Senior Materials Technician

**Requisition ID**: 54292
**Job Category**: Construction

With over six decades of business and technical experience in the mining, energy, and infrastructure sectors, we understand that challenges are changing rapidly in every industry. We respond quickly with solutions that are smarter, more efficient, and innovative. We draw upon our 9,000 staff with experience in over 150 countries to challenge the status quo and create positive change for our clients, our employees, and the communities we serve.

Looking to take the next step in your career? Hatch is currently seeking a highly motivated **Senior Materials Technician** to join our Project Delivery Group (PDG) in **Cape Town, South Africa**.

PDG helps clients reach their business goals through a range of strong technical capabilities. We ensure world-class project delivery through the skills of our people, methodologies, governance, and systems. Our engineering and project management and construction disciplines ensure safe, efficient, and sustainable delivery of projects globally across the metals and mining, infrastructure, and energy sectors.

We manage our clients’ entire project lifecycle from studies to building assets, operating the assets, and developing efficiencies. Join our team and become part of a community that strives for positive change-providing the best solutions for our clients’ toughest challenges

The success of the role is directly related to the ability of the incumbent to investigate client requests and develop/define the scope of work (plan, schedule and strategy), and carry the clear responsibility and accountability for delivery of the project goals as set down by the client.

Act as a Supervisor of the Client’s Acceptance Control roads laboratory on site:

- Work closely with the acceptance control laboratory manager and discuss issues, progress, quality of work and test result/reports
- Attend proficiency testing to be arranged by the laboratory manager and examine test procedures performed in accordance with the relevant test methods and report to the Resident Engineer (RE)
- Liaise between the Assistant Resident Engineer (ARE) and the laboratory regarding test requests submitted
- Ensure that the laboratory is performing within an agreed testing timetable and follow up on outstanding test results
- Scrutinize test results and discuss inconsistencies with the laboratory manager
- Arrange for monthly duplicate testing and reporting to be done by four different laboratories, including the acceptance and process laboratories
- Asses the workload of the laboratory through EIU

Act as a Client’s Representative overseeing the Contractor’s Process Control roads laboratory on site:

- Have regular visits to the process control laboratory and discuss issues, progress and quality of work with the laboratory manager
- Ensure that the laboratory manager is performing proficiency tests. Attend these tests as deemed necessary and report to the Resident Engineer (RE)
- Examine mix designs prepared by the contractor and advise the RE
- Ensure that the laboratory submits copies of their process test results to Hatch for information
- Ensure the contractor is inspecting their work before they submit it to Hatch for inspection, testing and approval
- Liaise with the laboratory regarding material samples to be submitted for verification testing by the acceptance laboratory
- Involve the laboratory with duplicate testing

General responsibilities:

- Report directly to the Resident Engineer (RE) as frequently as possible
- Assist the RE with administrative duties as may be required
- Assist the RE and his assistants with measurement of completed work as may be required
- Prepare and submit monthly materials and laboratory reports to the RE
- Assist the engineer and laboratory manager with mix designs where required
- Discuss work not complying with the specifications with the RE
- Assist ARE’s (ARE’s responsible) with inspections of completed work where required
- Be involved with trial section construction and assessment
- Prepare earthworks and layerworks progress sheets
- Prepare and update material testing data packs for as-built purposes in accordance with the client’s requirements

**You bring to the role;**
- National Diploma or B Tech in Civil Engineering with 10 years’ experience in road construction materials laboratory testing
- Should include at least 5 years’ experience in managing a road construction materials laboratory.
- Professional registration with ECSA and experience on Western Cape Provincial Road projects will be an added advantage.
- Previous experience as a senior materials technician or laboratory manager will be beneficial.
- The applicant must be computer literate and well acquainted with MS office (Excel and Word)
**Why join us?**:

- Develop innovation partnerships
- Think globally, work locally
- Engage with people who make a difference

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