Senior Civil Engineer Role in Johannesburg – Apply Now!

📍 Company: Wood PLC
📍 Address: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa, 2196
🏢 Work Model: Hybrid | Full-Time
📌 Sector: Mining & Engineering

🔎 Job Overview

Wood Minerals & Metals is seeking an experienced Senior Civil & Structural Engineer to join their Johannesburg-based team on a short-term contract. This opportunity is ideal for a proven engineering professional who thrives in a fast-paced project environment, particularly within mining and minerals-processing settings.

As a global engineering leader with operations in 60 countries, Wood provides high-impact solutions across energy and materials sectors. This role contributes directly to technically demanding studies, structural design delivery, project execution, and high-level engineering reviews that support major mining operations.

You will drive the delivery of structural and civil designs—ensuring accuracy, quality, and alignment with industry standards—while also providing leadership, mentoring, and hands-on technical oversight.

🛠️ Key Responsibilities

• Deliver civil and structural engineering design for mining and mineral processing plants.

• Perform engineering reviews, audits, and design evaluations to ensure technical compliance.

• Produce and review design deliverables including calculations, drawings, specifications, and reports.

• Lead the structural discipline team and coordinate with drafting and engineering teams.

• Prepare design criteria, tender documentation, technical adjudications, and project recommendations.

• Manage discipline budgets, timelines, manpower forecasting, and project engineering schedules.

• Provide commercial, technical, and project guidance to engineers and designers.

• Conduct feasibility study analysis and input into capital estimates.

• Oversee and approve design scope changes, ensuring quality and cost-efficiency.

• Perform site inspections, provide construction support, and evaluate contractor documentation.

• Facilitate project meetings, report progress, resolve design issues, and maintain accurate correspondence.

• Mentor junior engineers, fostering development and professional growth.

🎓 Minimum Requirements

• BSc or BEng in Civil Engineering.

• Registered Professional Engineer (Pr.Eng) with ECSA.

• 10–15 years’ experience in civil and structural design within the mining/minerals industry.

• Proven experience in concrete and structural steel design, including crane buildings.

• Strong technical competence, including first-principle engineering analysis.

• Knowledge of EPC/EPCM environments.

• Dynamic analysis, platework design, and commissioning experience.

• Ability to produce high-quality calculations under tight schedules.

• Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and leadership skills.

• Familiarity with relevant South African and international engineering standards.

• High proficiency in engineering software, spreadsheets, and databases.

📝 CV Tips for Applicants

• Highlight mining/minerals-processing engineering experience clearly at the top of your CV.

• Showcase design software proficiency (e.g., structural software, spreadsheets, drafting tools).

• Emphasize ECSA Professional Registration and include your registration number.

• Include detailed examples of projects, your engineering contributions, and successful outcomes.

• Demonstrate experience with EPC/EPCM environments, multidisciplinary collaboration, and site exposure.

• Quantify your achievements where possible (e.g., “Completed structural design for R80M project”).

• Tailor your CV to reflect leadership, technical reviews, and mentorship responsibilities.

• Add a short section listing key technical competencies, such as dynamic analysis or crane building design.

• Ensure your CV formatting is clean, professional, and easy to scan.

• Include a concise skills summary reflecting communication, project management, and problem-solving strength.

🏢 About Wood

Wood is a global consulting and engineering leader employing over 35,000 professionals across 60 countries. The company specialises in unlocking solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials sectors. Their mission focuses on sustainable engineering, innovation, and delivering impactful, future-ready solutions.

🤝 Diversity & Inclusion Statement

Wood is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, inclusion, fairness, and equal access to opportunities. Applicants are evaluated solely on their qualifications, skills, and experience, regardless of race, gender, disability, age, nationality, or other protected characteristics.