Senior Specialist: Smart Construction Solutions

Gauteng
Salary: Market Related
Job Type: Permanent
Sectors: Construction Engineering
Reference: 2353903

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Vacancy Details

Employer: Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

Job Purpose

The purpose of this role is to drive the commercialisation, adoption, and delivery of SMART Construction Solutions within Komatsu Africa Holdings. The Senior Specialist will establish and expand SMART Construction as a strategic business function by supporting customers and internal teams through solution promotion, technical support, customer onboarding, and jobsite demonstrations using digital / intelligent construction technologies.

Key Responsibilities

Promote and support the adoption of SMART Construction Solutions across customer projects
Provide technical support, demonstrations, and training to customers and internal stakeholders
Conduct on‑site jobsite assessments and solution demonstrations, including drone-based surveying
Execute customer onboarding and provide ongoing operational support during implementation
Capture and analyse jobsite data, including 3D modelling, topography, and volumetric calculations
Collaborate closely with sales, operations, and aftermarket teams to position digital solutions
Monitor solution adoption, track KPIs, and report on customer usage and performance trends
Ensure compliance with safety, health, aviation, and regulatory requirements
Support continuous improvement initiatives and contribute to best‑practice development

Key Skills & Experience

Experience promoting or supporting digital or technology-based construction solutions
Exposure to drone operations, GNSS systems, surveying, or photogrammetry (advantageous)
Ability to translate complex technical concepts into practical customer solutions
Strong stakeholder engagement and customer-facing skills
Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and communication abilities
Comfortable working on mine and construction sites and passing required medical assessments

Key Competencies

Tech‑savvy with a strong interest in innovation and digital solutions
Customer‑focused and solution‑driven
Strong collaboration and teamwork skills
Adaptable, proactive, and result oriented

Required Skills

3D CAD : 4 to 5 years
Autodesk Civil 3D : 4 to 5 years
Jobsite Operations: 4 to 5 years

Candidate Requirements

Minimum Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (NQF 7) in one of the following:

Construction Studies / Construction Management
Quantity Surveying
Civil Engineering (advantageous)

Minimum of 3 years’ experience in construction, civil engineering, or jobsite operations
Strong understanding of earthmoving and construction jobsite operations
Proficiency in 3D CAD software beneficial (e.g. Autodesk Civil 3D or similar)
Valid driver’s license
Remote Pilot License (RPL) advantageous

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About Komatsu South Africa (Pty) Ltd.

We build machines to answer the needs of society. For more than a century, our brand has been synonymous with connection to community. It guides everything we do, from the ways we think about innovation, to how we hire and train new employees around the world, and how we build relationships with our customers.

In 1921, Meitaro Takeuchi founded our company in the town that shares our name. He did so to provide work for the local community after the closure of a nearby copper mine.

Today, we have come a long way from where we started. We have evolved into a truly global company with a diverse workforce comprised of different nationalities and beliefs. And it’s by harnessing the potential of all our different talents and unique perspectives that we push ourselves further.

We explore and help advance the boundaries of technology, developing smart construction equipment and autonomous mining trucks, creating underwater electric bulldozers and even conceptualizing an excavator capable of operating on the moon. Our products and solutions directly support industries essential to the ongoing development of modern societies and everyday life.

For our core customers in forestry, construction and mining, we make big machines that take on even bigger challenges, gentle giants answering the needs of society.

We believe that when people are united by a common goal, the truly remarkable happens. In communities across the globe, we find purpose in creating value through manufacturing and technology innovation to empower a sustainable future where people, business, and our planet thrive together.

Harnessing our collective expertise to go further, we stay true to our brand promise: Creating value together.