Temporary Works Design Engineer

Construction, Property and Engineering; Derby; Hybrid; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Randstad CPE, on behalf of an international infrastructure group, is seeking a Temporary Works Design Engineer in Derby to deliver high-quality temporary works designs for major projects. You will review briefs, manage workload for CAD staff, and perform complex calculations.

The role offers a 12-month contract or longer, hybrid working, and a daily rate of £480 umbrella. The candidate should have an engineering degree, strong numerical skills, and proficiency in Excel and design software.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering with extensive experience.
• Strong numerical capability and proficiency in Excel.
• Excellent communication and report writing skills.

Responsibilities

• Reviewing temporary works design briefs and managing workload for CAD Engineers, Technicians, or Operators.
• Undertaking both repetitive and complex structural engineering and geotechnical calculations.
• Verifying and delivering temporary works designs to time and budget constraints.
• Providing expert technical support and contributing to workshops to identify innovative solutions.
• Ensuring design risks are considered and assisting with CDM compliance through audits.

Skills

Strong numerical capability

Excellent communication

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Autodesk

Bentley

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Are you an innovative Temporary Works Design Engineer looking to make a tangible impact on major projects? We are currently partnering with an international infrastructure group who are leading the transformation of industry to meet the challenges of the future. They are seeking a skilled professional to join their team.

• Role: Temporary Works Design Engineer

• Location: Derby, DE21

• Contract: Start ASAP, 12 month contract or potentially longer

• Rate: £480 per day Umbrella

• IR35 Status: Inside IR35

• Hours: 8am - 4pm Mon-Fri, hybrid working

In this role will be to deliver high-quality, buildable, and safe temporary works designs for Major Projects and other business units. Acting as a technical expert, your key accountabilities will include:

• Reviewing temporary works design briefs and managing the allocation of work, including managing the workload for CAD Engineers, Technicians, or Operators.

• Undertaking both repetitive and complex structural engineering and geotechnical calculations.

• Verifying and delivering temporary works designs to time and budget constraints.

• Providing expert technical support and contributing to methodology workshops, buildability sessions, and VE workshops to identify innovative, cost-effective solutions.

• Ensuring design risks are fully considered, preparing Design Risk Assessments, and exercising designers' obligations under the CDM Regulations Assisting with design assurance through audits.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate:

• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline, backed by extensive experience and thorough knowledge of engineering principles.

• Strong numerical capability with the ability to assimilate data, alongside proficiency in Microsoft Office (especially Excel) and analytical software such as Autodesk and Bentley.

• Excellent communication, report writing, interpersonal, and influencing skills to work effectively with all levels of personnel.

If you have the technical capabilities to drive design excellence and want to secure a long-term role with an industry pioneer.

Randstad CPE values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are more than happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.