Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer - Demolition/Sub & Superstructure

Enable Resourcing Limited; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career progression

Challenging projects

Job summary

Enable Resourcing Limited is seeking a Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer to join our client’s engineering team in Central London. You will lead the design and coordination of temporary works for demolition and reinforced concrete projects, ensuring safe, practical and compliant solutions from tender through delivery.

You will work closely with operational, pre-construction and delivery teams, producing designs, calculations and technical reports while mentoring junior engineers and

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering is required.
• Proven experience as Temporary Works Design Engineer.
• Strong knowledge of temporary works procedures and industry best practice.
• Ability to produce design calculations and technical reports.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and coordination of temporary works solutions for demolition and structural projects.
• Develop innovative engineering solutions across tender, delivery, and operations.
• Produce and review temporary works designs and calculations.
• Design temporary supports, propping schemes and façade retention solutions.
• Support reinforced concrete substructure and superstructure operations.
• Carry out structural assessments and investigations.
• Liaise with project managers, site teams and external consultants.
• Support tender submissions and constructability reviews.
• Ensure designs comply with legislation, standards and procedures.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.

Tools

STAAD.Pro

AutoCAD

RISA-3D

Job description

A leading specialist contractor delivering complex demolition, structural alteration, reinforced concrete and enabling works projects is looking to appoint an experienced Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer to join its growing engineering team in Central London.

This is an opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most technically challenging construction projects, involving demolition, cut-and-carve developments, basement construction, reinforced concrete structures and major temporary works solutions.

The successful candidate will play a key role in developing innovative engineering solutions across a diverse portfolio of complex projects from tender stage through to delivery.

The Role

As Senior Temporary Works Design Engineer, you will lead the design and coordination of temporary works solutions for demolition, structural alteration and reinforced concrete construction projects.

Working closely with operational, pre-construction and delivery teams, you will ensure designs are practical, safe, commercially viable and fully compliant with industry standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Producing and reviewing temporary works designs and calculations.
• Developing engineering solutions for demolition, structural alteration and enabling works projects.
• Designing temporary support systems, propping schemes and façade retention solutions.
• Supporting reinforced concrete substructure and superstructure operations.
• Carrying out structural assessments and technical investigations.
• Liaising with project managers, site teams and external consultants.
• Supporting tender submissions and constructability reviews.
• Ensuring designs comply with relevant legislation, standards and company procedures.
• Providing technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers where required.

Requirements

• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Proven experience in a Temporary Works Design Engineer role.
• Strong background in demolition, structural alterations or major civil engineering projects.
• Experience designing temporary works for reinforced concrete structures, basements and complex structural modifications.
• Excellent knowledge of temporary works procedures and industry best practice.
• Ability to produce design calculations and technical reports.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Chartered or working towards Chartered status would be advantageous.

What’s on Offer?

• £80,000 – £110,000 basic salary depending on experience.
• Attractive company package.
• Opportunity to work on some of London’s most technically challenging projects.
• Career progression within a highly respected specialist contractor.
• Collaborative engineering environment.
• Exposure to major demolition, enabling works and reinforced concrete schemes.