Civil Engineer - Land Development and infrastructure
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$26k – $33k per year
Location
In office (Natal)
Seniority
Middle · 3+ years exp
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Full-Time
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Job Mail is a South African online job board offering a large selection of vacancies across the country and some positions abroad. Job seekers can search and apply for jobs online, upload a CV and receive job alerts, while employers and recruitment agencies can advertise positions to a broad national audience. The brand is one of the longer-established names in South African job advertising and is operated from South Africa.
THE ROLE
- Oversee the operation, maintenance and performance of civil and electrical infrastructure, utilities, roads, telecommunications, metering and associated public realm assets
- Manage utility applications, connections and handovers for new developments
- Coordinate construction activities, ensuring existing services and infrastructure are identified and protected
- Act as a key technical liaison with developers, contractors, consultants and service providers
- Oversee the maintenance and performance of the public environment, including roads, sidewalks, landscaping, open spaces, cleaning and associated security systems
- Lead the Operations & Maintenance team and manage contractors and service providers against agreed SLAs
- Develop and implement proactive asset management, preventative maintenance and infrastructure renewal programmes
- Manage budgets, costs, performance reporting and stakeholder coordination
- Proactively identify infrastructure risks and ensure technical and operational issues are effectively resolved
- Degree or Diploma in Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Quantity Surveying, Property / Facilities Management or a related Built Environment discipline
- Minimum 3 years' relevant experience in utility management, civil infrastructure design and/or construction, infrastructure maintenance or large-scale precinct / estate management
- Strong practical knowledge of civil and electrical infrastructure
- Proven experience or exposure to land development processes
- Experience working with developers, contractors, consultants and technical service providers
- Demonstrated success leading technical operations and maintenance teams
- Ability to effectively manage contractors, suppliers and SLAs
- Sound financial and budgeting capability
- Strong planning, coordination, problem-solving and execution skills
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management ability
- Valid driver's licence
- Comfortable working predominantly on-site
- You are technically minded, practical and naturally proactive.
- You don't wait for problems to land on your desk - you get out on-site, understand what's happening and make sure things get resolved.
- You are equally comfortable dealing with an infrastructure issue on-site, coordinating a contractor, engaging with a developer or consultant, and reviewing budgets and performance.
- You take ownership, communicate well with people at all levels and, importantly, get things done.
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