Senior Design Engineer

Bureau Technical Services Limited; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 45,000 - GBP 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering firm in Tees Valley is looking for a Senior Design Engineer to support project teams and lead design assurance. The ideal candidate will have a professional qualification (MICE or MIStructE) and extensive knowledge in temporary works design and ground engineering. This role requires strong interpersonal skills, technical expertise in mechanical and structural engineering, and an understanding of BIM. The successful candidate will be innovative, customer-oriented, and capable of forming effective working relationships under pressure.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid CSCS card.
• Extensive technical knowledge of industry best practices is essential.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills are required.

Responsibilities

• Support Engineering Manager and Pre-Construction Managers.
• Lead design assurance through regular reviews with project teams.
• Carry out technical audits and ensure closure of all actions.

Skills

Temporary works design

Ground engineering

Mechanical engineering

Structural engineering

Geotechnical engineering

BIM

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Education

Recognised professional qualification (MICE or MIStructE)

Tools

Related software packages

Job description

As a Senior Design Engineer, you will be responsible for the following:-

• Supporting the Engineering Manager and Pre-Construction Managers to provide input to the overall design strategy and workload management;
• Supporting the delivery teams, verifying the work of others in a timely and efficient manner, and providing expert technical support;
• Providing integration planning of Methods, Permanent and Temporary works with multi disciplinary project delivery teams;
• Ensuring design risks are considered and prepare design risk assessments. Communicate residual design risks to others;
• Leading design assurance on projects through conducting regular review meetings with project teams, identifying best practice, areas for improvement and areas of concern;
• Developing and maintain relationships with relevant technical consultants and suppliers;
• Promoting the development of BIM within the design process;
• Supporting the Engineering Manager, in ensuring that learning and best practice is shared across the business stream and the business as a whole;
• Maintaining personal expertise and knowledge to ensure than Project Engineering is at the forefront of the industry both technically and in using the latest technologies and standards;
• Carrying out technical audits in the office and site and ensure all actions are closed out;
• Conform to designer obligations of the Construction (Design and Management) regulations.

Who we're looking for

The successful candidate in this role will:

• have a recognised professional qualification (MICE or MIStructE) and a valid CSCS card;
• have extensive up to date technical knowledge of temporary works design and ground engineering and industry best practice;
• be both focussed and thorough and have the gravitas and professional credibility to advise senior management when something needs immediate redress together with the tenacity and drive to ensure that the necessary action is taken;
• be a subject matter expert with a good understanding in other areas in the engineering field;
• hold a good working knowledge of mechanical, structural and geotechnical engineering and related software packages and BIM is required;
• have strong interpersonal and communication skills, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners and delivery team members under time pressure;
• be customer centric and flexible in approach, with the strategic and creative insight to understand the range of opportunities in invitations to tender and be willing to challenge the norm;
• know ‘what good looks like’ in submissions and have hands on experience of leading technical aspects in a timely manner;
• have a desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on the customer requirements.