Job title : Principal Civil Engineer – Stormwater Modelling and Water Sensitive Urban Design – (ENG-L7.52)
Job Location : Western Cape, Cape Town
Deadline : November 15, 2024
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Key Skills and Responsibilities
- Technically competent in urban stormwater, flood risk assessments, hydraulic analysis and design and implementation of urban water engineering solutions.
- Specific skills in urban flood modelling and analysis, open channel flow hydraulics, engineering design of flood protection and erosion control measures, stormwater design and master planning.
- Experience in and an appreciation of the importance of nature-based solutions towards improved flood resilience and adaptation.
- An understanding of Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) as an engineering design approach which integrates various elements of the urban water cycle.
- Extensive experience in the use of appropriate hydrological and hydraulic modelling (1D and 2D) as well as geospatial analysis software.
- Exposure to other elements of the urban water cycle including water conservation and demand management, non-revenue water, stormwater harvesting, mitigation of climate change impacts and sustainability in an urban water environment.
- Awareness and aptitude to implement new digital technologies and tools particularly relating to urban water management, the monitoring of stormwater, flood early warning systems, and flood risk mapping.
- Strong project management skills including financial management, time management, people management and experience of Quality Management Systems (QMS) in a consulting environment.
- Excellent technical report-writing skills.
- Effective planning and time management.
- Working collaboratively within multidisciplinary and culturally diverse teams.
- Managing and mentoring junior staff.
- Experience in preparation of proposals, client engagement and winning work.
- Excellent presentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Strong inter-personal and networking skills.
- Short-term project visits to African and Middle East countries might be required.
Minimum Requirements
- BSc Eng / B Eng in a related engineering field.
- A minimum of 10 years’ relevant experience.
- Professional Engineer registration with ECSA.
- Excellent written and verbal proficiency in English.
Preference will be given to applicants who possess:
- Master’s degree in an appropriate field.
- Knowledge of information technology applications and hydro-informatics in stormwater modelling and flood risk management.
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