We have a current opportunity for a Senior Design Engineer to join our client's team on an 18-month contract, based in Reading.

As Senior Design Engineer you will provide designs for the Facility Design Authority (FDA) such as utilities, infrastructure, engineering processes, equipment and facilities, ensuring these are compliant with legislation, standards and requirements associated with engineering design throughout the facility lifecycle.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure compliance with Company Assurance Environment, Safety, Health and Quality (ESH&Q) and statutory requirements
• Ensure the design intent is maintained throughout the lifecycle
• Ensure application of standards is proportionate and that engineering best practice is adopted
• Elevate areas of concern to the relevant Principal Engineer
• Liaise with other discipline areas to ensure overall design intent is maintained
• Review and check Design Engineers work
• Monitor and assess competence of Design Engineers in relevant discipline area
• Maintain & promote high personal standards in environment, safety, health, security quality and be a great team player
• Maintain a comprehensive understanding of relevant legislative documentation/standards associated with design engineering
• Application of knowledge to confirm designs are prepared which comply with relevant legislation, standards and requirements
• Additional accountabilities for this job profile may be defined and appointed through the Chief Engineer Management Arrangements, with appointees listed within the Company Design Authorities and Technical Authorities, as held in the company management system

Essential Criteria

• Experience as a Senior Design Engineer
• Experience of structural engineering
• A full understanding of relevant Engineering Standards
• Experience working with pressure equipment
• Good stakeholder management skills

Our role in supporting diversity and inclusion
As an international workforce business, we are committed to sourcing personnel that reflects the diversity and values of our client base but also that of Orion Group. We welcome the wide range of experiences and viewpoints that potential workers bring to our business and our clients, including those based on nationality, gender, culture, educational and professional backgrounds, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, disability, and age differences, job classification and religion. In our inclusive workplace, regardless of your employment status as staff or contract, everyone is assured the right of equitable, fair and respectful treatment.