Temporary Works Design Regional Associate

Temporary Works Design Regional Associate

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 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.

• Permanent, full‑time role

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.

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, facade 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 / IStruct
  
  E 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.

• 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.