SUMMARY:
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POSITION INFO:
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 skills
• Project management and leadership skills
• Ability to use analytical tools including commercial software
• Good interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively within a culturally diverse and multidisciplinary environment
• Knowledge of obligations under the current company MS
• Sound knowledge of Quality Assurance (QA)
• Expert-level technical knowledge in Bridge Engineering
