Lead AVEVA E3D Civil/Structural Designer

Overview

AtkinsRéalis is hiring an experienced Lead AVEVA E3D Designer to help deliver complex industrial, nuclear, power, oil & gas, process, and infrastructure projects.

The Civil/Structural Designer will develop and coordinate structural steel models, access platforms, stairways, ladders, equipment support structures, pipe racks, and other miscellaneous steelwork, ensuring full alignment with project standards, construction requirements, and multidisciplinary interface expectations.

Your Role

Roles & Responsibilities

• Serve as the discipline focal point for AVEVA E3D modelling activities across the full project lifecycle.
• Create and deliver high-quality 3D models, drawings, reports, and material take-offs according to project schedules and quality requirements.
• Operate within an integrated AVEVA Unified Engineering environment to ensure consistency between engineering data, specifications, and 3D models.
• Help drive digital engineering best practices, data-centric design workflows, and model governance processes.
• Collaborate with engineers, project managers, information managers, and other design disciplines.
• Take part in model reviews, constructability reviews, design coordination workshops, and client review meetings.
• Carry out clash detection, interference checking, and model quality assurance activities.
• Assist with model health checks, design validation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide technical direction and mentoring to junior designers.
• Ensure designs address 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
• Create 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

Discover the rewards and benefits designed to help you thrive—at every stage of life and your career. Enjoy competitive salaries, employee rewards and a strong benefits package that you can tailor to your health, wellbeing, financial and lifestyle preferences. Access a wide range of training and professional development opportunities to expand your skills and expertise. Benefit from our hybrid working approach and flexible holiday allowances to support a great balance between work and personal life.

About AtkinsRéalis

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

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