Graduate Civil Engineer – Midrand at WSP in Africa May, 2024

Key duties and responsibilities will include:

• This is the entry level in the consulting stream.
• The employee has basic skills in core technical areas and a team player.
• Works with specific and regular direction from intermediate and senior staff.
• Makes decisions only in limited situations with direction from intermediate and senior staff.
• Contributes to projects with a major focus on data collection and processing.
• Work is reviewed by direct supervisor or project manager.
• Providing tailings services and technical input on moderate complex tailings challenges to clients (internal) on projects within the mining industry.
• Using advanced techniques, modifications and extension of theories, practices to synthesise and analyse data for decision making / recommendations.
• Analysing tailings and geotechnical reporting for projects which may include the design and inspection of mine waste storage facilities, the construction of tailings deposits, the operation and management of deposits, properties and behaviour of tailings, closure and deposits stability and seeping analysis and water storage dams and earthworks.
• Understands and follows company health & safety policy and procedures.
• Participating in training activities with a continuous learning attitude.

Success attributes

• Ownership attitude: cares, takes pride in their work, takes ownership of assigned tasks and role.
• Shows initiative: proactively does more than expected, looks beyond assigned tasks.
• Enthusiastic: positive, eager, wants to get involved.
• Learning and growth: desire for continuous improvement and contribution, takes feedback well, wants to learn and improve.
• Willing to ask questions: wants to understand our business.
• Versatile / flexible: willing to try different things.
• Good communication: strong written and verbal communication, clearly expresses their ideas.
• Detail and quality focus: has a high standard of care in all they do, takes pride in their work, pays attention to detail.
• Good judgement: confidence to ask questions, knows when to and is willing to ask for help, knows their limits.
• Organisation: ability to prioritise time and demands.
• Work ethic: diligent and hardworking, prefers challenging environment.

Qualifications

Skills, Qualifications, and Experience

• Relevant degree (BEng or BSc) in Civil Engineering with 1 to 2 years working experience.
• Honors degree (BEng or BSc) in the Geotechnical field preferred.
• Proficient in MS Word, MS Excel (Advanced), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Projects
• Additional software skills which are preferred include slope stability analysis, seepage analysis and modelling software. Proficiency in other engineering related software will be considered beneficial.