Senior Temporary Works Designer
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Temporary Works Designer to join our Power Transmission & Distribution business in Derby. We are open to full‑time, part‑time and job‑share candidates; flexible working is available.
About The Role
Role Purpose: To work with the project team, designers and subcontractors through the design phase to deliver safe and suitable scope of works in line with project objectives. Take responsibility for design delivery and suitability for works across Power T&D projects focusing on Temporary Works delivery. Provide advice on constructability and sequencing of civil design and temporary works for cabling, overhead lines and substations. Engage in bid development, tendering and innovation projects alongside the Team Lead & Design Delivery Manager.
Key Accountabilities
* Undertake the design and co‑ordination of civil and temporary works designs on projects, from initial feasibility assessment to detail design, installation and final removal, including in‑house temporary works design.
* Ensure timely delivery and high quality of designs, including preparation of reports, calculations and drawings to a high technical level compliant with BS/Eurocodes/ENA standards.
* Understand and capture client requirements, and contribute to robust pricing and design delivery solutions.
Key Responsibilities
* Assess and identify design and temporary works requirements on each project.
* Reinforced concrete design and detailing.
* Construction site layouts and CDM implementation.
* Excavation support for tower foundations or cable trenches.
* Formwork and setting templates for reinforced concrete foundations.
* Piling and crane platforms.
* Access roads design and traffic management plans.
* Checks on protective scaffolds for roads, railways and third‑party property.
* Catenary support system (in‑house system used instead of scaffold).
* Backstays and temporary steelwork for tower support.
* Temporary overhead line diversions.
* Production of in‑house temporary works designs.
* Assist in tender management, scope understanding and advice.
* Check design calculations performed by other engineers.
* Work closely with project teams to maintain common objectives and priorities.
* Liaise with relevant personnel to achieve optimal installation procedures; undertake site visits as needed.
* Embed “Safety by Design” principles, ensuring life‑cycle designs minimise risks and comply with Health & Safety regulations and Balfour Beatty procedures.
* Assist in training new designers and/or trainees.
* Undertake other duties as required by the Team Lead or Design Delivery Manager.
* Maintain compliance with CDM regulations and all legal and regulatory requirements for design outputs.
Interacts With
* PT&D Designers
* PT&D Project team
* Sub‑contractors
* Clients
* Local authorities
Skills Required
* Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering.
* Professional membership with ICE or IStructE, working towards Chartered Engineer status.
* Strong, proven post‑graduate experience in the civil engineering industry.
* Strong understanding and working knowledge of BS5975.
* Experience supervising sub‑consultants or subcontractors.
* Proven experience designing civil engineering works.
* Strong experience managing design of civil or temporary works.
* Experience designing and checking temporary works for civil engineering projects.
* IT literate (Microsoft Word, Excel, CAD).
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 vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Benefits
* Smart working: staggered start and finish times, up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
* 25 days paid annual leave (pro‑rata).
* Family‑friendly policies: 28 weeks full pay maternity/adoption leave, four weeks full pay paternity/partner leave.
* Competitive pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and more.
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks. From scoping and feasibility to design, construction and ongoing maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in developing some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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 a diverse workforce and developing an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of identity or background.
Equality, Diversity and Disability
We are 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 information, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
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