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Reporting
· Reporting directly to Project Manager
Qualifications and registration
· Minimum requirements:
o Recognised Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering; or
o Bachelor's degree in technology (Civil)
· Professional registration with ECSA is not compulsory but preferable.
Skill & Experience
· Minimum 8 years experience in the construction management of high pressure ductile iron and continuously welded steel bulk water pipeline projects.
Job Responsibilities
· Control of site works to ensure construction in accordance with specifications and drawings.
· Measurement of quantities and compilation of payment certificates.
· Issuing and receiving site correspondence.
· Management of site quality management system.
Affirmative Action
· Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity plan |
Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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Water Division Western Cape
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REPORTING
· Reporting directly to the Commercial Director and to Technical Division Heads for particular assignments.
· Responsible for managing a small team of support staff.
Qualifications and registration
· Minimum requirements:
o Recognised Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering or B Tech (Civil)
· Additional qualifications, which will be considered as an advantage
o NQF7 (labour based construction), Pr CPM
SKILL & EXPERIENCE
· Minimum 7 years of experience in the planning and design of civil engineering projects,
· Minimum of 2 years experience with the compilation of proposals and tender documents for consulting services in the civil engineering field for large internationally funded projects and preferably across a range of civil engineering disciplines.
· Good understanding of the general design approach and philosophy for civil engineering projects and good knowledge of the operational practices in the consulting industry. The candidate should preferably have experience within a private consulting practice.
· Working knowledge of General Conditions of Contract. Knowledge of NEC 3 and FIDIC will be an advantage but not essential.
· Excellent command of the English language and exceptional written communication skills.
· Attention to detail, sense of order and a commitment to neatness.
· Advanced knowledge MS Word and Excel. Some knowledge of graphics design software for document formatting will be an advantage as would knowledge of MS Projects and Bill software.
· Prepared to spend time under pressure for the compilation of design proposals and tender documents for consulting services, including writing the proposed methodology.
· Managing tender proposal writing process, selection of CVs, project data sheets, cost proposals, Support will be provided by responsible for overall quality control.
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
· Monitoring of tender and proposal opportunities with the Commercial Administrator.
· Managing the tender preparation process for selected tenders from identification of opportunities through to final submissions within specified deadlines.
· Liaison with the Commercial Director, Discipline Heads and the International Business Director in selecting projects for which to submit proposals.
· Drafting of technical aspects of tender’s in consultation with Divisional or Country Tender Manager within a discipline or the Discipline Head.
· Costing of proposals in consultation with Divisional or Country Tender Manager within a discipline or the Discipline Head.
· Liaison with international offices and subsidiaries in the process of tender preparation.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION
· Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity plan. |
Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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Corporate
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REPORTING TO: Managing Director
SKILL & EXPERIENCE:
- Min Qualification - BSc Engineering and Professionally registered with ECSA or
- Formal tertiary level Project Management qualification with extensive exposure to the built environment, professionally registered with ECSA or professional Project Management body.
- Minimum of 15 years experience with sound working knowledge of FIDIC, NEC, GCC contract formats, as well as PMBOK
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Based in Bryanston (Head Office)
- Responsible for overall management of Management Services Division encompassing Project Management, Construction Management, and Programme Management including:
- Strategic leadership and management oversight of the discipline area.
- Leadership of business development activities for the discipline.
- Preparation of strategies, business plans and budgets for the discipline area.
- Leadership and management of private, public and donor agency funded projects.
- Oversight to requests for proposals, expressions of interest and panel applications in Discipline area.
- Preparation of reports for on the performance of discipline business development and operations.
- Ensuring good governance within the discipline and the effective implementation of the Quality Management System.
- Co-ordination and consultation with the International Business Director for business development and project operations outside of SA.
- Financial management, performance and profitability of the Discipline area.
- Management of Human Resources.
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:
Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity plan
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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MANAGEMENT SERVICES
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POSITION: Office Manager
REPORTING TO: Regional Head
QUALIFICATIONS: Preferably a Professionally Registered Engineer or Technologist
SKILLS & EXPERIENCE:
- At Least 5 years at a senior level in the consulting engineering industry
- Administrative and human resources management experience
- Private and Public sector networks
JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Office Management
- Project administrative oversight and management
- Office resourcing
- Information Technology management for the office
- Quality Management System (QMS)
- Office Communications
- Stationery
- Establish systems for the management of office finances and reporting
- Project Management
- Disciplinary matters
- Health & Safety
- Timesheet co-ordination
- Human Resources Management
- Disciplinary matters
- Health & Safety
- Timesheet co-ordination
- Staff Utilisation monitoring
- Staff meetings
- Staff training and mentoring
- Staff expense claims
- Business Development and Marketing
- Identifying opportunities in local press for tendering
- Client Liaison for local office
- Stakeholder managemnt for local office
- Preparation of requests for proposal, EOI and full tender proposals in liaison with regional managers and discipline heads as required
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION:
Please note that this appointment will be made in accordance with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity Plan for 2011.
