Site Engineer

Site Engineer role at Balfour Beatty plc

Join our Power Transmission & Distribution team as a Site Engineer on the Mannington to Nursling Overhead Line (OHL) Refurbishment Scheme, spanning from north of Bournemouth to Southampton, south of Salisbury. This unique project provides an opportunity to work alongside our Project Manager, Project Director, and dedicated project team to ensure safe, sustainable and successful delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the Project Manager/Director in planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning, and project handover/close out.
• Understand specified engineered solutions and effectively brief working parties to ensure full compliance through to completion.
• Set people to work and supervise the delivery of works to achieve “right first time” outcomes, safely, sustainably and within programme and cost targets.
• Lead on-site teams, fostering a positive safety culture and ensuring compliance with project requirements, objectives and constraints (time, cost, quality, safety).
• Effectively manage, support and care for the people delivering the works.
• Monitor and report on progress, highlighting risks and proposing mitigation measures.

What you’ll be doing

• Attend periodic project reviews and meetings.
• Maintain accurate project records (progress reports, daily diaries).
• Prepare internal and external reports and liaise with stakeholders.
• Provide data and reports to enable informed, cost-effective decisions in line with strategy.
• Support scope and package assignments to enable coordinated working.
• Interpret technical information/drawings and translate into delivery on site.
• Lead by example in maintaining a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
• Ensure compliance with all health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Support Safety & Environmental tours, safety observations and initiatives.
• Prepare, review and work to RAMS; identify and report risks and hazards.
• Issue and control safety documentation; support incident responses.
• Complete audits and set people to work safely.
• Log and escalation risks and issues beyond delegated authority.
• Manage subcontractors: monitor attendance and progress, provide instruction and support to meet contractual requirements.
• Support procurement planning to ensure timely delivery of materials/resources.
• Monitor and follow project targets and KPIs.
• Support assurance activities (audits) and take action on findings.
• Contribute to continuous improvement workshops.
• Help develop and update resource-loaded schedules.
• Implement productivity and project controls techniques.
• Monitor progress, hold weekly meetings and apply Short Interval Control.
• Ensure operational milestones reflect the master schedule and customer expectations.
• Maintain awareness of project cost, budget and commercial impact.
• Escalate commercial changes and requisition plant and materials as required.
• Maintain Balfour Beatty Digital Group Minimum Standards.
• Use and promote digital tools appropriately and ensure team training.

Who we’re looking for

The following qualities/experience are desirable

• Experience in implementing safe systems of work.
• Experience in managing risks and change processes.
• Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts.
• Proficient in commercial/project management communications.
• Able to communicate effectively both verbal and written with all levels of the organisation.
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence.
• Able to undertake work in high pressure situations with a flexible attitude.
• A record of a solutions-based approach to problem solving.
• Demonstrate awareness and support of the benefits of diversity and inclusion.
• Identify and drive personal development.
• Proficient on O365.

The candidate is likely to have

• Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Holds CSCS and SSSTS or equivalent.

Benefits

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata).
• Family friendly policies including 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more.

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on‑going maintenance, our in‑house experts, flexible resources and industry‑leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

Diversity and inclusion

At 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.

We are 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, removing barriers to obtaining employment, and offering an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

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