Lead AVEVA E3D Civil/Structural Designer

AtkinsRéalis · AtkinsRéalis

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Job Description

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is seeking an experienced Lead AVEVA E3D Designer to support the delivery of complex industrial, nuclear, power, oil & gas, process, and infrastructure projects.

The Civil/Structural Designer will be responsible for developing and coordinating structural steel models, access platforms, stairways, ladders, equipment support structures, pipe racks, and miscellaneous steelwork while ensuring compliance with project standards, construction requirements, and multidisciplinary interface requirements.

Your Role

Roles & Responsibilities

• Act as a discipline focal point for AVEVA E3D modelling activities throughout the project lifecycle.
• Develop and deliver high-quality 3D models, drawings, reports, and material take-offs in accordance with project schedules and quality requirements.
• Work within an integrated AVEVA Unified Engineering environment ensuring alignment between engineering data, specifications, and 3D models.
• Support implementation of digital engineering best practices, data-centric design workflows, and model governance procedures.
• Coordinate closely with engineers, project managers, information managers, and other design disciplines.
• Participate in model reviews, constructability reviews, design coordination workshops, and client review meetings.
• Perform clash detection, interference checking, and model quality assurance activities.
• Support model health checks, design validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior designers.
• Ensure designs consider constructability, operability, maintainability, accessibility, and lifecycle asset management requirements.

Discipline Specific Responsibilities

• Develop 3D structural steel models using AVEVA E3D
• Model platforms, ladders, stairways, handrails and supports
• Interpret structural drawings and specifications
• Coordinate interfaces with piping, HVAC and electrical disciplines
• Generate structural drawings and MTOs

About You

Qualifications & Skills

• Diploma or Bachelor's Degree in relevant engineering discipline.
• Minimum 10 years of relevant experience in industrial plant projects.
• Advanced proficiency in AVEVA E3D modelling and drawing production.
• Experience with AVEVA Unified Engineering, AVEVA Engineering and integrated digital delivery workflows.
• Experience in multidisciplinary coordination, model reviews and clash detection.
• Familiarity with Navisworks, BIM workflows and Common Data Environments.
• Knowledge of rule-based design, catalogue/specification-driven modelling and model validation.
• Understanding of engineering data management and digital handover requirements.
• Exposure to point cloud/laser scan integration and brownfield projects is desirable.
• Knowledge of PML, automation tools or E3D customization is an advantage.
• Strong communication, leadership and mentoring skills.

Software Proficiency Requirements

Mandatory

• AVEVA E3D Design – Advanced proficiency in 3D modelling, routing, drawing extraction, clash resolution and model review.
• AVEVA Unified Engineering (UE) – Working knowledge of data-centric engineering workflows and digital project delivery.
• AVEVA Engineering – Ability to work with engineering data, tags, specifications and design information integrated with E3D.
• Navisworks Manage – Experience in model federation, clash detection and multidisciplinary coordination.
• Microsoft Office Suite – Preparation of reports, material take-offs and project documentation.

Preferred

• AVEVA Diagrams / Engineering Diagrams
• AVEVA Asset Information Management (AIM)
• BIM 360 / Autodesk Construction Cloud (ACC)
• Bluebeam Revu
• ProjectWise or equivalent CDE
• Power BI
• Adobe Acrobat Pro

Discipline Specific Software

• Tekla Structures (preferred)
• AutoCAD
• Autodesk Advance Steel (desirable)
• MicroStation (desirable)

Desirable Digital Engineering Skills

• Understanding of BIM Level 2 / ISO 19650 principles
• Experience working in cloud-based collaborative engineering environments
• Knowledge of AVEVA catalogues, specifications, templates and project administration
• Exposure to E3D automation, PML, macros and scripting tools
• Experience with laser scan / point cloud integration
• Knowledge of digital handover and asset information management

Rewards & Benefits

Explore the rewards and benefits that help you thrive – at every stage of your life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a brilliant range of benefits you can tailor to suit your own health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle choices. Make the most of a myriad of opportunities for training and professional development to grow your skills and expertise. And combine our hybrid working culture and flexible holiday allowances to balance a great job and fulfilling personal life. 

About AtkinsRéalis

We're AtkinsRéalis, a world-class engineering services and nuclear organization. We connect people, data and technology to transform the world's infrastructure and energy systems. Together, with our industry partners and clients, and our global team of consultants, designers, engineers and project managers, we can change the world. We're committed to leading our clients across our various end markets to engineer a better future for our planet and its people.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.  

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