Temporary Works Designer

Temporary Works Designer Location - Manchester Day rate - £(Apply online only) (role is inside IR35) - Long term opportunity that can go permanent after 6 months My client are currently recruiting for a Temporary Works Designer to work alongside the design team on a major infrastructure project. This is working for a tier 1 contractor based out of Manchester. Duties and responsibilities: Ensure the delivery teams are provided with safe, workable temporary works in timely manner to suit programme via in-house design or supplier/subcontract design checks. Ensure my clients process for temporary works management is applied fully and efficiently. Develop the in-house TW design team individuals and team capability. Contribute to safety targets by pro-active leadership. Develop positive working relationships with internal and external client teams. Carry out TW designs from brief to issue of final drawings. Carry out TW design review and formal design checking (including checks on supply chain proposals). Ensure preparation and review of Design Risk Assessments including the development of appropriate design mitigation and communication with others in the construction process. Ensure that TW designs are suitably categorised with respect to checking. With the TW Design Manager ensure the that upcoming TW are identified on the TW register and these are translated to the TW design briefs register for planning and production of TW designs both in-house and externally. Ensure that a design brief has been established with full consultation is adequate and is in accordance with the actual situation on site, and ensuring all construction loads are considered. Liaise with permanent works designers to resolve issues of construction method and buildability as necessary. Advise the permanent works designer of any temporary conditions or loads that should be considered in the permanent works design. Ensure that designs are checked in accordance with their category for concept, structural adequacy and compliance with the brief. Ensuring S-H-E hazards and risks have been avoided or reduced in the design and/or check of temporary works and that the Delivery Team are aware of the residual risks to be managed. Control risk by identifying issues and providing appropriate responses. Carry out site visits to aid identification of temporary works requirements and preparation of temporary works design briefs. Relevent experience and qualifications required: Civil or Structural Engineering Qualification, preferably BEng or higher (MEng, MSc), minimum (essential). Previous experience in Temporary Works design or Civil/Structural design Understanding and application of BS5975:2019 (essential). Understanding and application of current Eurocodes (essential). Good knowledge of the CDM Regulations 2015 (essential). Membership of relevant professional body (CEng MICE or CEng IStructE, preferred) CITB Temporary Works Coordinator Course (preferred). Completed SMSTS (preferred). If this is something of interest, please apply now and a member of our recruitment team will touch base. We look forward to hearing from you. “VGC Group are acting as an employment business in relation to this vacancy