Temporary Works Design Lead

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Temporary Works Design Lead to build new futures.
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale projects in various locations throughout Scotland you will work with true experts who’ll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.
Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.
What you’ll be doing

ROLE PURPOSE:

• Provide technical support and services to site teams and the Work Winning Team.
• Contribute to Permanent Works with a focus on Temporary Works methodology and sequencing.
• Support Site Teams in resolving technical challenges and legacy issues on permanent works.
• Assist other BB Regional Businesses as required.
• Act as the Designated Individual (DI) responsible for establishing and implementing temporary works control procedures.
• Support / assistance to other Balfour Beatty Regional Businesses such as MEP, Power, BB Rail, BB Living Places and Major Projects as required.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Manage and ensure compliance with Balfour Beatty Temporary Works Procedures through regular internal and external audits.
• Assess and validate the competence of Temporary Works Coordinators (TWC), Alternate Temporary Works Coordinators (ATWC), and Temporary Works Supervisors (TWS).
• Oversee the competency checks for Temporary Works Designers (TWD) and Checkers (TWDC).
• Investigate and develop alternative designs for temporary works in collaboration with site and tender teams.
• Report on the progress and status of temporary works designs.
• Ensure the consideration and communication of design risks through appropriate documentation.
• Manage external consulting engineers for independent design checks.
• Provide technical support in value engineering and identifying innovative solutions for temporary works.
• Review and challenge permanent works designs to ensure integration with temporary works requirements.
• Lead or support temporary works assurance through audits and meetings with project teams.
• Focus on Zero Harm and contribute to sustainability initiatives.
  Who we’re looking for

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key 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