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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Reporting
- Reporting directly to Head of Water Division
- Could have a few subordinate engineers with time
Qualifications and registration
- Minimum requirements:
- Recognised Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering with specialisation in water and/or waste water treatment (not a B Tech, or Tech)
- Registered as a Pr Eng with ECSA
- Additional qualifications, which will be considered as an advantage
- Post-graduate studies related to water/wastewater treatment
- NQF7 (labour based construction), Pr CPM
Skill & Experience
- Minimum 15 years of experience in the field of water infrastructure design
- Minimum 5 years of experience in design of large water and/or waste treatment plants
- Specialist knowledge and expertise in the planning, design and operation of municipal water and/or wastewater treatment plants. Recognised as a specialist in this field by peers and clients
- Ability to carry out design work for all civil engineering and process elements of water and/or wastewater treatment plants independently and without supervision. Ability to lead a small team of engineers and support staff required for the implementation of projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to write project reports and technical and cost proposals/tender documents
- Knowledge of client base in the WTP field in RSA. Ability to market this service with clients
- Knowledge of relevant software packages
- Experience in the planning and design of other general water related infrastructure, such as pump stations, large bore steel pipelines, etc, would be an additional advantage
- International experience in other African countries would be an additional advantage
Job Responsibilities
- Establish a new section dealing with water/ wastewater treatment within the water division
- Market the service with clients, prepare and submit proposals and tender documents
- Lead a team and manage the execution of planning, design and supervision projects in this field
Affirmative Action
- Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity plan
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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WATER
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Reporting
- Reporting directly to Head of Water Division
- Could have a few subordinate engineers with time
Qualifications and registration
- Minimum requirements:
- Recognised Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering (not a B Tech, or Tech)
- Registered as a Pr Eng with ECSA
- Additional qualifications, which will be considered as an advantage
- Further studies in the water engineering field
- NQF7 (labour based construction), Pr CPM
Skill & Experience
- Minimum 15 years of experience in the planning and design for large water infrastructure projects, such as pump stations, large bore pipelines, canals, municipal water and sewer services, etc
- Ability to carry out design work and associated reporting for all civil engineering elements of complex water infrastructure projects independently and without supervision
- Ability to manage all aspects of complex water infrastructure projects, including progress monitoring and performance, client liaison, head office construction supervision, etc
- Ability to lead a small team of engineers and support staff required for the implementation of projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to write project reports and proposals/tender documents
- Knowledge of operational processes in the consulting environment in SA. The candidate should preferably have experience with a private consulting practice
- Knowledge of relevant software packages for modelling of networks, surge analyses, etc
- Experience in the planning and design of other water infrastructure, such as irrigation systems, mining infrastructure, dams, stream diversions, etc will be an additional advantage
- International experience in other African countries will be an additional advantage
- Hands on experience in the compilation of construction Contract Documentation will be an additional advantage
Job Responsibilities
- Preparation and submission of proposals and tender documents
- Planning, design and head office supervision of water infrastructure projects, including leading a small team of support staff
- Overall project management
Affirmative Action
- Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity plan
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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WATER
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Reporting
- Reporting directly to Head of Water Division
- Could have few subordinate junior staff
Qualifications and registration
- Minimum requirements:
- Recognised Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or B Tech (Civil)
- Additional qualifications, which will be considered as an advantage
- NQF7 (labour based construction), Pr CPM
Skill & Experience
- Minimum 7 years of experience in the planning and design of water infrastructure projects, such as pump stations, pipelines, water treatment works, municipal water and sewer services, etc
- Minimum of 2 years hands-on experience with the compilation of proposals and tender documents for consulting services in the water engineering field for large internationally funded projects
- Good understanding of the general design approach and philosophy for water infrastructure projects and good knowledge of the operational practices in the consulting industry. The candidate should preferably have experience with a private consulting practice
- Minimum of 2 years hands-on experience in the compilation of construction Tender and Contract Documents
- Working knowledge of General Conditions of Contract. Knowledge of NEC 3 and FIDIC will be an advantage but not essential)
- Excellent command of the English language and written communication skills
- Attention to detail, sense of order and a feel for neatness
- Advanced knowledge MS Word and Excel. Some knowledge of graphics design software for document formatting will be an advantage
- Prepared to spend time under pressure for the compilation of design proposals and tender documents for consulting services, including writing the proposed methodology, sorting out of CVs, project data sheets, cost proposals, etc. Secretarial support will be provided
Job Responsibilities
- Preparation and submission of proposals and tender documents for consulting services in the water engineering field
- Preparation of construction tender and contract documents
Affirmative Action
- Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity plan
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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WATER
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Reporting
- Reporting directly to Technical Director or Associate
Qualifications and registration
- Minimum requirements:
- Recognised Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering
- Or, Bachelor's degree in technology (Civil)
- Additional qualifications, which will be considered as an advantage
- Further studies in the water engineering field
- NQF7 (labour based construction)
Skill & Experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience in the planning and design of water related infrastructure projects, such as pump stations, pipelines, municipal water and sewer services, irrigation schemes, industrial/mining water infrastructure, etc
- Some experience or interest in the design of irrigation infrastructure will be an additional advantage
- Good verbal and written communication skills and ability to write project reports and proposals/ tender
- Working knowledge of MS Word, MS Excel and MS Projects
- Some knowledge of relevant software packages for draughting, terrain modelling, network modelling, surge analyses, open channel modelling, such as AutoCAD, Civil Designer, Model Maker, HecRAS, Epanet, WaterCAD, Surge, Hammer, etc, will be an advantage
- Must be able to work in a team and adhere to guidance given by project manager
- Must be willing to undertake site supervision
Candidate must be willing to register with ECSA as an Engineer/Technician in Training and persue professional registration as a matter of urgency. UWP is registered with ECSA under CU and has a comprehensive mentoring programme for their technical staff. UWP will provide the required assistance to the successful candidate to obtain professional registration with ECSA.
