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Temporary Works Designer – East Midlands

Job Field: Civil & Structural
Job Ref: APEX926
Contract: Permanent
Discipline: Design
Construction
Speciality: Infrastructure
Highways
Proposals
Health & Safety
CAD
Country: England
County: East Midlands
Min Experience: 5 year(s)
Annual Salary: £34,000 - £42,000 (Negotiable)
Benefits: Basic Salary + Package
UK Residency Required: Yes
Apply By: 06/08/2012
   
Temporary Works Designer – East Midlands
The purpose of this role is to undertake the design co-ordination of all temporary works required on projects, from the initial feasibility assessment to detail design, installation & final removal, including where appropriate preparation of in-house temporary works design.

About the job

In this role, you’ll be required to:
• Work with designers and subcontractors through the Design Phase to review the initial scope of works and produce advice as to the constructability and sequencing of the temporary works.
• Produce the method statements
• Maintain clear lines of communication with any sub-contractors, and, where appropriate, permanent works designers and constructors, to ensure that temporary works have been built as designed.
• Prepare statements/programmes identifying critical stages for site review and, where required, sampling/testing of temporary works
• Determine, if required, what testing of sampled material and equipment is necessary, and ensure that an accredited testing agency has been engaged to carry out this work.
• To identify competent designers & contractors for installation of each type of temporary works, and to coordinate & supervise their work
Temporary works involvement in projects includes:

• Excavation support for tower foundations or cable trenches
• Formwork and setting templates for reinforced concrete foundations
• Piling and Crane Platforms
• Access roads and traffic management
• Protective scaffolds for roads, railways and third party property
• Catenary Support System (in-house system used in place of scaffold)
• Backstays and temporary steelwork for tower support
• Temporary overhead line diversions

What you’ll need

• Degree level education or the equivalent with formal training in civil, structural &/or geotechnical engineering
• Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil or structural engineering industry
• Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors
• Proven experience of the design of civil or structural engineering works
• Experience in the design & supervision of temporary works for civil engineering projects
• IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD)
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