Highway Engineer (Pavement)

Job Description

• Global engineering consultancy with great career opportunities
• Opportunity to work on a variety of interesting projects both locally and internationally
• Friendly working environment across the business

SMEC has joined forces with Surbana Jurong to provide global engineering and consultancy expertise in urban, infrastructure and management advisory. Our new partnership has created a talent pool of 13,000 dedicated people working across a network of 100 offices in 40 countries.

SMEC employs passionate and innovative people who are driven to deliver exceptional outcomes and who want to feel valued in a diverse and inclusive workplace.

This is an exciting opportunity for a Highway Engineer (Pavement) to join a leading infrastructure consultancy and contribute to the growth and development of a business with a reputation for technical excellence and strong client relationships. The total service of this role shall be up to a two year contractual opportunity based at Yangon, Myanmar.

The primary purpose of this position is to lead the project and provide designs and construction advice for the upgrade of BOT Highways. This will involve review of the current design drawings, specifications, site visits construction methods for improvement that can be undertaken to extending lifespan and resilience of all aspects of the road and in particular, the pavement.

Key Responsibilities:

• The Engineer will provide technical expertise and support for all matters relating to the road upgrading and pavement design and construction supervision services.
• The Engineer shall also be familiar with checking Pavement & Materials as follows:

- General subgrade construction and material specification
- Asphalt paving, construction depth and material specification
- Pavement design review and update
- Borrow pits and source materials

• The Engineer shall also manage, lead and coordinate and lead the Project Team on project related activities.
• Assist the SMEC Project Manager with the Weekly and Monthly Progress Reports and lead the delivery of Project Outputs in Accordance with Contract delivery schedule.
• Training, Mentoring and Guidance to local Staff.
• Coordination of the Project team to ensure that the detail design and specifications are correctly and consistently implemented on all the road sections included in the project.
• Provide leadership and to establish and maintain effective and harmonious working relationships with all those involved in the project, particularly with the Client and SMEC Project Director.
• To meet at regular intervals with the SMEC Project Director and to keep them advised on the status of cost versus budget, the progress of the work and other key issues.
• The potion may require provisions of assistance to SMEC Myanmar with other projects or bids/proposals and business development dependent on Project commitments.

Key Qualifications:

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related fields
• Demonstrated experience in design and construction of highways and pavement works in tropical countries.
• Experience from South East Asia is preferred.
• Particular experience is required in the design of the application of asphaltic concrete pavements.
• Experience in business development, preparation of bids, EOI and proposals for transport projects will be highly regarded
• Relevant experience with an engineering consulting company
• Project management experience.

SMEC is an equal opportunity employer. Diversity is a source of strength for our people, our clients, our partners and our communities.

How to apply:

• All applications must be submitted online. To apply, click on the “Apply Now” and follow the prompts.

To find out more about SMEC, please visit our career page at www.smec.com/careers

For confidential discussions regarding this opportunity, please contact:

Daphne LOK Ping Yoke - daphne.lokpy@surbanajurong.com.

All recruitment activities go through our Resourcing function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

About the Organization

SMEC, originally Snowy Mountains Engineering Corporation, is one of the leading engineering and development consultancies in the world.

Over the last several years SMEC has been consistently ranked in the annual survey listings of the US technical publication Engineering News-Record and in 2005 was listed at 68 in their listing 'The Top 200 International Design Firms'. Providing multidisciplinary consulting services in engineering, project management, environmental science and development activities, SMEC has been engaged in assignments throughout the world for 30 years.

To date SMEC has successfully completed many thousands of separate projects in Australia and in more than 79 other countries for international funding and aid agencies, as well as for government organisations and private sector clients.

Major international agencies with which SMEC is registered as a consultant include the United Nations, the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Commonwealth Fund for Technical Co-operation, the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development, the Abu Dhabi Fund for Development, the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa, the Islamic Development Bank, the OPEC Fund for International Development, and the Australian Agency for International Development.

SMEC is also registered with a number of government ministries in various countries and with Local, State and Federal Government authorities in Australia. SMEC's initial expertise was developed from the work of the Snowy Mountains Hydro-electric Authority (SMHEA) in the investigation, design and construction of the vast Snowy Mountains Scheme in south-eastern Australia; a multipurpose development recognised as an international engineering landmark.

From the early 1960s those engineering and management skills were also utilised by the Australian Government for major development works overseas and in Australia. By the time SMEC was established as a separate organisation in 1970 its parent organisation (SMHEA) had already acquired a solid reputation in the international consulting field and was operating effectively in several countries in South-East Asia and throughout Australia.

Today SMEC's personnel and other resources are being utilised on over 150 projects throughout Australia, Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Pacific, undertaking studies, investigations, design, project implementation and management, and training as well as a variety of assignments in various individual specialist disciplines.

SMEC is committed to implementing quality assurance on all corporate activities and on projects undertaken on behalf of clients, and to this end operates under a quality assurance and environmental management system which satisfies the requirements of ISO 9001:1994 and ISO 14001:1996. SMEC is certified as a "Quality Endorsed Company" with Licence No. 0655.