corporate knowledge of financial and management requirements
• Develop alternative professional solutions to be competitive in the market and be at the forefront of cutting-edge technology
• Technical and financial management of projects
• Assist the Functional Group with obtaining and maintaining the required resources and the technical know-how to undertake relevant projects
• Undertake assessments, analysis and design
• Take an active interest in continuously enhancing self and group knowledge and to be familiar with the majority of relevant software that the company utilises
• Strictly adhere to the company's Management System (MS), quality standards and HSE procedures
• Perform monthly financial reporting tasks as required by line manager
• Input into the project budgets and project finance
• Building the company reputation locally, nationally and internationally as a leading consultant with a strong reputation for innovation, technical excellence, quality and project delivery
• Building strong and sustainable relationships with existing or new clients
• When required, providing project governance, at project director level, to achieve reliable project performance in terms of sophistication, timeliness and quality
• Supporting our regional management team in South Africa to provide leadership to employees to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development

Key Skills
• Quality and timeliness of reporting
• Performance in meeting project deadlines
• Provide expert guidance of engineering design issues and analysis methods
• Client satisfaction
• Successful project delivery
• Be flexible and cooperative in approach to work and project teams
• Participating in successful tenders

Required Skills

15 Years of Experience

Qualifications

• Bachelor of engineering degree/higher degree from accredited university/college.
• Postgraduate qualification in Structural Engineering is desirable.
• Minimum 15 years of practical experience in the relevant discipline
• Relevant professional memberships
• Ability to identify and provide solutions to challenging engineering problems
• Excellent written and oral communication s...