I am looking for people who have worked in a 3D workflow either technician or engineer with reinforcement experience.

Overview

A major international engineering and contracting company, who adopt modern Lean construction techniques and are the market leaders in BIM, are recruiting for BIM Technicians ideally from a civil background to join their award-winning Digital (BIM) Engineering Team for the £2 billion Infrastructure Mega Project to build a new Nuclear Power Station at Hinkley Point.

You will be working within the dedicated Hinkley Point Power Station Digital Engineering team based from site – assisting the engineers, project managers and commercial teams. You will be responsible for the production of accurate and timely technical drawings required for the Hinkley Point Project. This will be a fast paced very varied role where you will be detailing and producing whatever the site teams need you to do, for methodology of work, week by week slide, programmes, animations, temporary works arrangement. Could be concrete drawing, earthworks, steel, drainage & general civil engineering.

A range of software packages will be used including: Tekla structures, Navisworks, Solibri, Trimble connect, Synchro, civils 3D & AutoCAD. Interested in people with 3D & 4D modelling, programming and quantification processes. Also very interested in anyone with programming experience and using APIs to fill gaps in software capability.

There will be excellent opportunities for promotions and development on the project

Hinckley Point Power Station – Project Profile:

• Construction Costs are estimated at £2 billion
• Highly Complex massive reinforced structures and buildings
• Construction will involve the main civils works for the nuclear island, the conventional island and supporting structures.
• This contract is the first relating to the main construction works which will see up to 25,000 jobs created on site over the course of the project, including an estimated 400 apprenticeships for the civils work.
• The scope of work of the main civils contract includes the Nuclear Island, Conventional Island, Balance of Plant, Waste Disposal, Operational Service Centre; Temporary Civil Structures, Contractor’s offices on site; Contractors roads, platforms and networks.
• The scale of the work involves sufficient steel reinforcement to build up to 9 HMS Illustrious aircraft carriers and enough left over to build 5 London Eyes; each nuclear island is the equivalent size of St Paul’s Cathedral; and around enough concrete will be poured to fill Twickenham Rugby Stadium to roof level.

Major Objectives

• To drive efficiency into detailing process ensuring a high level of quality is maintained.
• Identify personal development needs and ambitions.

AREA OF KEY RESPONSIBILITY

Production of construction information - models and drawings

• Generation of site plans, access routes and pour sequences etc. in 2D and 3D.
• Modelling of temporary installations, plant and site hoarding will have to be produced as necessary to be used in4D sequencing and for coordination.
• Ensure that project environmental procedures are implemented to satisfy contractual environmental obligations and any necessary third party consents and approvals.
• RC detailing of temporary works may be required (Experience not essential)

4D Sequencing

• 4D sequencing to program (linking to Primavera P6 or Microsoft project via Navis Works).
• Step by step construction (week on week) 4D sequencing within a model environment.
• ‘Virtual builds’ to support method statements as instruction packs, particularly for reinforcement placement.

Development and use of component parts

• Develop and maintain a 3D library of custom and third party supplier’s components containing relevant attribute data for use by site teams in their federated models.

Information, Change Control & Records

• Ultimately responsible for ensuring that the site teams always have access to the latest information via federated models.
• All information (models and drawings) must be produced in line with client naming and formatting systems.

Clash detection and coordination

• Coordinating all the companies and third party models into federated models as required by site and planning teams.
• Running clash checks and reviewing model for errors and details which would create an issue for the construction or operation of the structure.

Schedule information and equipment lists

• Generation of resource and material usage reports based on programme.
• Generation of equipment lists.

Engineering Knowledge – Capture, Sharing & Using

• Provide value engineering in determining the best solutions to engineering problems.

EXPERIENCE / BACKGROUND

• Interested in tech savvy graduates or BIM Technicians
• Looking for candidates with Civil/Structural Background
• Worked in a 3D workflow – any software packages - such as Tekla structures, Navisworks, Solibri, Trimble connect, Synchro, civils 3D & AutoCAD
• Experience of civil engineering or building projects - ideally reinforcement
• Self-motivated to lead and achieve the highest levels of excellence
• PC-literate (Various design package experience)
• 2 + years’ experience
• Diploma (ONC / HNC) or Degree
• Relevant technical/practical experience on within a design/construction role – working for consultancy, client or contractor.
• Good communication skills