Job summary

Our client is currently seeking a Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer to join their team in Manchester on a permanent basis. This role primarily involves diverse civil, structural, and geotechnical temporary works designs within the business.

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Temporary Works Designer

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Senior Temporary Works Designe Engineer

Job description

Our client, a prominent consultancy in the rail sector, is currently seeking a Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer to join their dynamic team in Manchester on a permanent basis. This role primarily involves contributing to the successful delivery of diverse civil, structural, and geotechnical temporary works designs within the business.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assisting with all aspects of temporary works design and checking for tender and construction phases of UK and Ireland projects.
• Preparing safe, buildable, and efficient temporary works designs in accordance with relevant design codes.
• Producing temporary works calculations and associated drawings (using CAD) and design risk assessments to challenging deadlines.
• Ensuring the design is managed in accordance with relevant quality procedures.
• Establishing a design brief through consultation with relevant parties, considering all construction loads.
• Advising permanent works designers of any temporary conditions or loads to be considered in permanent works design.
• Ensuring the design is independently checked for concept, structural adequacy, and compliance with the brief.
• Checking, reviewing, approving, and certifying temporary works designs by others/sub-contractors.
• Ensuring full compliance with CDM requirements.
• Providing prompt advice and reacting to construction teams' needs during site activities.
• Supporting estimating teams to develop costs, programmes, and construction sequencing.
• Providing necessary information to enable the procurement of materials and subcontractors.
• Collaborating with other professionals in multi-disciplinary teams.
• Offering technical guidance to less experienced engineers, including site team members.
• Attending site visits as required to inspect temporary works or resolve buildability issues.
• Introducing improvements and innovations where appropriate.
• Contributing to continuous improvement by attending team meetings and contributing to team development topics.

Job Requirements:

• Experience in temporary works design and checking across various construction projects.
• Strong understanding of civil and structural engineering principles.
• Proficiency in producing calculations and drawings using CAD software.
• Knowledge of quality procedures related to temporary works design.
• Ability to establish and manage design briefs in consultation with relevant parties.
• Competence in independently checking designs for structural adequacy and compliance.
• Familiarity with CDM requirements and their implementation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to provide prompt advice during construction activities.
• Effective collaboration skills to work within multi-disciplinary teams.
• Capability to guide and mentor less experienced engineers.
• Willingness to attend site visits and address buildability issues.

Benefits:

• Car allowance
• Subsidised private medical cover
• Life assurance scheme
• Contributory pension
• 35 days annual leave (including public holidays)

If you are an experienced Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer looking for an opportunity to advance your career, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to become a valued member of our client's team in Manchester.