Senior Technician

**Overview**

**Duties**

**Project Management**
- Programmes and ensures that deadlines are met on the project or portions of the project for which you are responsible.
- Ensures that all designs, reports and drawings produced are checked and signed off at the required level.
- Assists in compiling accurate project cost estimates and cash flow projections.
- Ensures that all drawings produced are signed and issued to site timeously.
- Effectively deals with queries from site staff, enlisting the help of supervisors where required.
- Where applicable attends and constructively contributes to design meetings and site meetings.
- Where required to do so, takes notes and produces minutes of meetings. Ensures that minutes are approved by the person chairing the meeting and distributes minutes no later than one week after the meeting.
- Receives and checks contractor’s payment certificates. Once verified correct, arranges for signature by the relevant project manager/project director.
- Ensures that all aspects of the project under his/her control are handled strictly in accordance with the Naidu Consulting QMS.
- Plans, organises and controls small to medium sized projects and makes recommendations on alternate solutions to engineering problems with limited guidance from a Technologist.

**Design, Documentation, Reporting, Contract Administration and Close Out**
- Assists with the preparation of monthly status reports.
- Assists Team Leader with administration duties as required.
- Assists with preparation of estimates for alternatives.
- Assists with preparation of concepts drawings and basic calculations.
- Assists with the preparation of basic planning and design reports with recommendations for submission to the client.
- Prepares preliminary design plans, calculations and check compliance with accepted design codes.
- Measures preliminary quantities and prepare estimates.
- Prepares design development layout drawings.
- Prepares detailed design calculations.
- Prepares detailed drawings.
- Assists with the preparation of final design reports.
- Attends site handover and subsequent meetings.
- Assists with the preparation of site minutes.
- Makes amendments to construction drawings as instructed by the Team Leader/Project Manager.
- Assists with the compilation of project specifications (Colto, SANS, GCC).
- Prepares attendance registers.
- Asists with the preparation of tender evaluation report.
- Assists with the preparation of as-built drawings and compilation of reports.
- Prepares and presents technical reports with guidance from a Professional Engineer.

**Tendering and Marketing**
- Develops personal relationships with, and professional respect of, your peers and superiors in Naidu and the clients with whom you interact.
- Attends Naidu sponsored and industry functions and effectively “networks” on behalf of Naidu.
- Assists in drawing up tenders and/or writing proposals.
- Aligns “self and personal” effort to the Naidu Mission / Vision / Shared values and Strategic Imperatives.

**Qualification**
- National Diploma in Civil Engineering
- Registered with ECSA as a Professional Civil Technician
- Maintains professional registration on an ongoing basis

**Job Type**: Contract

Application Deadline: 2024/08/22