Scaffolding Design Engineer

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Aberdeen City; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private healthcare

Cycle to work scheme

Ongoing professional development

Chartership support

Job summary

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD seeks a Scaffold Design Engineer in Aberdeen to deliver scaffold design solutions for a specialist engineering consultancy.

You will prepare calculations, drawings and risk assessments, ensuring safe construction methods and buildability, while managing multiple projects and liaising with clients and teams across diverse sectors.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years' scaffold design experience.
• Degree or HNC in Civil/Structural Eng or equivalent.
• Knowledge of NASC TG/SG and relevant standards.

Responsibilities

• Produce scaffold designs for standard, complex and bespoke projects.
• Prepare and review design calculations, reports, drawings, and risk assessments.
• Ensure buildability and safe construction methods throughout the design process.
• Manage multiple projects while meeting programme and quality requirements.
• Liaise with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

Scaffold design

Project management

Communication

CAD software

Education

HNC or Degree in Civil/Structural Eng

Tools

AutoCAD

BricsCAD

Job description

Scaffold Design Engineer

Location: Aberdeen

Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 DOE

Scaffold Design Engineer required for a specialist engineering consultancy based in Aberdeen. This is an excellent opportunity for a Scaffold Design Engineer to join a growing business delivering innovative temporary works and scaffold design solutions across a diverse portfolio of projects throughout the UK.

The successful Scaffold Design Engineer will work on a wide range of standard, complex and bespoke scaffold designs across sectors including heritage, rail, nuclear, commercial and major infrastructure. This role offers genuine career progression, support towards Chartership and the opportunity to take ownership of projects from concept through to completion while working closely with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams.

Scaffold Design Engineer Salary & Benefits

• Salary: £40,000 - £60,000 DOE
• Private Healthcare
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Support towards Chartership
• Ongoing professional development
• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Team events and social activities

Scaffold Design Engineer Job Overview

• Produce scaffold design solutions for a variety of standard, complex and bespoke temporary works projects
• Prepare and review design calculations, technical reports, drawings and design risk assessments
• Ensure buildability, safe construction methods and sequencing are considered throughout the design process
• Manage multiple projects whilst maintaining programme and quality requirements
• Liaise with clients, contractors and multidisciplinary teams through meetings and site visits
• Provide technical guidance, design checking and mentoring to junior engineers
• Support business development activities, quotations and client relationship management
• Contribute to continuous improvement and technical best practice across the business

Scaffold Design Engineer Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years' experience in scaffold design engineering
• HNC or Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, or equivalent industry experience
• Good knowledge of NASC Technical Guidance (TG) and Safety Guidance (SG)
• Understanding of British Standards, Eurocodes and temporary works legislation
• Proficient in AutoCAD, BricsCAD or similar CAD software
• Strong communication and project management skills
• Full UK driving licence preferred for site visits
• Practical scaffold erection or supervisory experienceExperience using 2D and/or 3D structural analysis software
• Experience working with main contractors
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) or working towards Chartership