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Senior Geotechnical Tunnelling Engineer - South Africa

  • Region: Africa
  • Salary: An initial 18-month contract with a gross salary equant to around 11,000 USD per month (paid in local currency).
  • Sector: Infrastructure
  • Discipline: Civil / Structural, Geotechnical, Tunnels
  • Contract Type: Contract

Are you a Geotechnical Tunnel design, looking for an exciting new project with strong team ethos?

You will be employed by an international engineering consultancy at their main office in South Africa. The role is on a contract basis, assigned to a water tunnel and dam project in the country. You will be responsible for providing technical designs to the Chief Design Engineer: design and preparing design schedules, design reports, tender and contract documents, bill of quantities, various specification chapters, preparation and finalization of various drawings, technical returnable schedules and construction programme.

You will be employed for a minimum of 18 months which may extend depending on the project progress. There is scope for further employment after this period

What you will bring to the team:

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Civil Engineering.
  • Minimum 15 years of experience in hard rock mechanics, detailed design and construction supervision of large tunnels and underground structures.
  • Familiar with FIDIC (Emerald book / Red book).
  • Experience in hard rock TBM geotechnical design and TBM penetration prediction models.
  • Proficient in NATM design and CCM.
  • Proficient in tunnel portals design and slope stability analysis.
  • Familiar with International design guidelines and technical specifications.  
  • Experience with TPC TBM software.
  • Must have good knowledge of geotechnical software software.
  • A valid driver’s license is required.
  • Fluent in English.

Some of your duties will include:

  • Design management, resource management, budget control, design quality control.
  • Tender and Detailed design of portals, access adits, tunnels and intersections, ventilation shafts, and other underground structures.
  • Prepare and review tender and construction drawings for the underground works.
  • Compile Tender documents/ Contract documents, Project Specifications, measurement and payment items and bill of quantity for various section, tunnel excavation and support, blasting, dealing with water, rock support and geotechnical instrumentation and monitoring.

Salary & Package

An initial 18-month contract with a gross salary equant to around 11,000 USD per month (paid in local currency).