Senior Structural Design Engineer
Division: OHL - Design
Reporting To: Chief Structural Design Engineer
Role purpose:
To carry out schematic and detailed design of mast and tower structures and associated works for the Wireless Networks, Bridges and Transmission businesses.
Key Accountabilities:
To deliver to Operations department the satisfactory design of tower, mast and bridge projects by providing such design calculations/ drawings and commentary that enables a safe and secure solution.
Key Duties:
- Act as Senior Structural Design Engineer as directed by the Chief Structural Design Engineer.
- Analyse and understand contract documents, and liaise with Principal Structural Design engineers as necessary to agree design requirements.
- Produce appropriate draft and final design calculations for review by a senior/principle design engineer, so that they may be supplied and constructed in accordance with contract documents and/ or current practices.
- Assist in analysis and resolution of design problems.
- Producing scope of works for geotechnical enquiries
- Interpreting geotechnical and third party information relative to the design
- Ensure that any drawings produced represent the design as intended.
- Communicate as required with the business functions, consultant and construction teams to ensure the achievement of satisfactory progress and quality.
- Visit sites and offices to discuss design issues as appropriate, develop solutions to site queries.
- Work as Project Engineer to ensure the project demands are met
- Monitor time on projects
- Manage own work commitments to the project timescales.
- Assist in the tender process, understand and interpret scope of works.
- Liaise with appropriate personnel to achieve optimum design.
- Ensure that Procedures and Manuals provided for compliance with the appropriate Quality Assurance Standards are applied.
- Undertake training as required to enable effective achievement of objectives.
- Undertake check function for design calculations performed by other engineering colleagues.
- Undertake other such duties as may be required by the Chief Structural Design Engineer.
Interacts with:
Internal design team, Suppliers/manufacturers, Construction teams, Internal/external Clients, CDM co-ordinator
Operating Environment:
- To operate in an open and even handed manner with all personnel across the business. Treat others with courtesy, and respect.
- To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working.
- Behaving with integrity and demonstrating professional image at all times.
- To take personal responsibility & accountability for actions.
- Working in an open plan team environment.
Skills Required:
- Degree in Civil/Structural or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent
- Good structural analysis skills, ability to solve problems from first principles
- Experience with BS5950, BS8110, BS6399.
- Knowledge of BS8100/Lattice/Guyed structures advantageous
- Working towards IEng
Allen & York Ltd, Allenview House, Hanham Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 1AG
T: 0844 371 8986 F: 0844 371 2437 info@allen-york.com www.allen-york.com
Registered in England No 3736919 Registered address 4 Cedar Park, Cobham Road, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 7SF
To find out more about this position please contact our offices quoting for Ref. No. TW/HQ00011451