SA - Civil Engineer

Summary of Role: 

As a Civil Engineer, you will provide engineering support during the design, pre-construction, construction, energisation and operation & maintenance phases of Mainstream Renewable Power’s project portfolio (REIPPPP and Bi-lateral).

What you will do: 

• Work in the project engineering team in a fast-paced environment.


• Creating conceptual designs for the civil part of renewable energy power plants.


• Preparation of technical elements of Employer’s Requirements for EPC and Consultant contracts.


• Drafting Scope of Works (SOW), creating Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and procuring front-end civil engineering services (e.g. Geotechnical investigation, flood studies, topographical studies, foundation designs).


• Contract management of front-end engineering services, including the evaluation and certification of payment claims.


• Assessment of the constructability of green-field sites.


• Assisting with technical design reviews of the Contractor’s detailed designs to generally accepted industry standards, engineering practices and the specific project requirements.


• Assisting the Construction team on civil engineering issues.


• Reporting on compliance with relevant design codes and contractual obligations.


• Auditing the quality of construction/project during the construction phase.


• Attend and contribute to technical meetings during the construction period.


• Interfacing with and managing external consultants and contractors.


• Assist in the preparation of the Civil Design Policy.


• Producing technical reports for management.


• Ensuring civil engineering activities are carried out to the highest quality standards and in accordance with the relevant health and safety standards.


• Quality monitoring and regular review during the construction phase, updating of the quality comments database.


• Review and provide engineering inputs to studies and reports commissioned by other departments within the business.


• Interfacing with provincial authorities and national agencies regarding civil-related matters.


• Site inspections on a regular basis & reporting back to the team.


• Assisting with successful project closeout and handover to the Operations team.


• Optimising internal processes, procedures and record-keeping across various organisational platforms (e.g. SharePoint).

What we require: 

• A Degree in Civil Engineering or similar.


• At least 5 years’ experience in a large-scale construction projects environment.


• Be flexible in terms of working arrangements, national travel and some international travel may be required as part of the job.


• Have excellent communication and people skills.


• Fluent in English.

Preference will be given to Candidates that have the following Experience:

• Experience working for an EPC contractor or consultant in the renewable industry.


• Knowledge of wind farm/solar farm civil design and construction methods.


• Knowledge of substation and overhead line design and construction methods.


• Preparation of technical specifications and other engineering documents.


• Preparation of preliminary civil designs for renewable plants.


• Input into contract documents & programmes for EPC contracts, turbine supply agreements and consulting engineer agreements.


• Experience in tender/bid evaluation.


• Experience in project management.


• Comfortable conducting technical & commercial negotiations with EPC contractors.


• Knowledge of engineering software (AutoCAD, GIS, civil design software).

What we offer: 

We offer you the opportunity to work in a dynamic and entrepreneurial organisation, in a growing market in a fast-paced industry.  You will receive a very competitive total benefits package including an excellent base salary and bonus scheme.