Position
The position is for a geotechnical or civil engineer to join the Knight Piésold team in Accra, Ghana. He/She will be reporting to the Engineering Manager and must be a senior or high level intermediate engineer with experience in the consultancy business.
Our business in West Africa is based mainly in the mining industry, specialising in tailings management. Outside our engineering office, we have environmental and materials testing departments. Clients include, among others, Kinross, Golden Star, and Goldfields.
Characteristics of the Candidate
He/She has to be recognised as a fully competent, emerging professional in all conventional aspects of geotechnical engineering. Plans and conducts work requiring judgment in the independent evaluation, selection, and substantial adaptation and modification of standard techniques, procedures, and criteria. In particular, experience with slope stability, earthworks specifications, foundations, and materials testing are seen as assets as well as knowledge of tailings management. Manages projects with significant budgets and complexity under the general direction of the Project Technical Director. Devises new approaches to problems encountered. Develops, approves, and coordinates work schedules to meet project objectives. Is making a contribution to sales through unaccompanied client visits and the coordination of major proposals. Beginning to build a client base.
Typical Duties and Responsibilities
Typically, a manager of a number of projects. Plans, schedules, conducts, or coordinates detailed phases of the engineering work in a part of a major project or in a total project of a moderate scope. Performs work, which involves conventional engineering and/or scientific problems and/or multidisciplinary design work that may include a variety of complex features. Must be able to use relevant geotechnical software such as the Geo-slope package, Rift TD, and others such as AutoCAD or Civil 3D.
Work requires a broad knowledge of precedents in geotechnical engineering and a good knowledge of principles and practices of related specialities. Analyses problems, organises investigations and experiments, and evaluates and assesses results. Actively being given projects to manage and delegate tasks both upwards and downwards within the company. Seeks guidance when required.
Regular client contact with associated responsibility for client satisfaction and developing business and therefore revenue.
Independently performs most assignments with instructions as to the general results expected. Work is not generally supervised in detail and amount of supervision varies depending upon assignment. Receives technical guidance on unusual or complex problems and supervisory approval on proposed plans for projects.
Typical Education, Experience and Other Considerations
Typically has more than 5 years of experience in the consultancy industry. Work with mining and or tailings is a plus.
Bachelor's or Master's Degree in an appropriate field, plus appropriate continuing education.
May be chartered or is close to being chartered.
Position is based in Accra with travel mainly within Ghana and West Africa.