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Temporary Works Designer

Job Posted: 11 days ago

Salary: £ Competitive
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Ipswich

Expire in: 16 days

Job Description

What will you do?

The CWA is recruiting a Temporary Works Designer to join its Engineering and Assurance team, supporting the delivery of one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes. This role offers the opportunity to work across a broad and complex scope of temporary works, contributing directly to the safe, efficient and buildable delivery of Sizewell C.

                Working across site and office locations, the Temporary Works Designer will play a key role in developing, coordinating and assuring temporary works solutions throughout all stages of the project lifecycle, collaborating closely with construction teams, designers, subcontractors and suppliers

Design and check a wide range of temporary works solutions in line with BS 5975, Eurocodes, CIRIA and relevant standards
                        
Deliver temporary works designs that interface effectively with permanent works, ensuring buildability, safety and programme alignment
                        
Produce and review calculations, drawings, reports and designers’ risk assessments
                        
Provide technical advice on construction methodology, sequencing and buildability to site teams
                        
Review and assure third‑party and subcontractor temporary works designs
                        
Support the preparation of Approval in Principle (AIP) documentation for client and stakeholder approval
                        
Mentor junior engineers and contribute to continuous improvement across the temporary works function
                        
Support digital design processes and collaborative working across the wider CWA organisation

What are we looking for?

Proven experience delivering temporary works design on major civil or infrastructure projects
                        
Strong technical capability across temporary works such as haul roads, working platforms, formwork, falsework, scaffolding, shoring and access structures
                        
Degree qualified in Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent)
                        
Minimum 7 years’ relevant experience, including at least 3 years in a temporary works design role
                        
Good working knowledge of BS 5975, Eurocodes and UK health and safety legislation
                        
Experience using engineering design software and BIM/CAD tools
                        
Chartered status or working towards chartership (ICE or IStructE preferred)
                        
A collaborative communicator with a disciplined approach to quality, safety and assurance
                        
Commitment to designing out risk and championing safety through design

What we will offer you?

The CWA is a single delivery organisation made of up of the client (Sizewell C) and three parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Bouygues and Laing O'Rourke - which offer industry leading packages including market leading salaries, generous annual leave entitlements, pension scheme and other flexible benefits

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