Local recruitment: Early Professional, Junior Water Resource Engineer

WSP

Midrand, South Africa 🇿🇦

Job Description

Provide support and contribute to surface water resource projects; storm water management, hydrology studies / modelling, river design and water intakes.

Responsibilities

  • Develop water and salt balances for mining and industrial clients. 
  • Give input on water components for EIA’s and mine waste management projects.
  • Provide hydrological inputs hydrological modelling studies
  • Conduct climate assessments and analysis
  • Conduct data analysis and assessments.
  • Develop high quality project and design technical reports for clients.
  • Prepare Macros on Excel for data interpretation, reporting and management

HEALTH AND SAFETY:

  • Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
  • Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
  • Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or master’s degree in engineering, Civil, Mechanical or Chemical Engineering.
  • Masters degree or PhD in Hydrology
  • MS Word, MS Excel (Advanced), MS PowerPoint, MS Outlook, MS Projects, Use and proficiency of hydrological modelling, climate analysis and water balance software

KEY COMPETENCIES AND GENERIC SKILLS:

  • The employee has well developed general technical skills.
  • Displays strong project management and report writing skills. 
  • Takes direction from and supports intermediate and senior staff to achieve project and business goals.
  • Displays personal leadership in completion of work tasks.
  • Makes basic decisions with input from intermediate and senior staff.
  • Contributes to projects with a major focus on data collection and processing with an increasing role in analysis and interpretation.
  • Has an aptitude and interest in model development and application.
  • Contributes to sections of reports including description of investigations, results and analysis.
  • Employees focus on setting a positive example by identifying and reporting hazards, near misses and incidents.
  • Displays a ‘safety first’ focus and is setting a positive example by identifying and reporting hazards, near misses and incidents.

ATTRIBUTES:

  • Demonstrated ability in water resources including hydrology, water balance, water supply feasibility and water reuse

Job Info

  • Job Identification: 71987
  • Locations: Building 1, Maxwell Office Park, Midrand, Gauteng, 1685, ZA
  • Posting Date: 08/12/2025, 04:36 PM

POSITION TYPE

ORGANIZATION TYPE

EXPERIENCE-LEVEL

DEGREE REQUIRED

IHE Delft - MSc in Water and Sustainable Development