Tuesday 30 September 2008

Jobs at Capita Symonds

We currently have 68 jobs listed on the Capita Symonds vacancy board!

The roles are located across the UK, and across many of our varied disciplines.

View our current jobs

We also have a Graduate Structural Engineer vacancy in London.

View our current Graduate vacancies

Monday 29 September 2008

Annual Safety Lecture - 22nd October 2008

The annual Capita Symonds / ICE Annual Safety Lecture on will be held on 22nd October 2008

This year's subject will be "Combining Safety, Health and Environment - have we succeeded?", and will be hosted by John Armitt, CBE FREng FlCEChairman, Olympic Delivery Authority.

In this lecture John will reflect on the move in recent years in corporate governance from just safety to safety, health and environment; the expectations in the performance of the industry; and the roles of the respective players: clients, designers, contractors/suppliers.

For more information and to register go to the Capita Symonds website

Find our more about Capita Symonds' Health and Safety Training courses (including IOSH & NEBOSH)

Capita Symonds Volunteers redecorate Sheffield School

60 volunteers from Capita and Capita Symonds’ Sheffield offices recently spent three days revamping a local primary school.

The voluntary scheme – which was organised in conjunction with South Yorkshire Cares, a Business in the Community initiative – saw employees from Capita’s local offices – Capita Symonds, Capita Hartshead, Capita Group Marketing and Veredus – helping to spruce up the nearby Springfield School.

Led by Project Manager Andrew Borthwick, a Capita Symonds team redecorated the school’s IT suite, school reception area and staff room kitchen.

Michelle Tilney, Community Coordinator of Business in the Community said: “We are really pleased that so many volunteers joined this exciting project. This project created a colourful and lively environment for the children to study, staff to work in and visitors to enjoy.”

Andy Borthwick added: “This was a great opportunity to make a real difference in the local community and for our employees from a wide range of business to work together. We have been

working with Business in the Community on a range of projects and we look forward to many more to come”.

See related article in South Yorkshire's "The Star" newpaper


Friday 26 September 2008

Bjørvika Tunnel project reaches key stage

A Capita Symonds project in Norway has reached a major milestone with the immersion of the first tunnel element in the Bjørvika Immersed Tunnel project in Oslo harbour.

The 600m long structure - part of a much longer network of tunnels carrying traffic beneath the city on the E18 highway – is made up of of six tunnel elements and will eventually carry a dual three-lane highway under the harbour. It is the first ever immersed tunnel in Norway

A Capita Symonds team – led by Associate Director Jon Baber – has been working on the project since 1999 when we provided advice on the project’s feasibility.

We also provided outline design and detailed design of the tunnel structure - working with Norwegian consultants Aas Jakobsen - as well as preparing contract documents. Our team is currently providing advice and site support during the construction phase.

The tunnelling contract is linked to the redevelopment of the harbour area which includes a new opera house as well as commercial and residential districts. The remaining tunnel elements are due to be in place by mid October before work starts on the road construction and the installation of the various mechanical and electrical systems. The €300m highway tunnel is due to open to traffic in 2010 with the remainder of the harbour development planned to be complete around 2012.

The immersed tube tunnel technique is highly specialised and Capita Symonds is one of only a few consultants in the world with the expertise to deliver this type of project.
The work involves the construction of large box-shaped tunnel elements in dry docks, or purpose built basins, which are then sealed with bulkheads before being floated up and towed to site where they are sunk into a pre-dredged trench in the river or sea bed. The tunnel elements are then joined together with a complex arrangement of watertight gaskets and, once backfilled, the road or railway can then be constructed internally.

Capita Symonds’ client on the project is the Norwegian Public Roads Administration while the contractor for the immersed tunnel is a joint venture between Skanska, BAM and Volker Stevin.

Our portfolio of immersed tunnel projects extends to over 30 major international schemes. It includes the Conwy Tunnel in North Wales, the Medway tunnel in Kent, the Jack Lynch Tunnel in Cork, Ireland and the largest concrete immersed tunnel in the world - the Øresund Tunnel between Denmark and Sweden. Our other current projects include the Limerick Tunnel in Ireland and the Tyne Tunnel in Newcastle where the team is providing technical advice to the lending bank.

WORKS digital launches

Today we've officially launched WORKS digital on our website.

It's an online guide to Capita Symonds - who we are, what we do and where we are across the UK. It's really easy to use and tells you all about the vast array of services we provide.

Have a look and let us know what you think! www.capitasymonds.co.uk/works

Thursday 25 September 2008

Cabot Circus shopping mall opens in Bristol today.........

........with a little help from Capita Symonds

The exciting new Cabot Circus shopping development in Bristol City Centre opens today. And Capita Symonds played an important part in it's development.

Working on behalf of The Bristol Alliance, a four party consortium of retail and infrastructure developers and funding companies, we provided the transportation and highway engineering design for this major redevelopment of Bristol’s main shopping area.

In the later stages of the projects, we were also appointed to work for the development contractors on the Public Realm Regeneration Scheme, which included all new paving, street furniture and drawings.

The scheme comprises a mix of land uses, including up to 60,0002 of offices, 400 new homes, a car park for 2,500 cars with associated variable message signing, and a package of measures to improve accessibility by public transport including real time passenger information systems.

To allow development the scheme required the major diversion of the primary road network including the main gyratory junction at the city centre end of Bristol’s central motorway link, the M32, and diversion of major utilities infrastructure. The new design includes surface level crossings for pedestrians and cyclists, to ensure the dual carriageway isn’t a barrier to entry.


See our case study

Find out more about Cabot Circus

Groundbreaking graduate development programme in 'Regions' Offices

Our Regions division have just launched ‘BusinessWise’ - a groundbreaking graduate 'business skills' development programme designed in partnership with our Salford joint venture ‘Urban Vision’ and the University of Salford.

58 members of staff from our ‘Regions’ offices in Altrincham, Blackburn, Colwyn Bay, Cumbria, Cwmbran, Durham, Salford, Sefton, Southampton and Swindon have signed up to start the two-year programme.

Students will complete a 'Postgraduate Certificate in Business Performance Management' which has been specifically developed for Capita Symonds and Urban Vision.
Much of the teaching will take place at our offices, with one module also featuring two days’ retreat at a camp in Snowdonia.


Teaching on the course is also combined, with University of Salford tutors delivering theoretical and subject-based modules, and working with staff to deliver company-specific teaching and learning in the work place.


Capita Symonds staff enrolling on BusinessWise course

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