Design Team Leader (OHL Foundations & Geotechnics)

Overview

Lead geotechnical and OHL foundation design, overseeing team and ensuring safe, compliant delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• geotech design
• risk assessment
• regulatory compliance
• design delivery
• qa review
• client coordination

Tasks

-To arrange training and look to upskill the team to continue to deliver projects to programme. -Maintain compliance of CDM regulations and all other legal and regulatory requirements associated with the nature of designs output by the team -Lead the discussion with client and supplier technical teams to establish and maintain sound geotechnical practice and principles across the project scope. -Lead ground risk assessments, tower capacity assessment, site design and enablement, slope stability assessments and specification / management of geotechnical works -Drive a Safety by Design approach at all times. -Support colleagues in managing the output and delivery of suitable design drawings. -Responsible for the safety, commercial and performance of the team. This includes reporting on KPIs across this areas. -Work closely with other elements of the design team to ensure effective collaboration on multi-disciplinary projects. -To oversee the design and co-ordination of geotechnical information, assessments and designs required on the Skye project -Support the DDL, EM and Resource Managers to produce resource profiles to assist with better resource forecast and team capacity to deliver projects efficiently. -Undertake technical quality assurance reviews and provide design approval as required / permitted by the Chief Engineer. -Ensure the timely delivery and quality of geotechnical and foundation design, by both internal BB and supply chain partners.

Requirements

• chartered engineer
• bim360docs
• tekla tedds
• infraworks
• limitstate geo
• slide 7.0

What You Bring

-Understand and be able to capture Client requirements, including those not explicitly stated within the contract. -Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works -Chartered Engineer preferred with either the ICE or IStructE -Able to contribute to the generation of value engineered solutions and design delivery solutions. -Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering. -Working knowledge of BIM360Docs and Autodesk Software -Adjusting to site conditions and enabling ongoing construction works to be performed with least impact. -Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works -IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD) -Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors -Expertise in the use of Tekla Tedds, Infraworks, LimitState Geo, Slide 7.0 etc. -Extensive experience of geotechnical design including numerical analysis and finite element modelling -Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry

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Benefits

-Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow. -25 days paid annual leave (pro rata) -Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave -Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

About Balfour Beatty Plc

-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.

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