We’ve always known that our South African engineers rank among the best in the world. It therefore comes as no surprise that countries like Ireland have expressed an interest in South Africa to help address the significant shortages in many of the professional construction occupations.

Among the shortages that have been experienced, placements for civil engineers, quantity surveyors and to a lesser degree architect and site managers appear to be most urgent.

Numerous positions within the construction and civil sectors have been identified in Ireland. “The contractual working periods that have been identified by the client range between one and three
years. We welcome applications from our top engineers and look forward to marketing South Africa’s best,” says Knowledge Base Recruitment Specialist Yvonne Beebee.

According to Yvonne, ideal candidates should possess a degree in civil or structural engineering with a minimum of three years design experience. Candidates should also have a strong bias towards construction and ideally have some structural experience. Attractive salary packages accompany all positions on offer.

  Some of the positions in Ireland include:

CIVIL ENGINEER The services of a qualified Civil Engineer are requested for business parks, road projects, transportation studies and related initiatives. The right candidate will be provided with full project management responsibility and salary is negotiable according to the candidate’s level of experience.

CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER A structural engineer with at least 3-4 years experience is requested for a small but expanding consulting engineering practice. Civil experience is preferred with solid building experience in building structures. Salary is commensurate with experience and benefits include pension, health and a parking allowance.

PROJECT MANAGER Assistant Project Manager required with 1 to 2 years experience in a multidisciplinary any engineering and construction environment. Candidate should be degree qualified with excellent communication and presentation skills.

QUANTITY SURVEYOR Senior quantity surveyor required with five years relevant experience. Excellent communication skills with five years relevant experience.

CONSTRUCTION FOREMAN A minimum of 3 years experience in a similar position is preferred with strong organisational skills. A project management qualification would be a distinct advantage but is not essential. An attractive package is available for the right candidate

Other positions include draughtsmen, structural steel draughtsmen, construction buyers, architects, architectural technicians, contracts managers, site managers, site engineers, environmental engineers, CAD technicians, estimators, concrete co-ordinators, contracts manager as well as junior, intermediate and graduate quantity surveyors.

Vincent Bester, the Managing Director of Knowledge Base is extremely pleased with the partnership and views the acquisition of international skills by South Africa’s top engineers as a positive step forward.

Interested candidates may visit the Knowledge Base Recruitment website at www.knowbase.co.za or call Yvonne Beebee on (021) 7011850 for further details on the above positions.