Scaffold Design Engineer

Salary: Negotiable dependent on experience

Location: Welwyn Garden City

Hours: Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm

An international access provider, with operations in UK, Ireland and UAE. Brogan Group is a leading access specialist supplying clients with the design, supply and erection of scaffolding, mast climbers, hoists and other access solutions on major construction sites.

As a result of our continued growth and expansion throughout the UK, we are currently recruiting for a Design Engineer to join our busy design department at our Welwyn Garden City Head Office.

• Free lunches
• Modern office with pool table, Gym, TV, collaboration pods, free coffee machine and parking
• Recognition rewards
• Team bonding days
• Training:
  In-house seminars and workshops
• Social and Collaborative environment
• Client entertainment and charity events
• Flat management system and autonomous environment
• Positive company culture
• Diversity
• Team orientated company who hire culture fit first rather than the skills only

To interpret our Client’s requirements to produce efficient, functional engineering access solutions for all of Brogan Group’s temporary works services

• Be a point of contact for design related queries from our internal team and external customers
• Able to interpret design requirements and build/dismantle methodologies are accurately translated into the design output, and that the design follows appropriate engineering principles including any assumed construction methods, sequences, temporary works requirements, and loads to be either imposed on or supported by the permanent works
• Able to produce Design Drawings, Design Calculations, Design Risk Assessments and Design Check Certificates
• Coordinate with Temporary Works Coordinators (TWC) and Temporary Works Supervisors (TWS) on our projects
• Liaison with our Project Team and the Principal Contractor (PC) TWC And TWS
• Assisting PC’s TWC in their preparation of design briefs
• Formal appointment as Temporary Works Designer (TWD) or Temporary Works Design Checker (TWDC)
• Understanding design briefs issued from our PC’s TWC to for the development of temporary works designs
• Providing information regarding proposed TW Designers and Design Checkers
• Providing design and design check certificates to PC’s TWC
• Ensure our temporary works structures are inspected within statutory requirements
• When required, checking erected temporary works on our projects before loading/ unloading, and issue a notice to prevent loading if defects, or discrepancies have been identified that require closing out
• Responsible to our Designated Individual (DI) and the PC’s TWC in ensuring that our temporary works are managed and designed in accordance with relevant procedures, drawings, and specification
• Agree the ‘Category of Design Checks’ and the ‘Implementation Risk Class’ with the PC’s and Brogan Group’s TWC
• Based on the ‘Implementation Risk Class’ agree with the PC’s TWC the proposed construction, inspection, maintenance, removal permit control and who is authorised to issue Permits to Load, Unload or Dismantle
• Ensure documentation is transferred to our Project Team for distribution to our Clients and our key internal contacts (TWC, TWS) responsible for working with the relevant temporary works structures
• Ensure all activities meet with legislative, regulatory, industry and client specific requirements

This list is not exhaustive and other duties of a similar level and nature may be required from time to time

• Minimum an HNC in Civil, Structural or Mechanical Engineering

Preferably registered with one of the recognised engineering institutions I.e. ICE, IStruct

E, IET, etc

• And/or has a minimum 5 years proven experience in a large scaffolding contractor’s design office
• And/or has a minimum 5 years proven experience in a principal contractor’s temporary works design department
• Experience in the design of traditional tube and fitting and system scaffolding
• Experience in construction hoists would be beneficial (passenger goods, goods only and transport platforms), mast climber work platforms, common towers, cantilevered loading platforms, cradles, and lorry loader crane lifting…