Temporary Works Design Regional Associate
Building a sustainable tomorrow
We are seeking a Temporary Works Design Regional Associate to join the BAM UK & Ireland Temporary Works Centre of Expertise. The Temporary Works Centre of Expertise provides design and technical support to the whole of BAM UK & Ireland, so our work covers a wide range of engineering applications. Our focus is on delivering safe, practical, economical, and sustainable designs, and you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of applications, including earthworks, earth retaining structures, foundations, structural steelwork, reinforced concrete, timber, and formwork/falsework.
You will lead and develop a team, from within the Temporary Works CoE department, providing safe, practical and economical designs for internal clients to a high standard of professional competence and in compliance with company procedures.
This role can be based at our Leeds, Solihull, or Kilsyth, Scotland office, with a hybrid working schedule.
Your team
- Permanent, full-time role
- This role can be based at our Leeds, Solihull, or Kilsyth, Scotland office, with a hybrid working schedule.
Making Possible
Being personally responsible for:
- Leading a regional design team to ensure tasks undertaken are managed and executed efficiently and safely.
- Allocation of design tasks to individuals within the regional team, and to other regional teams where workload fluctuates, ensuring appropriate allocation based on competency.
- Ensuring that the design task management database is maintained with up-to-date and relevant data.
- Representing the Temporary Works CoE when necessary at internal and external meetings.
- Arranging and undertaking site visits when appropriate.
- Ensuring regional team members carry out Temporary Works Assurance audits based on the agreed audit plan.
- Ensuring that all chargeable work is identified, and charges can be recovered through the accurate recording and timely submission of timesheets/allocations within the regional teams.
- Summarising quantities relating to design tasks and preparing for pricing purposes when required, including outline programmes.
- Ensuring that feedback on design work is obtained, reviewed, collated, and saved in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Liaising with and advising other departments and project teams within the company with respect to technical requirements for proposed design and construction methodology solutions.
- Ensuring the development of conceptual designs with a view to achieving safe, practical and economic design solutions in accordance with current standards.
- Ensuring the development of detailed designs in accordance with current standards and codes and presentation of design output to high standards of professionalism.
- Checking/reviewing the design work of other staff members and external designers in accordance with departmental procedures.
- Ensuring, where required, significant risk items are appropriately reviewed internally prior to close.
- Carrying out manager duties and Performance and Development Reviews when required and identify appropriate development activities.
- Providing recommendations and support to the Temporary Works CoE Lead in relation to succession planning and career progression of staff members within the department.
- Taking a proactive approach to training and continuing professional development of yourself and others.
What do you bring to the role?
The following are required:
- Proven experience and expertise in engineering design for structures commonly required by BAM UK&I, which may include earthworks, earth retaining structures, foundations, structural steelwork, façade retention, reinforced concrete, timber and formwork/falsework.
- Proven experience in construction methods and processes.
- Degree in Civil/Structural Engineering or a related subject.
- Chartered membership of ICE / IStructE or an accepted alternative professional institution.
- Strong communication skills (written, oral and aural).
- Understanding of BAM digital construction vision and its applications.
- Experience in training and coaching.
The following are desirable requirements:
- Construction site/project experience.
- Connections with industry groups.
- Experience in the technical management of a team.
- Knowledge of modern methods of construction (e.g., DfMA etc.)
- Ability to align Technical Strategy with business goals.
What’s in it for you?
- Competitive salary
- A wide range of family-friendly policies
- Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
- 8 % matched pension contributions
- Private healthcare
- Life assurance
- 26 days holiday
- 2 wellbeing days
- 1 volunteering day
- Personal and professional development
BAM Infrastructure is also committed to equality of opportunity in all its employment practices, and to developing policies that support work-life balance.
About BAM
Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.
The application process
For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Monica Curl, Recruiter, BAM Infrastructure, Email: monica.curl@bam.com
BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.
