Civil & Structural Designer

Established in South Africa in 1959, thyssenkrupp Uhde South Africa is the local subsidiary of thyssenkrupp Uhde. Underpinned by a global footprint with local presence, we are a market-leading technology, engineering, construction and service partner for industrial plants and systems.

Combining over 100 years of global experience with over 60 years of local African know-how, thyssenkrupp Uhde Africa is a specialist provider of a range of advanced chemical technologies and integrated, environmentally friendly EPC (Engineering, Procurement and Construction) solutions and services.

As an environmentally-responsible company, our vision is to create a livable planet through engineering green solutions.

We are looking for experienced Civil & Structural Designer with relevant design house experience to join our Civil & Structural Engineering team.

The successful candidate will be required to fulfil the job as summarised below, but not limited to:

• Preform the technical function aligned with the qualifications and experience of a designer within your discipline on projects and proposals.
• The individual must be competent and experienced in solving problems of low to medium level complexity. This individual should be competent to work independently on project tasks such as layouts, schedules and simple calculations / deliverables and should be able to work semi-independently on complex engineering design problems and deliverables.
• A designer should be fully competent in the field engineering aspects (activities and deliverables) associated with their discipline, including E3D model development associated with their discipline scope.
• Experience in basic and detail engineering deliverables and activities.
• Knowledgeable in project standards, engineering and technical specifications.
• Contribute innovative ideas for enhancing design procedures.

• National Diploma in Civil Engineering

• National Diploma: Should have a minimum of 5 -7 years' relevant design experience in a contracting environment focused on projects in the Petro-Chemical/Chemical industry
• Experience will be evaluated on the number of projects executed and completed and not just on years of experience. The position and responsibilities of the individual for each project will be evaluated.

• Proficiency with MS Office suite
• Proficiency with discipline software programs