Job Responsibilities
- Planning, design and supervision of water related infrastructure
- Successful candidate will also be exposed to report writing, construction tender compilation and contract management
Affirmative Action
- Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity plan
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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WATER
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Reporting
- Reporting directly to Project Director
- Will have a number of subordinate engineers and support staff
Qualifications and registration
- Minimum requirements:
- Recognised Bachelor's degree in Engineering or B Tech (Civil engineering degree will be preferred but not exclusive)
- Registration as Pr Eng or Pr Tech with ECSA
- Additional qualifications, which will be considered as an advantage
- Additional qualifications in telecommunication
- Pr CPM
Skill & Experience
- Minimum 15 years of experience in the telecommunications and/or civil engineering industry, preferably with large linear projects (pipelines, roads, etc) and in the fields of design, project management, contract management, construction supervision and administration
- Minimum of 3 years hands on experience with the design, project management and/or construction management of the infrastructure associated with long-haul fibre optic cable installation projects with specific reference to the civil engineering infrastructure
- Experience in liaison with relevant authorities throughout the country related to approval of design and construction methodologies for the installation of long-haul fibre optic networks (SANRAL, Provincial Roads Authorities, DM, Metros, LA, and bulk service providers)
- Practical knowledge of standard construction contracts NEC 3 and FIDIC
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to motivate and manage consulting teams with regard to implementation of complex multi-disciplinary projects
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to write project reports, proposals, progress reports, etc
- Knowledge of relevant project management and cost estimating software
Job Responsibilities
- Project management of all aspects of the project implementation: design, approval of wayleaves, construction, commissioning
- Management of site supervision teams
- Contract administration: payment certificates, assessment of variation orders, claims, etc
- Overall project management
Affirmative Action
- Please note that this appointment will be made in line with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity Plan
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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Reporting
- Report to the head of the Road Planning and Design Division.
Job Description
- Team Leader of road planning and design on designated projects.
- Liaise with the divisional director as necessary.
- Undertake the planning and design of road and stormwater projects.
- Client Liaison.
- Prepare tenders for road contracts as required.
General Administration
- Assist with the training of junior staff.
- Ensure that the Quality Management System is used in accordance with company requirements.
- Market road planning and design with clients / potential clients.
Qualifications and experience
- Degree or B-Tech in civil engineering.
- Registration with ECSA.
- Post Graduate experience of at least 10 years in the design of freeways, interchanges, roads and streets of which at least 5 years should be in a leadership position.
- A sound knowledge of Auto Cad and Civil Designer.
- Familiar with geometric design standards of SANRAL and Local Government Departments.
- Sound knowledge of road pavement materials.
Affirmative Action
- Please note that this appointment will be made in accordance with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity Plan for 2010.
Applications in writing to be submitted to Sybrandt van Wyk (sybrandtvw@uwp.co.za) |
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ROADS
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Job Description
- Lead and manage the bridge / culvert component of the Structural Division.
- Act as second in charge of the Structural Division with a view to leading this division in future years.
- Manage all aspects of the bridge / culvert design.
- Market bridge / culvert design with clients / potential clients.
- Prepare tenders for bridge / culvert work as required.
- Manage bridge / culvert design team.
- Manage all aspects of project execution process.
General Administration
- Assist with the recruitment of staff for the component.
- Travel to offices in Africa to market services and manage projects.
- Ensure that the Quality Management System is used in accordance with company requirements.
- Evaluate staff on a regular basis and recommend training requirements.
Qualifications and experience
- Degree in Civil Engineering.
- Registration with ECSA.
- Post Graduate experience of at least 15 years in bridge / culvert design of which at least 5 years should be in a managerial position.
- Familiar with SANRAL procedures with recent experiences of SANRAL projects.
Affirmative Action
- Please note that this appointment will be made in accordance with the requirements of the UWP Employment Equity Plan for 2010.
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Email: Nicole Levin nicolel@uwp.co.za |
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BRYANSTON STUCTURES DIVISION
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