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Senior temporary works design engineer

Knowsley
Permanent
Temporary
Balfour Beatty plc
Design engineer
€50,000 a year
Posted: 21 January
Offer description

About The Role

Provide deliverables and a service that satisfies safety and quality requirements.

Produce calculations, drawings and supply the associated service.

Direct personnel as required.

Lead the production of investigations, reports and specifications.

Ensure activity is in compliance with relevant technical, professional and group standards.

Ensure project change is fully managed, implemented and recorded.

Undertake work using formal processes and procedures.

Manage and record time and provide time estimates for projects/packages.

Define detailed service requirements.

Liaise with Clients Engineering Representatives.


What you’ll be doing

Undertake Permanent Way design on projects, including liaising with client, contractors and multidisciplinary design teams to ensure that the permanent way is fully integrated into the overall scheme.

Produce technical documentation including calculations, reports and specifications in accordance with standards and procedures.

Produce designer’s risk assessments, eliminating hazards wherever possible through the design process.

Oversee technical aspects of track design work undertaken by the design team.


Required

* Check/review the work of other team members.
* Deliver design packages to budget, quality and programme.
* Maintain good relationships with Client’s key representative.


Who we’re looking for

* Knowledge of engineering drawing practices.
* Development of accurate track design, S&C and Plain Line.
* Ability to manage own workload and lead small teams.
* Knowledge and skills in aspects of track and railway civil engineering surveying, specification, construction/renewal within the UK.
* Working knowledge of safety legislation and regulations, including Health and Safety at Work Act and CDM 2015, Microstation, MX Rail, Bentley Railtrack, Clearoute/2.
* International/multiple client experience.


Desirable

* Experienced in the detailed facets of engineering for the particular discipline.
* Has delivered solutions to engineering problems in the design and builds environment.
* Has experience in leading medium sized teams.
* Experienced at operating to procedures and design office practices.
* Detailed design of trackform designs (e.g. drainage, Under track crossings, formation design).
* Track renewals / maintenance experience.


Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. Why join us? As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life.

* Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
* Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…


About Us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth. From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background.

To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion. To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE).

In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists. As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/ We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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