Tunnel Vision Issue 2 - JGL corporate newsletter - Flipbook - Page 12
A day in the life of the
Joseph Gallagher,
Leeds Design Team
So, what does that mean for our
engineers in Leeds?
08:00 – Co昀昀ee, emails and priorities
The day starts by getting up to speed with what is
happening across our projects.
We then get together as a team to discuss the week
ahead — what needs to be delivered, what problems
need solving, what information is missing and, most
importantly, what needs to get over the line.
The focus is simple:
Prioritise. Collaborate. Deliver.
Designing solutions
Our engineers work across the full design lifecycle,
developing solutions from early concepts through to Fit
for Construction.
George Harvey
Design Manager
Based in the heart of Leeds, our design team
works alongside the wider JGL business to take
projects from concept through to construction,
developing practical, buildable engineering
solutions for some of the UK’s most technically
challenging infrastructure projects.
Founded in 1982, Joseph Gallagher has built its
reputation around specialist tunnelling, underground
works and heavy civil engineering. Today, our
capabilities span a wide range of trenchless
technologies, including Horizontal Directi-onal
Drilling (HDD), microtunnelling, pipejacking, auger
boring, Direct Pipe and tunnelling, across sectors
including energy, water, utilities, transport and
renewables.
That could mean developing an HDD alignment,
calculating installation parameters, assessing ground
conditions, designing temporary or permanent works,
developing shaft arrangements, checking structural
requirements or working through the practicalities of
how something will actually be constructed.
Because at JGL, design isn’t just about producing
drawings and calculations. It has to work on site.
Collaboration is key
A large part of our day is spent working
together.
Engineers challenge each other’s assumptions, discuss
problems, review calculations, look at constructability
and work with our delivery teams to make sure the
solution being designed is the solution that can actually
be built.
We also work closely with external stakeholders and
assurance bodies, depending on the project — from
Network Rail and National Highways through to
utility companies, environmental regulators and local
authorities.
That means engineering is only one part of the
challenge. We also need to understand interfaces,
approvals, constraints, risks and the programme.
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