Civil Engineer – Tunnelling – Review & Acceptance
Location – Site based, Bridgwater (3 days per week) AND remote working (2 days per week)
Status: Inside IR35
Type: Contract – approved until 31dec26
Reports to: Area Lead
Morson Talent are delighted to present an opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced Civil Engineer (Tunnelling) to join our client's established team for work associated with a nationally significant energy infrastructure Project in Somerset.
Broadly…
The Civil Engineer (Tunnelling) will provide technical expertise to support and ensure the review, acceptance and technical delivery of design changes during construction of the marine works.
The successful role holder will have a working knowledge of concrete design codes such as Eurocode 2 and their application in the marine and tunnelling environment.
You will work closely with the Site Joint Design Office (JDO) Design Team and Construction team to maintain the technical quality of responses (content / consistency / exhaustiveness / accuracy) and construction safety.
You will demonstrate accuracy, tenacity, diplomacy, results-oriented and be a team player, draft programmes and action plans in order to deliver specific project / assignment objectives.
More specifically…
You will support the JDO in the handover of Design Packages released for construction and initiate the delegated responsibilities through this process.
By reviewing and accepting the changes to the design raised by the site contractor, you will be responsible for managing interfaces between the construction contractors and the designers (Request for Information, Field Change Request or Non-Conformance Report)
You will ensure all design and construction changes are delivered on time to meet Construction need.
You will attend readiness reviews of Design Packages released for construction as and when required by design owners.
You will manage CDM aspects relating to the design changes during the construction period, including discharging the role of principle designer.
You will work closely with the Design teams, Contractor and Construction teams to maintain technical quality responses (content / consistency / comprehensiveness / accuracy), construction programme and construction safety.
You will be responsible for the nuclear safety acceptance of the design by carrying out surveillance on the design changes during construction.
Safety case/golden thread: in the review and acceptance process, ensure the high-level safety case and the design have a clear golden thread to support operations.
Criteria
Strong knowledge of secondary lining to tunnels and shafts using reinforced concrete methods in the marine and tunnelling environment.
Strong knowledge of pipe jacking and associated launch/termination structures.
3+ years of design experience of TBM, pipe jack and secondary lining tunnelling structures.
Design process and design activities (preferably related to Nuclear Industry).
Working knowledge of Concrete design codes (e.g. Eurocode 2).
Design with hazard & accidental safety cases.
Working within UK CDM regulations and in a highly regulated industry.
Delivery-oriented and ability to set action plans and meet deadlines.
Desirable
– Knowledge of pipe jack construction methods and of common defects and their associated repair methods.
– Knowledge of common defects to RC underground structures and their repair methods.
– Experience in the design of offshore structures.
– Experience working in a construction environment with clients, designers and contractors.
– Working knowledge of construction change procedures.
– Working in large-scale, multi-cultural industrial project with safety case architecture.
– Understanding and application of the Intelligent Customer Role.
– Health & Safety legislation including CDM and Nuclear Site License requirements.
– Familiarity with safety case process and design substantiation.
Qualifications & Experience
Essential
Advanced degree in Civil or Structural engineering subject, civil or structural Engineering.
Desirable
Working towards / Chartered Engineer with either ICE or IStructE.
Medium Risk Confined Space qualification.
Tunnelling Safety Training Scheme (TSTS) qualification.
PWR technology design, safety case or operation