Technical Lead - Temporary Works

BAM UK & Ireland; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension contributions 8% matched

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Company car/allowance

26 days holiday

Wellbeing days

Volunteer day

Personal and professional development

Job summary

BAM UK & Ireland is seeking a Technical Lead - Temporary Works to provide technical leadership across the business and drive excellence in temporary works engineering. The role sits in the Temporary Works CoE and acts as the technical authority for temporary works design.

You will shape standards, lead governance, and champion innovation across projects and design teams, developing capability and ensuring robust engineering solutions.

Qualifications

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with ICE, IStructE or equivalent.
• Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Extensive experience in temporary works design, assurance and engineering governance.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Act as BAM UK's technical authority for temporary works design.
• Provide expert guidance and assurance on complex and high-risk engineering challenges.
• Lead technical governance, audits and design assurance activities across the business.
• Develop and maintain temporary works standards, procedures and best practice.
• Drive engineering excellence, quality and continuous improvement.
• Lead competency, training and professional development programmes for temporary works designers.
• Support recruitment, succession planning and capability development within the Temporary Works CoE.
• Oversee technical performance and assurance of external design partners.
• Champion innovation, digital engineering and new approaches to temporary works delivery.

Skills

Chartered Engineer

Engineering leadership

Temporary works design

Governance excellence

Education

Civil/Structural Engineering degree

Tools

BS 5975

CDM Regulations

Job description

Building a sustainable tomorrowAt BAM UK & Ireland, we deliver some of the UK's most challenging infrastructure and construction projects. Our Temporary Works Centre of Excellence (CoE) is at the heart of ensuring safe, innovative and technically robust engineering solutions across BAM UK & Ireland.

We are seeking a Technical Lead - Temporary Works to provide technical leadership across the business and drive excellence in temporary works engineering.

This is a key strategic role within the Temporary Works CoE, acting as BAM UK & Ireland's technical authority and Designated Individual (DI) for Temporary Works Design. You will shape technical standards, lead engineering assurance, develop engineering capability and champion innovation across our projects and design teams.

Your Team

This role will be based at any UK & Ireland office (depending on geographical location).

Making Possible

• Act as BAM UK & Ireland's technical authority for temporary works design.
• Provide expert guidance and assurance on complex and high-risk engineering challenges.
• Lead technical governance, audits and design assurance activities across the business.
• Develop and maintain temporary works standards, procedures and best practice.
• Drive engineering excellence, quality and continuous improvement.
• Lead competency, training and professional development programmes for temporary works designers.
• Support recruitment, succession planning and capability development within the Temporary Works CoE.
• Oversee technical performance and assurance of external design partners.
• Champion innovation, digital engineering and new approaches to temporary works delivery.

What do you bring to the role?

• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with ICE, IStructE or equivalent.
• Degree qualified in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• Extensive experience in temporary works design, assurance and engineering governance.
• Strong knowledge of BS 5975, CDM Regulations and temporary works management.
• Experience acting as a technical authority on complex engineering projects.
• Proven leadership experience managing and developing engineering teams.
• Experience delivering technical audits, assurance reviews and competency assessments.
• A passion for technical excellence, innovation and developing people.

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

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