Design Engineer / Design Coordinator

Fawkes and Reece; Porthmadog; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Design Engineer/Coordinator to join their team on a significant civil engineering project valued at £250m in Porthmadog. This role involves assisting the Design Manager, managing compliance with safety regulations, and collaborating with the BIM team to ensure project documentation is accurate. With a project life cycle of over three years, this position offers a unique opportunity to contribute to a major infrastructure initiative. If you are passionate about civil engineering and looking for a role that promises growth and development, this could be the perfect fit for you.

Benefits

Competitive Basic Salary

Company Pension Scheme

26 Days Holiday Plus Bank Holidays

Training and Progression

Subsistence Allowance (Subject to Status)

Qualifications

• Experience in major civil projects in a design role is essential.
• Knowledge of ISO 9001 requirements related to design is required.

Responsibilities

• Assist Design Manager with CDM plans and compliance checks.
• Compile design packs for construction contracts and manage project documentation.

Skills

Design Engineering

BIM Coordination

Compliance Checking

Project Documentation Management

Education

Recognised Qualification in Relevant Subject

Tools

CDE (Common Data Environment)

Job description

Reference: AW-006_1744275989
Posted: April 10, 2025

My client is a World Leading Civil Engineering Contractor.

They are currently seeking a Design Engineer / Design Coordinator to work on a major Civil Engineering Project in the Porthmadog area of North Wales.

This project is valued at circa £250m and has a life cycle of another 3+ years.

The company welcomes applications from those residing in the local area and further afield where subsistence and accommodation can be provided.

Duties

• Assist Design manager in updates to CDM plans.
• Assist Design manager where needed to check for compliance with NR and BS guidance of designing for H+S.
• Assist DM in assessing work complete to inform period application for payment from design suppliers.
• Work with BIM / Doc control team to ensure project documentation is at correct project status and assist BIM team where new information is incoming and needs uploading to CDE.
• Review design documentation incoming for completeness with BIM requirements and respond to BIM queries from BIM team.
• Chase down responses to TQs and other design queries.
• Compile design packs for onward inclusion in construction contracts.
• Check compliance with client deliverable requirements and keep record/tracker updated.

Person Specification

• A recognised qualification within a relevant subject.
• Previous experience of working on major civils projects in a design capacity.
• Understand the requirements of ISO 9001 with respect to design.

Benefits

• Competitive basic salary.
• Company pension scheme.
• 26 days holiday plus all the Bank Holidays.
• Training and progression.
• *Subsistence allowance (subject to status).