Structural Engineering Coordinator
Contract - 6 Months
Reading - Hybrid - 3 days per month onsite
This is a development role. While some prior knowledge of telecommunications is advantageous, you will be given the opportunity to understand the basics of telecommunications including various technologies, network architectures, and protocols, as well as build a basic knowledge of civil and structural engineering. You will be supported by a cross-functional team of industry experts and exposed to other disciplines within the company to develop your skills and build a strong foundation of knowledge about the industry.
The role's primary focus will be supporting the structures team, with exciting opportunities to contribute to future initiatives that will drive efficiencies and could be transformational for how the business operates.
You will be expected to use and become proficient with the various tools and systems that enable the structures team to perform their daily tasks.
As part of the Structures team, you are expected to collaborate and contribute to the team's overall targets and goals, including keeping up to speed with customer changes and requirements, which is an ongoing process as new technologies advance and present exciting opportunities. We often work with operators to support workshops to assist our suppliers in a fast-changing industry.
Design audits, validation, and analysis of design output from suppliers are all areas the structures team is involved with, and this role is required to support and enable the structure experts to perform their tasks as efficiently as possible.
Key Responsibilities:
* Shadow the structures team to gain knowledge in various aspects of telecoms civil and structural engineering.
* Support with the provision of calculations and design.
* Undertake site visits.
* Assist with assessing design concessions.
* Support in the production and maintenance of guidance documents to ensure customers and suppliers are working to the same standards.
* Locate and share important documentation between the structures team members to assist with site-by-site reviews.
* Contribute innovative ideas and support the implementation of initiatives to enable the business to work smarter.
* Provide administrative support to the structures team.
* Contribute actively to health and safety, environmental, business continuity, and information security arrangements that meet our obligations to our customers.
* Assist in managing audits, reviewing, and reporting on the quality of output from principal designers to the structural engineering manager and HSQE.
* Engage with all key stakeholders and stakeholder groups connected to the design function, ranging from answering site-specific queries to presenting design solutions with Vodafone & Telefonica design stakeholders.
Skills Required for This Role:
* Basic knowledge and understanding of the telecoms industry, e.g., who the UK Mobile Network operators are.
* 1-3 years of experience in Structural Engineering.
* Degree relevant to Civil or Structural Engineering, accredited by the Engineering Council.
* Good IT skills, particularly in using all Microsoft applications.
* Good communication skills.
* Proactive attitude, with the ability to quickly react and adapt to changing requirements.
* Capable of undertaking climbing and/or rooftop, working at heights training.
* Ability to confront, respect, and discuss difficult situations to help develop and understand different personalities and perspectives.
If you sound interested, please share your CV to rohit.chavda@projectpeople.com.
Project People is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.
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