Senior Materials Technician

7 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Knight Piesold Consulting Full time

Knight Piésold Consulting (Pty) Ltd has been appointed as the construction supervising engineer on a one-of-a-kind Greenfields Road infrastructure project in the Eastern Cape, near the Kwa-Zulu Natal border. We are looking for a Senior Materials Technician to join the team.

**Minimum Requirements**:

- Minimum 10 years of experience in a similar role.
- Experience with the construction of large road-related infrastructure projects related to geotechnical engineering and materials is required.
- Must have experience with SANRAL projects and FIDIC.
- Supervisory experience is required.
- Professional registration with ECSA.

**Key Responsibilities**:

- Manage the teams involved with all the geotechnical engineering work etc.
- Expected to develop a close relationship with the Lab Manager and ensure that technical and contractual requirements are complied with.
- Responsible for the review, testing, and sign-off on all data and test reports, after verifying test results.
- Contract administration & and be able to train and mentor junior site staff.
- Communicate with site teams and the local community.

**Our Employee Value Proposition**:
When recruiting talented professionals, we want to ensure that we align to your personal values and career aspirations through our employer brand. We offer you:

- A 103-year-old global company which speaks to the values we have upheld for over a century and our hunger for continued success.
- A hands-on leadership team with a strong vision and a big focus on execution.
- A team of about 220 people - large enough to beat our competition yet small enough to know each other's names.
- Team members in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, DRC, Madagascar and Lesotho.
- Continuing professional development through training and development and conference opportunities.
- Merit-based promotional structure.
- Opportunities to learn and lead on engineering projects in Africa and internationally.
- Latest use of technology and software programmes.
- Interesting and challenging project work to align with your career aspirations.
- Attractive remuneration packages aligned to experience and the industry.
- A high-performance work culture - high effort leads to high reward.
- A hands-on approach to corporate wellness focussing on employee wellbeing and mental health.
- Annual leave coupled with an annual shutdown period in December to fully recharge.



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