Civil Engineer (Water)

 Zutari: Co-creating an engineered impact.

Zutari is a well-established, management-owned engineering firm with almost 90 years’ experience. As human-centered engineering consultants and advisors, we are trusted by our clients, business partners, communities, and other stakeholders across Africa.

We co-create engineering solutions that have a positive impact and improve people’s lives. Zutari values inclusion and recognises the importance of a diverse, talented workforce, believing that people need other people to succeed.

What kind of talent do we pursue?

We employ people with the right attitude and a positive mindset, who are motivated by doing the right thing, getting things done, share a sense of urgency and is willing to go the extra mile. People who have an impact in our teams and broader community. People who think differently and connect with those around them to co-create new opportunities and leave a meaningful legacy.

Role Introduction

Our Global Design Centre (GDC) Water team are recruiting to support a key Australian client who has a growing water business. Specifically, the team is looking for engineers who wish to pursue a design-focused career in the water sector, for bulk conveyance and treatment infrastructure.

We are looking to individuals who have a strong engineering background in bulk water or wastewater infrastructure projects and wish to become leading technical specialists in the water sector.

Role Responsibilities

• Perform complex engineering, designs, calculations, and analysis of water or wastewater infrastructure and systems.

• Be responsible for the design of water and wastewater infrastructure systems (specifically including pump stations, pipelines and treatment facilities), with key contributions on 3D models, technical drawings and details.

• Be responsible for producing other key deliverables on projects, such as technical reports, specifications, and procurement documentation.

• Assist with the management and delivery of water projects to a high quality within constrained timeframes.

• Sound knowledge in the use of a variety of civil engineering analysis software and apply. advanced skills with 3D engineering modelling software.

• Sound understanding and working knowledge of BIM processes.

• Confident, well-spoken, self-starter, disciplined, detail and deadline / delivery orientated.

• Be a team player that is willing to collaborate across multiple disciplines and international geographies.

• Excellent communication skills (proven ability to interact well with personnel at all organisational levels)

• Excellent organisational skills (ability to plan and implement) and time management skills.

Minimum Requirements

• BSc/BEng. degree (Civil Engineering).

• Professional Engineer registered with ECSA with 5-10 years’ experience.

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience on civil engineering projects, with an emphasis on bulk water/wastewater infrastructure.

• Must be AutoCAD proficient.

• A working knowledge of engineering design software and analytical tools applicable to the envisaged role.

Advantageous Experience and Competencies

• Construction related experience on bulk water/wastewater infrastructure projects.

• Capability in Autodesk suite of engineering software (e.g. Civil 3D, Revit, Inventor, Navisworks or InfraWorks).

• Capability in using common data environments such as ACC/BIM360 or ProjectWise.

• Capability in transient (surge) analysis of pipelines.

• Capability in Computational Fluid Dynamics modelling

We believe that a diverse workforce is key to our business success. We seek the best people for our jobs based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We embrace the principle of equal opportunity in employment, and we work towards eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our employment practices. In support of diversity and the equal opportunity principle, preference will be given to individuals from designated groups within South Africa.