Job offer: Resident Engineer

Knight Piésold Southern Africa is growing and expanding into new projects, where we require a Resident Engineer to join our dynamic site team in Lesotho on a 12-month renewable contract basis.

Minimum requirements:

• BSc or BEng in Civil Engineering is required.
• Must be a Professional Registered Engineer (ECSA).
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in supervising and overseeing large-scale projects.
• Strong knowledge of construction contracts, quality control, and safety regulations.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Resident Engineer is responsible for the contract administration and construction monitoring/ supervision of the project.
• The incumbent is responsible and accountable for ensuring that the project is meeting its safety, environmental, technical, and quality standards and within the contract budget.
• Review Contract Documents and report any inconsistencies in the drawings and/or specifications.
• Actively participate in all pre-construction meetings, site visits and evaluate existing conditions to contract requirements and prepare comprehensive reports on job-related meetings.
• Receive and review pre-construction Engineering reports, as necessary.
• Review and approve Contractor’s submissions within contractual turnaround times.
• Ensure that works are executed safely and within acceptable environmental limits.
• Meet regularly with the Contractor to identify and resolve project-related issues, including interpretation of contract requirements.
• Review and evaluate contractor’s proposed progress schedule, and method statements, monitor contractor’s conformance to the schedule; recommend corrective action and request a revised schedule should a deviation occur.
• Supervise and/or perform construction inspection operations to assess and/or enforce compliance with contract requirements, if applicable.
• Prepare weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Participate in commissioning activities.
• Actively ensure that young professionals receive the expected on-the-job training and experience as well as other inexperienced professionals.
• Encourage and mentor eligible Engineers, Quantity Surveyors, Technologists, and Technicians to get their professional registration in their respective disciplines

Whilst we welcome applications from Southern Africa, we will support you with the necessary work permit applications to work in Lesotho.

If you possess the above requirements and looking to work with an exceptional technical team, please send your detailed CV to our HR Director, Mevashnee Naidoo, at [email protected] by 6th October 2024.

Due to the expected volume of applications, we will only respond to shortlisted candidates.

Our Employee Value Proposition

When recruiting talented professionals, we want to ensure that we align to your personal values and career aspirations through our employer brand. We offer you:

• A 103-year-old global company which speaks to the values we have upheld for over a century and our hunger for continued success.
• A hands-on leadership team with a strong vision and a big focus on execution.
• A team of about 220 people – large enough to beat our competition yet small enough to know each other’s names.
• Team members in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, DRC, Madagascar and Lesotho.
• Sponsorship for suitable candidates residing outside of the countries we operate in, and we welcome international applications.
• Continuing professional development through training and development and conference opportunities.
• Merit-based promotional structure.
• Fully paid bursaries for postgraduate studies.
• Opportunities to learn and lead on engineering projects in Africa and internationally.
• Access to and mentorship from technical industry experts.
• Latest use of technology and software programmes.
• Interesting and challenging project work to align with your career aspirations.
• Mentorship and coaching at every stage of your career.
• A hybrid working model in most operating countries, which supports flexibility and autonomy.
• Attractive remuneration packages aligned to experience and the industry.
• A high-performance work culture – high effort leads to high reward.
• A highly lucrative performance bonus system.
• A fun and meaningful rewards and recognition system to suit your lifestyle.
• A hands-on approach to corporate wellness focussing on employee wellbeing and mental health.
• Healthy brunches and lunches coupled with sports and socials so you can work hard and play hard.
• Annual leave coupled with an annual shutdown period in December to fully recharge.
• Fully equipped offices that allow for quiet time or teamwork.