Site Engineer in Aberdeen

About the RoleJob Title : Site Engineer

Location : Aberdeen

Project Type : Civils / Energy

Company : Balfour Beatty Group

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, support communities, and enable economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high‐quality projects safely, on time and within budget.

Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we\’re growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award‐winning team.

Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Site Engineer to build new futures.

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well‐established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large‐scale critical infrastructure projects in Scotland, you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we\’ll help you take it much, much further.

What you\’ll be doingRole Purpose

Undertake site engineering control and implementation of works on site, including monitoring and reporting progress.

The project involves significant heavy civil engineering such as earthworks, drainage, and roads.

AccountabilitiesCore

Live the Balfour Beatty Values

Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm

Support the delivery of CSUK\’s Sustainability activities

Health, Safety & Environmental

Produce Task Briefing Sheets

Contribute to production of Permit to Dig, including briefing to the workforce

Carry out briefings and toolbox talks

Conduct Safety Inspections

Identify hazards and contribute to developing Safe Systems of Work

Engineering Control

Set out from primary control provided by others

Provide sketches detailing the setting out information installed

Maintain survey equipment, including registers and testing regimes

Read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specifications

Quality

Produce as‐built drawings and records for every element of the works involved

Complete Quality Check Sheets and produce information for Handover Documentation in line with programme

Maintain accurate records – Daily Diary, photographs, records of site discussions

Productivity

Measure actual materials used and reconcile with theoretical measures, reporting and investigating reasons for differences

Work to Weekly Programme (drafted by others) and mark up progress achieved weekly

Contribute to collection of data for Key Performance Indicators, including reasons for difference

Commercial

Produce accurate daily diary of resources, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and outputs

Produce weekly measure, take‐offs and schedule materials accurately, producing clear requisitions and following through to delivery

Understand what is classified as additional work and how to record this

Be familiar with actual resourcing levels versus budget and report reasons for differences

Who we\’re looking forPersonal Qualities and ExperienceEssential

Clearly communicate requirements of a safe system of work and ensure they are followed

Take ownership of tasks and communicate outcomes

Work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with responsibility

Hold a current driving licence and CSCS Card

Be a good team player with strong communication and interpersonal skills

Health, Safety & Environmental

Understand and use Permit to Work System

Demonstrate environmental awareness

Engineering Control

Use setting out techniques and survey equipment

Report issues with control and information provided

Quality

Read and understand drawings and schedules

Understand Activity Control Plans and produce resultant information for handover file

Have a strong understanding of construction tolerances

Be aware of and use Specification and other Contract documents

Produce detailed documentation for handover of completed works

Productivity

Take off and schedule material quantities accurately

Commercial

Have knowledge of specification and contract documents

Understand what constitutes additional works

Desirable

Developing leadership skills

Targeting and actively progressing professional accreditation (e.g., ICE, IHT)

EUSR Cat 1 & 2 Training

Behavioural Competencies

Results Driven: Demonstrates passion and excitement for work. Tackles problems head‐on and resolves them without delay.

Focus on Excellence: Goes the extra mile to exceed expectations. Continually seeks ways to add value and improve performance.

Teamwork & Collaboration: Works for the benefit of customers, suppliers and stakeholders. Shares knowledge, ideas and expertise proactively.

Customer Focus: Dedicated to meeting expectations and requirements of internal and external customers. Collects customer information to improve services and solutions. Manages customer experience to ensure positive relationships.

Operational Excellence: Plans and organises work to safely achieve maximum efficiency and output. Delivers results consistently.

Adaptability: Learns quickly and adapts positively to changing business and customer demands. Energised by change.

Why work for us

Be part of a major energy infrastructure investment that\’s shaping the UK\’s low‐carbon future.

Work on challenging, high‐profile projects with the support of a skilled, multi‐disciplinary team.

Join a culture of learning, improvement and excellence – where your voice makes a difference.

Enjoy a competitive salary, development opportunities and a flexible, inclusive working environment.

Professional and personal developmentThe size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We\’re proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it\’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10 approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.

For further information about Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland – You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers sectionAbout UsFrom Dunfermline\’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award‐winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland\’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence \”Employer Recognition Scheme\” and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‐term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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