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HV Electrical : Temporary Works Designers Scotland £35,000 - £40,000 + Car

A superb opportunity for a Temporary Works Designer to join my client and be involved in the UK's largest overhead line transmission project.

The 400kV project is an NEC Option C contract to design, supply, install, and commission a new 220km overhead transmission line and dismantle the existing 132kV line. With site access from 2010 it is programmed to complete in 2014.

About the job

The purpose of this role is to undertake the design co-ordination of all temporary works required on the project, from the initial feasibility assessment to detail design, installation & final removal, including where appropriate preparation of in-house temporary works design.

Temporary works involvement will include:

• Excavation support for tower foundations or cable trenches
• Formwork and setting templates for reinforced concrete foundations
• Piling and Crane Platforms
• Access roads and traffic management
• Protective scaffolds for roads, railways and third party property
• Catenary Support System (in-house system used in place of scaffold)
• Backstays and temporary steelwork for tower support
• Temporary overhead line diversions
• To identify competent designers and contractors for installation of each type of temporary works, and to coordinate and supervise their work
• To perform/assist with the production of in-house temporary works design

What you’ll need

• Degree level education or the equivalent with formal training in civil, structural &/or geotechnical engineering
• Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil or structural engineering industry
• Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors
• Proven experience of the design of civil or structural engineering works
• Experience in the design & supervision of temporary works for civil engineering projects
Industry: HV Electrical Sector: Location: scotland

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