Job Description

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General information

City/town:

London

Job field:

Construction

External closing date:

Monday, October 13, 2025

Type of contract:

Permanent

ID:

5552
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Description and requirements

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an


inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.



We are looking for a Senior Temporary Works Designer to join our HS2 team in London.

What you'll do:

Ensure the delivery teams are provided with safe, workable temporary works in timely manner to suit programme via in-house design or supplier/subcontract design checks. Ensure SCS JV process for temporary works management is applied fully and efficiently. Develop the in-house TW design team individuals and team capability. Develop positive working relationships with internal and external client teams. Carry out TW designs from brief to issue of final drawings. Carry out TW design review and formal design checking (including checks on supply chain proposals). Ensure preparation and review of Design Risk Assessments including the development of appropriate design mitigation and communication with others in the construction process. Ensure provision of technical support to the SCS JV projects.

What you'll bring to the role:

Civil or Structural Engineering Qualification, preferably BEng or higher (MEng, MSc) Previous experience in Temporary Works design or Civil/Structural design Understanding and application of BS5975:2019 (essential). Understanding and application of current Eurocodes (essential). Good knowledge of the CDM Regulations 2015 (essential). Previous experience in delivering TW for Network Rail and London Underground (preferred).

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

or call 0330 105 2000 - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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