Graduate Design Engineer
JOB DESCRIPTION
To develop design engineering skills, knowledge and experience through working within the Hadley Construction Technology (HCT) team, culminating in a design role within the HadleyFRAME, Building Products or Construction Technology business units. Receiving training on construction technologies offered by the Hadley Group, developing structural design skills across the construction product range and working side by side with design engineers, technical consultants and software developers to deliver best in class product and project designs for internal and external customers.
THE ROLE
- Proactively engage with the HCT team and associated business units, continuously developing design engineering skills, knowledge and experience aimed at Hadley’s construction products
- Take ownership for the completion of graduate training, design tasks, and project work, with the aim of developing to be able to apply independent judgement to engineering problems.
- Understand the limits of personal knowledge and abilities, working within these limits whilst completing continuous professional development to close knowledge gaps identified.
- Keep management and relevant stakeholders informed of assignment progress and decisions made to ensure objectives are being met.
- Be able to work to clear deadlines and timeframes to ensure that training and design tasks are delivered on time.
- Have good interpersonal and relationship building skills to ensure colleague and customer interactions are supportive, clear and are fully representative of the company values.
- Demonstrate a proactive attitude towards continuous improvement aimed at both product development and process improvement for both existing and new product / system ranges.
- Gain and increase knowledge of the wider systemisation of building products.
- Provide support to internal and external customers to assist in achieving the sales revenue plan of growth and increased market share, revenue, profit, and ROI.
- Promote and share knowledge related to the LGSF and building products markets with both the wider team and the Group as a whole.
- Liaise and attend site / design meetings to perform duties and aid business.
- Liaise and attend meetings with other company functions necessary to perform duties and aid business and organisational development.
- Support marketing of technical data (website content, brochures, seminars, trade shows etc…)
- Keep abreast of competitors technical offerings, and benchmark best practice.
- Take a proactive approach towards professional development, with an aim to achieve Chartered Engineer status from a relevant Engineering Council Institution.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Areas: Within the UK & international group sites as required
Frequency:
- Low
- Full UK driving license is preferred, with any offences declared to the company.
THE CANDIDATE
Education and Qualifications: Bachelors/Masters degree in a relevant civil / structural / mechanical engineering discipline.
Experience
- Have a degree level understanding of structural analysis.
- Able to complete hand calculations with clarity.
- Ability to use Microsoft Excel effectively.
- Have a degree level knowledge of 2D and 3D CAD.
- Analytical skills and problem solving.
- Have a degree level understanding of technical drawings.
- Working as part of a team.
Language(s) & level: Fluent English (spoken and written)
CORE COMPETENCIES
Technical
- Have degree level knowledge of structural design/analysis and construction materials.
- Awareness of Eurocodes desirable.
- An engineering mindset that can be applied to a broad range of problems.
- Able to read, create and develop technical papers/reports.
- Able to read, understand and interpret technical drawings.
Job related
- Able to create innovative solutions.
- Excellent problem-solving skills
- Exercise substantial initiative/judgement in work methods and interpreting goals
- Communicates with clarity and demonstrate excellence in approach to work and people activities.
- Strong organisation, communication, and planning skills.
- Ability to manage a variety of activities at the same time.
- Troubleshooting skills
- Able to identify hazards and risks.
- Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
Personal (Preferred)
- Demonstrates commitment to corporate values.
- Good work ethic/reliable
- Optimistic and open to change
- Methodical – practical analytical skills
- Willing/able to travel abroad and to other sites within UK
- Civil, courteous, and co-operative to colleagues, clients, and suppliers
- Maintain standard of dress & personal hygiene acceptable to the company
- Energy and Drive for results
- Acts with honour and integrity
- Customer focus
- Able to work with new technologies
- Communicate clearly and professionally with all levels of company personnel both written and verbally
- Must be systematic and focused on detail when carrying out duties
- Must have a professional appearance and attitude i.e., promoting the group vision and policy
- Promotes the company at all times
Hadley Group is a world leader in advanced cold rolled steel technology, with manufacturing facilities in Europe, the Middle East and Southeast Asia. We deliver innovative solutions with applications across sectors as diverse as construction, automotive, industrial and agriculture. Our continuing growth and success is entirely dependent upon our ability to attract, retain and develop the best people, and it is for this reason that we promote continuous personal development for everyone working at the Hadley Group.
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