Hybrid Senior Infrastructure Designer

at Wood

• Job title: Senior Infrastructure Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Associate's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Johannesburg, South Africa

About the role

• Senior Infrastructure Designer producing civil infrastructure models and drawings in compliance with engineering standards. Collaborating on mining projects with strict HSE adherence at Wood.

Responsibilities

• Produce infrastructure models and drawings in accordance with accepted Engineering practice and Wood draughting procedures.
• Work in a safe manner, complying with and actively contributing to Health, Safety and Environmental HSE policies, manuals and procedures.
• Create graphical representations of civil infrastructure (earthworks, roads, stormwater, sewer, pipelines, channels etc.)
• Review, interpret and correlate topographical survey data for import into design software.
• Assist Engineers to carry out road and stormwater designs.
• Assist Engineers to carry out network analysis for water and sewer pipelines.
• Calculate earthworks volumes and assist with material take-off’s required for Bills of Quantities.
• Review sketches, drawings, specifications, geotechnical and other data received from Civil Engineers to ensure design standards and best engineering practices are adopted.
• Timely completion of drawings to schedules.
• Adherence to project man-hour budgets.
• Adherence to Standards and Procedures.
• Assist with training of junior draughts persons.
• Production of drawings on time and within budget.
• Clarity and accuracy of drawings.
• Knowledge and adherence to CAD Procedures.
• Knowledge of and adherence to applicable standards and Drafting Procedures.
• Completion of error free drawings to sound engineering practices.
• Actively pursue excellent Health, Safety and Environmental performance standards and encourage all staff to achieve or outperform the indicated HSE KPI’s.

Requirements

• Diploma in Civil Engineering (preferred)
• Minimum of 10 years design draughting experience, of which 5 years are in the mining and minerals processing area.
• Produce drawings using computer modelling and drafting software specifically AutoCAD Civil 3D.
• Broad knowledge of construction and operations.
• Good understanding of technology.
• Experience with Process Plant design and layout.
• Understanding of other discipline requirements.
• Checking skills with ability to work unsupervised, focus on task completion.
• Drafting and detailing of concrete structures and associated rebar schedules will be advantageous.
• Architectural knowledge will be advantageous.

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Retirement Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Professional Development Opportunities