Structural Design Engineer | Cape Town
Company: Kirby Group Engineering
Role summary
Structural Design Engineer | Cape Town is a role at Kirby Group Engineering in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (on-site). Posted 2026-09-04. Experience level: 0-2. No degree required.
- Job title
- Structural Design Engineer | Cape Town
- Company
- Kirby Group Engineering
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
- Work arrangement
- on-site
- Category
- Software Engineering
- Experience level
- 0-2
- Degree required
- No
- Date posted
- 2026-09-04
This is a fantastic opportunity to get into structural design engineering without a degree, perfect for those eager to learn and grow in a hands-on role. Kirby Group Engineering is offering a supportive environment for you to build your career from the ground up, with excellent potential for development.
Job description
Permanent position available with a considerable portfolio of works for the next 5+ years
To build your career by assisting in the delivery of ‘leading edge’ engineering projects.
To work with a vibrant, agile and multi-functional team in delivering projects on time, safely, to budget and to the required quality standards.
To benefit from Kirby’s Career Development Programmes that will enhance your leadership capability.
To work with the best.
Excellent package on offer with room for negotiations
About Kirby Group Engineering
Kirby Group Engineering is an international multi-disciplinary engineering services contractor and leading provider of high-value engineering services to a number of ‘blue chip’ companies. Operating across Ireland, the UK, Europe and South Africa, Kirby has become the engineering service provider of choice in growth segments such as pharmaceuticals, data centres and power transmission and distribution. Our culture is innovative, collaborative and performance focused. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to grow and develop in a company committed to developing talent and rewarding performance.
Job Title: Graduate Structural Design Engineer
Reports To Line & Functional Manager: Lead Structural Design Engineer
Department/Category: Engineering
__________________________________________________________________________________
Role Purpose
The role of the Graduate Structural Design Engineer is to support structural engineering and design activities across projects. The role includes structural analysis, design coordination, technical reviews, documentation and construction support, while ensuring the consistent application of agreed procedures, standards and project requirements.
The Graduate Structural Design Engineer will work as part of Kirby’s multi-disciplinary engineering, construction and digital construction teams, with a particular focus on the safe and compliant integration of structural elements supporting MEP installations. Third-party consultants will retain responsibility for design sign-off and Professional Indemnity insurance where required.
Graduate Structural Design Engineer’s Key Responsibilities
General
Assist with structural engineering and design activities on assigned projects.
Support the Lead Structural Design Engineer, project engineering team and structural package owners.
Follow the design management process, agreed procedures, standard forms and document workflows applicable to the project.
Work within the limits of competence and seek review and guidance from senior structural engineers where required.
EHS
Read and understand the project EHS Plan and relevant safe systems of work.
Apply the principles of prevention and complete design risk assessments as part of structural design activities.
Identify structural design hazards, communicate residual risks and incorporate safe access, installation, maintenance and replacement considerations into designs.
Procurement
Assist in the preparation and technical review of scopes of work, drawings, specifications and RFQ documentation for structural works and design services.
Assist with the technical review of supplier, subcontractor and consultant proposals to confirm alignment with the project scope and design requirements.
Provide technical input into procurement and design trackers and support the close-out of technical submittals and design deliverables.
Collaborate with manufacturers and fabricators to confirm the feasibility of structural fabrication, delivery and installation.
Quality
Use the project documentation workflow for document generation, peer review, submission, re-submission and distribution.
Review and understand the project Quality Plan, specifications, inspection and testing requirements and applicable local authority requirements.
Assist in the preparation and review of structural ITPs, checklists and quality records where required.
Ensure calculations, drawings, schedules and specifications are independently checked and formally approved in accordance with the agreed design process before issue.
Contribute to the project lessons learned log, including the learning, outcome or mitigation and any cost or programme impact.
Assist with the compilation of structural handover and O&M information where applicable.
Planning
Understand the project programme and provide updates on assigned structural design activities.
Assist in maintaining the structural design deliverables schedule and tracker.
Advise the Lead Structural Design Engineer and project team of potential delays, dependencies or technical constraints affecting design delivery.
Engineering & Design
Complete project familiarisation and technical reviews, record review notes and raise design queries or requests for clarification through the agreed project process.
Review the primary and secondary structural provisions required to support the proposed MEP installation.
Assist with pre-construction structural assessments and the preparation of Design Review Reports.
Develop structural analysis models and detailed designs for structural elements in accordance with project specifications and requirements.
Carry out structural calculations using appropriate engineering principles and software, under the guidance and review of a suitably experienced structural engineer.
Assess applied loads, load combinations, stability, deflection, vibration, robustness and connection requirements as applicable to the design scope.
Consider material strength, corrosion resistance, durability, fire performance, constructability and maintainability when developing designs.
Ensure designs comply with the applicable codes, standards, regulations, project specifications and National Annexes.
Prep
Apply for Structural Design Engineer | Cape Town at Kirby Group Engineering