Temporary Works Designer

Company Details

• Company: structural engineer
• Salary: £40000 - £60000 per annum
• Type:
  Full Time
• Region: UK - London
• Town/City:
  City of London, London
• Posted: 02/06/2026
• Listed in:
  Structural Engineer
• Reference: BBBH
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Temporary Works Design Engineer

London EC1, City of London, London, UK

£40k-£60k + travel to work paid

Are you a structural engineer with several years of experience who would enjoy the challenge of complex temporary works design?

Would you like to work in a fast paced, contractor led environment and are you good at thinking outside of the box?

This reputable design consultancy are the design arm of a large main contractor. They are an Employee Owned Trust so their people really count and this enables you to get the EOT bonus benefits.

They also pay your travel to and from the office!

The work includes lots of non typical solution driven temporary works design in specialist areas, such as major building façade retentions and various complicated London building schemes.

• Design complex temporary works solutions including major building façade retentions, hoardings, barriers, formwork, scaffolding hoists, fabrication design, connection design, Cat 3 checks, and heavy temporary works.
• Provide design for large building schemes on complex sites, working closely with contractors and conducting site visits.
• Leverage innovative and non‑typical solutions to solve engineering challenges.

• 2.1 degree from a good university preferred.
• Several years of design experience, either in permanent or temporary works.
• Strong communication skills and a forward‑thinking, flexible, business‑savvy mindset.
• Problem‑solving capability with adaptability to absorb new information.
• Proficiency in Ideastatica, RFEM, or Tedds is advantageous.

• £40k-£60k salary with bonus scheme.
• Healthcare and travel to and from the office paid.
• 25 days holiday and flexible work pattern.
• Excellent training for chartership.

Aldwych Consulting values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010. We encourage and welcome applications from all sections of society and are happy to discuss reasonable adjustments and/or additional arrangements as required to support your application.

Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK.

For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies we are acting as an Employment Agency, and when advertising temporary/contract vacancies we are acting as an Employment Business.