Mechanical Engineer

Overview of the Position:

The Mechanical Engineer will be responsible for taking full responsibility for all 6 stages of the mechanical services to our clients. These include, but not limited to, the following:

· HVAC Design

· Fire protection

· Wet Services.

Our Client requires its engineers to design but to proactively participate in the scoping and integration of projects, and to ensure that projects meet clients expectations in terms of cost and quality. The position therefore requires an experienced individual that understands all aspects of the built environment and can work independently on projects with minimum oversight.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To fulfil the role of Mechanical Engineer by managing project activities to deliver specified scope within fee budget, to an acceptable quality and on time. Consulting Mechanical Engineers liaise with clients to plan, manage, design, construction and supervise projects. They work in a number of different settings and, with experience, can run projects as a Project Manager.

Inception

• Assist in developing a clear project brief.

• Attend project initiation meetings.

• Advise on procurement policy for the project.

• Advise on the rights, constraints, consents and approvals.

• Define the scope of services and scope of work required.

• Conclude the terms of the agreement with the client.

• Inspect the site and advise on the necessary surveys, analyses, tests and site or other investigations where such information will be required, including the availability and location of infrastructure and services.

• Determine the availability of data, drawings and plans relating to the project.

• Advise on criteria that could influence the project life cycle cost significantly.

• Provide necessary information within the agreed scope of the project to other consultants involved.

Concept and viability

• Agree documentation programme with principal consultant and other consultants involved.

• Attend design and consultants' meetings.

• Establish the concept design criteria.

• Prepare initial concept design and related documentation.

• Advise the client regarding further surveys, analyses, tests and investigations which may be required.

• Establish regulatory authorities' requirements and incorporate into the design.

• Refine and assess the concept design to ensure conformance with all regulatory requirements and consents.

• Establish access, utilities, services and connections required for the design.

• Coordinate design interfaces with other consultants involved.

• Prepare preliminary process designs, preliminary designs, and related documentation for approval by authorities and client and suitable for costing.

• Provide cost estimates and comment on life cycle costs as required.

• Liaise, co-operate and provide necessary information to the client, principal consultant and other consultants involved.

Design Development

• Review documentation programme with principal consultant and other consultants involved.

• Incorporate clients and authorities detailed requirements into the design.

• Prepare design development drawings including draft technical details and specifications

• Review and evaluate design and outline specification and exercise cost control.

• Prepare detailed estimates of construction cost.

• Liaise, co-operate and provide necessary information to the principal consultant and other consultants involved.

• Submit the necessary design documentation to local and other authorities for approval.

Documentation and Procurement

• Prepare specifications and preambles for the works.

• Accommodate services design.

• Check cost estimates and adjust designs and documents if necessary to remain within budget.

• Formulate the procurement strategy for contractors or assist the principal consultant where relevant.

• Prepare documentation for contractor procurement.

• Review designs, drawings and schedules for compliance with approved budget.

• Calling for tenders and/or negotiation of prices and/or assist the principal consultant where relevant.

• Liaise, co-operate and provide necessary information to the principal consultant and the other consultants as required.

• Evaluation of tenders.

• Preparation of contract documentation for signature

• Assist in pricing, documentation and tender evaluation as required when the detailed services for these activities are provided by others.

• Assess samples and products for compliance and design intent.

Administration and Inspection

• Issue construction documentation in accordance with the documentation schedule including, in the case of structural engineering, reinforcing bending schedules and detailing and specifications of structural steel sections and connections.

• Carry out contract administration procedures in terms of the contract.

• Prepare schedules of predicted cash flow.

• Prepare pro-active estimates of proposed variations for client decision making.

• Attend regular site, technical and progress meetings.

• Inspect works for conformity to contract documentation.

• Adjudicate and resolve financial claims by contractor(s).

• Assist in the resolution of contractual claims by the contractor.

Skills:

• A working knowledge of typical construction contracts (JBCC, FIDIC, NEC, GCC)

• MS Office literacy

• Thorough understanding of the project life cycle

• Good understanding of building construction projects

• Good communication skills

• Ability to manage multiple projects

• Ability to lead a team

• Able to conduct themselves in a professional manner when dealing with clients and other stakeholders

• Autodesk Revit proficient

• HAP

• Loadest.

Experience Required

The successful applicants should have:

• Experience in Government Contracts;

• Experience in Schools, Clinics, Hospitals, Renovation and Upgrade projects, Transport Taxi Ranks, Libraries, Shopping Centres, Office blocks and Housing developments;

• Projects between R50milj R1Bilj;

• 3+ to 5+ years (Post registration not particularly necessary).

Qualification

• B.Eng. / BSc Mechanical Engineering