Temporary Works Designer

Our client is a main civil engineering and infrastructure contractor and has a new job opportunity for a freelance Temporary Works Designer to join their team in London.  

Job Description:  

You will work in the design team carrying out detailed design and checking of temporary works and minor permanent works for civil engineering. You will provide technical support to assist with their operational activities for their projects across the UK.  

The temporary works design includes support of excavations, falsework and formwork, access scaffolds, working platforms, shaft/tunnel installation, plant equipment, and lifting operations. Reinforced concrete shaft bases, roof slabs, steelwork fabrications, and pipework thrust restraints.  

Key responsibilities include:  

• Preparation and checking of detailed technical designs (including calculations, drawings, risk assessments and design certificates) for their projects.  

• Undertaking preliminary designs for pricing - obtaining independent checks and/or third-party technical approvals (e.g., Independent CAT 3 checks and/or Form A, Form B and AFC for rail works).  

• Ensuring design outputs meet CDM 2015 / health & safety compliance.  

• Providing technical information/advice to site teams regarding temporary works.  

• Proposing and/or developing value-engineered alternative solutions (during design and construction phases).  

• Assisting with both maintaining and developing processes, procedures, and standards for technical design.  

• Obtaining or providing pricing for estimating purposes.  

Key Measures & Targets:  

• Deliver the required services on time/cost/quality.  

• Contribute wherever possible to enable the company to meet CDM 2015 / health & safety targets.  

• Contribute wherever possible to enable the company to meet environmental targets.  

Key Relationships:  

• Design & Engineering team and other technical staff.  

• Project-based staff including Contracts Managers, Project Managers, Site Agents, Site Engineers - Clients, suppliers and third parties.

Essential  

• Degree in civil engineering or equivalent  

• Current relevant CSCS card.  

• Incorporated/chartered with a relevant professional institution (or working towards achieving such a qualification).  

• Thorough knowledge of engineering management, construction processes and technical design.  

• Good team worker but able to exercise own judgement.  

• Able to work independently and manage own time/tasks.  

• Effective communicator and able to assert their own view.  

• Able to coach others.  

• Able to identify risks and opportunities - Able to think laterally but remain critically objective in evaluating alternatives.  

• Minimum 3 years of experience; preferably with a mix of site and design office.  

• Experience in the Water, Rail, and Power sectors - Experience in the detailed design of permanent and temporary works including the use of CAD - Working knowledge of relevant industry specifications (CESWI, Network Rail, Highways, Building Regulations).  

• Experience in obtaining third-party technical approval of proposals.