Job Description

Our Client serves the international markets for rail, road, utility systems, buildings and complex structures. Their aim is to create shareholder value by providing engineering, construction and service skills to customers for whom infrastructure quality and reliability are critical.

They are committed to customer satisfaction, first-class service, safety and a responsible approach to the environment.

In 2005 their revenue was approximately £4.9 billion and they currently employ over 27,000 people worldwide.

A Temporary Works Design Engineer is required to join a team in West Yorkshire. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Structural / Site Engineer to join a major construction company. Current workload includes a large number of prestigious ongoing projects in both the Education and Healthcare sectors, including a number of high profile PFI projects.

Duties will include:
• The design of temporary works solutions under strict time scales.
• Liaison and negotiation with site personnel, design teams and specialist subcontractor
• Determining temporary works requirements from drawings, documentation and ground investigation.
• Liaising with building control and statutory bodies.
• Producing design drawings and method statements for the installation of temporary works schemes on site.
• Providing risk assessments associated with the design.
• Attend and minute engineering related meetings

Qualifications/Skills Required

To apply for the position of Temporary Works Design Engineer you must be a degree qualified Civil / Structural Engineer, able to design in steel, reinforced concrete, masonry and timber. You must have demonstrable previous experience within a UK Engineering Consultancy or Contractor. Ideally you will have previous temporary works design experience in formworks, falseworks scaffolding, foundations and ground supports, though a general structural engineering background will be considered. You should be able to produce detailed calculations and drawings of structural steelwork elements.