Civil Engineering Designer

We have 6 vacancies for Civil Engineering Designers to work within an existing design team on the UK’s Nuclear New Build programme.

Summary:
The Civil Engineering Designer has to produce 2D and 3D modelling.
The Civil Engineering Designer integrates enhancement requests from civil engineering in the 3D model during the production phase. He/she is assigned to one of the buildings on the nuclear island within Sofinel’s scope of responsibility and his/her activity is coordinated by the civil engineering/layout Design Office Manager. The person should have several years experience in basic or detailed design in industrial/nuclear projects.

Duties & responsibilities:

* Issues 2D drawings as structural and general arrangement drawings.
* Based on the 3D model, the input data from the civil engineering building leaders and the design studies performed for previous nuclear power plants:
– Models the structural civil engineering elements in the 3D model
– Adds the penetrations, openings, conduits, inserts etc. into the 3D model
– Models special parts based on drawings and inserts them in the 3D model
– Establishes and verifies the list of inserts
– Makes 2D drawings issued from 3D PDMS Model.

Qualifications and Training:
Civil Engineering Technician – 2 years higher education. “A” level standard in Design Technology. Civil engineering design office experience: several years in basic or detailed design on industrial / nuclear projects.

Technical Skills:
Knowledge / Understanding of the Eurocodes for Civil Engineering. Thorough knowledge of the PDMS software package or equivalent 3D tools and the Autocad 2D software package.

Other Skills & Attributes
Software and tools: Microsoft Word/Excel, thorough knowledge of PDMS software and Autocad 2D.
Language(s): Fluent in English, French is a bonus
Functional relations: The Civil Engineering Designer works closely with the civil engineering building leaders and the civil engineering/layout Design Office Manager. Knowledge of how to integrate constraints affecting all trades.
Personal capacity: Team player, conscientious approach to work, organisation skills, proactive, takes initiative. Ability to meet commitments and deadlines.