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    Senior Design Engineer - London, United Kingdom - Balfour Beatty

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    About the role

    Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer to join our Rail team to work in Canary Wharf, Redhill or Derby.

    Balfour Beatty is one of the UKs leading rail infrastructure suppliers. 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, signalling, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

    Role Purpose:

  • Undertake the design of complex structural renewal and maintenance projects from inception to design completion, including undertaking structures assessments, managing the delivery of site investigations / surveying and planning, and checking the work of others;
  • Prepare and review technical reports and draft specifications for remedial and improvement works;
  • Prepare calculations, drawings, technical specifications, and technical reports to support the design, assessment, survey or investigation carried out as determined by the nature of the tasks given;
  • Manage site investigations, surveys and undertake desk top studies;
  • Prepare technical reports on the condition / capacity of existing structures;
  • Undertake detailed design and prepare supporting documentation including drawings, technical work scopes, and risk assessments;
  • Undertake structure inspection, assessment and preparation of reports;
  • Identify technical resources required to deliver aspects of a Project, supervise implementation of the work and undertake appropriate checking.
  • What you'll be doing

    As a Senior Design Engineer your duties will involve:

  • Sufficient packages delivered to programme and budget;
  • Packages comply with good design practice, relevant technical, professional and group standards;
  • Accurate packages with minimum of rework;
  • Effective and organised team;
  • Accurate and complete records;
  • Successful audits;
  • To mentor staff and review Technical Competency;
  • Direct technical staff engaged in design and assessment works, carry out checks of calculations and technical reports prepared by others and undertake such work personally;
  • Manage the delivery of technical projects, or parts thereof, allocated providing monthly update of progress for client report;
  • Accept full financial, site investigation, survey, design, assessment and programming responsibilities for the implementation of projects allocated;
  • Oversee the development of all design and construction contracts to ensure compliance with required standards as well as current safety legislation.
  • Who we're looking for

    Knowledge & Skills:

    Essential:

  • Must have a recognised degree in Civil or Structural Engineering;
  • Candidates should be professionally registered with the Engineering Council as an Incorporated Engineer and working towards Membership of the I.C.E.;
  • HNC only acceptable when coupled with a minimum of 5 years of experience in design and / or construction with the emphasis on railway structure design and maintenance;
  • Appreciation of construction methods and materials;
  • Must have a good working knowledge of Group Standards / Health and Safety legislation, including CDM regulations, and how it impacts on the industry;
  • Knowledge of engineering drawing practices;
  • Should be competent in CAD and familiar with Structure Analysis package (ST Dpro or similar).
  • Desirable:

  • Experience in railway based civil engineering and structures;
  • Undertaking PTS, IWA, COSS, confined spaces, aerial platform, OHLE training (as required).
  • Experience:

    Essential:

  • Experienced in the detailed facets of engineering for their particular discipline;
  • Has delivered solutions to engineering problems in the design and build environment;
  • Has experience in leading medium sized teams. Experienced at operating to procedures and design office practices.
  • Desirable:

  • Experience in the asset management of railway civil engineering structures.
  • Why work for us

    Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.



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