Senior Design Engineer

BAM UK & Ireland; Selby; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Travel allowance

Private healthcare

Life assurance

26 days holiday

2 wellbeing days

1 volunteering day

Personal and professional development

8 % matched pension contributions

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join the Temporary Works Centre of Expertise. Based at a Northern England office with hybrid working, you will lead design activities, represent the CoE at meetings, and provide technical support across BAM's UK & Ireland projects.

You will manage and supervise teams, deliver compliant designs, conduct site visits, and contribute to continuous improvement while developing your professional qualifications.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering or related subject.
• Chartered membership of ICE and/or IStructE or equivalent.
• Experience in civil engineering design for temporary works.
• Knowledge of digital construction methods.

Responsibilities

• Represent the Temporary Works CoE at internal and external meetings.
• Liaise with project, bid, and divisional teams to clarify and manage design requirements.
• Act as Lead Designer when appointed, serving as the main point of contact on specific projects or bids.
• Supervise and support team members, ensuring high performance and adherence to professional and procedural standards.
• Conduct Performance & Development Reviews, provide feedback, and identify development opportunities.
• Plan and undertake site visits as needed to support design accuracy and feasibility.
• Ensure accurate time recording and cost recovery for all chargeable design work.
• Manage the preparation and review of conceptual and detailed designs, ensuring compliance with current standards, risk assessments, and drawing requirements.
• Preparing/supervising the development of detailed designs following current standards and codes, including calculations, design risk assessments and sufficiently detailed sketches for the preparation of 3D models and working drawings.
• Review design work from internal staff and external contributors, maintaining quality and consistency.
• Maintain up-to-date records in the design task database and support pricing by summarising relevant quantities.
• Drive continuous improvement through process enhancements, professional development, and delivery of training, including graduate tutorials.

Skills

Civil engineering design

Earthworks and foundations

Structural steelwork

Reinforced concrete

Timber and formwork/falsework

Digital construction processes

Chartered engineer ICE/IStructE

Education

Degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

We are seeking a Senior Design Engineer to join the BAM UK & Ireland Temporary Works Centre of Expertise. The Temporary Works Centre of Expertise provides design and technical support to the whole of BAM UK & Ireland, so our work covers a wide range of engineering applications. We are a diverse and well-established team with a strong focus on personal development and supporting progression towards professional qualifications. We offer flexibility in location, with this role based at any of our Northern England offices, alongside a flexible hybrid working schedule.

Making Possible

• Represent the Temporary Works CoE at internal and external meetings.
• Liaise with project, bid, and divisional teams to clarify and manage design requirements.
• Act as Lead Designer when appointed, serving as the main point of contact on specific projects or bids.
• Supervise and support team members, ensuring high performance and adherence to professional and procedural standards.
• Conduct Performance & Development Reviews, provide feedback, and identify development opportunities.
• Plan and undertake site visits as needed to support design accuracy and feasibility.
• Ensure accurate time recording and cost recovery for all chargeable design work.
• Manage the preparation and review of conceptual and detailed designs, ensuring compliance with current standards, risk assessments, and drawing requirements.
• Preparing/supervising the development of detailed designs following current standards and codes, including calculations, design risk assessments and sufficiently detailed sketches for the preparation of 3D models and working drawings.
• Review design work from internal staff and external contributors, maintaining quality and consistency.
• Maintain up-to-date records in the design task database and support pricing by summarising relevant quantities.
• Drive continuous improvement through process enhancements, professional development, and delivery of training, including graduate tutorials.

What do you bring to the role?

• Proven experience and expertise in civil engineering design for structures commonly required by BAM UK&I, which may include earthworks, earth retaining structures, foundations, structural steelwork, reinforced concrete, timber and formwork/falsework.
• Proven experience in construction methods and processes.
• Degree in Civil Engineering or a related subject.
• Experience and knowledge of digital construction processes.
• Chartered membership of ICE and/or IStructE or an accepted alternative professional institution or demonstrable experience and responsibility at a level at least equivalent to a Chartered Engineer.

The Following Are Desirable Requirements

• Construction site/project experience.
• Knowledge of modern methods of construction (e.g. DfMA etc.).
• Experience in training and coaching.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.