Senior Temporary Works Designer

Your new company
You will be joining a leading Tier 1 infrastructure contractor delivering a major highways project in the Midlands. The business has a strong track record across complex UK infrastructure schemes and is looking to strengthen its engineering capability with an experienced Senior Temporary Works Designer.

Your new role
As Senior Temporary Works Designer, you will provide safe, practical and cost-effective temporary works solutions, working closely with site delivery and permanent works design teams to ensure designs are buildable, compliant and appropriate for site constraints.

You will be responsible for:

• Designing and checking temporary works solutions
• Providing buildability assessments for permanent works
• Ensuring designs comply with current CDM Regulations
• Ensuring appropriate design checks and certification are completed
• Managing temporary works drawings and drafting requirements
• Maintaining design records and technical assurance documentation
• Liaising closely with site delivery teams around construction methodology and site constraints
• Working with Permanent Works Designers to resolve buildability and construction issues
• Supporting temporary works delivery in line with project programme and budget requirements
• Acting as Temporary Works Design Co-ordinator where appropriate
• Supporting safer-by-design principles, risk reduction and technical assurance
• Identifying opportunities for lower-carbon solutions, material reuse and improved design efficiency
• Supporting the development of engineers and sharing technical knowledge across the project

What you'll need to succeed

• Significant demonstrable experience as a Temporary Works Design Engineer

• Strong technical temporary works design capability

• Experience designing using both bespoke fabricated solutions and proprietary systems

• Strong understanding of CDM Regulations and design risk management

• Ability to independently manage and technically deliver large volumes of temporary works designs

• Strong understanding of construction methodology and buildability

• Ability to manage design delivery against cost and programme requirements

• Strong risk identification, assessment and problem-solving skills

• Degree or alternative higher education qualification in Civil Engineering

• Membership of a relevant professional body

• Strong communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with site, engineering and supply chain teams

What you need to do now
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