Senior Electrical Package Manager - London

Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Electrical Package Manager to join our outstanding Major Projects team to work at our Old Oak Common development in London. HS2's new c. £1 billion Old Oak Common station will become the UK's best-connected rail station once completed. Our Balfour Beatty VINCI SYTRA joint venture will be responsible for the final design, construction, and commissioning of the station in Northwest London.

Upon completion, the new station will boast six underground platforms and up to eight platforms on the adjacent Great Western Main Line. Old Oak Common will also provide high-speed rail services to the Midlands, central London, Scotland, and the North, as well as direct services to three major airports. Incorporating passenger and retail facilities, the new station will provide an exceptional customer experience for both passengers and visitors to the station.

What you’ll be doing:

• You will be with the existing Senior Electrical Package Manager / MEP Lead in assessing the information made available by the client and design partner, proposing optimisations of the design and the content of the construction works.
• Supporting the production of the construction programme and methodologies, particularly for consenting purposes.
• Leading on the definition of the scope of the package and participating in the planning, procurement, and technical input of the packages including Electrical, Fire Detection and Alarm, CCTV, WiFi, Radio, Telephony, Customer Information, and Station Management.
• Responsible for the management of the packages from inception to delivery, managing the Electrical Fire and Comms elements associated with the entire development.
• Management of the appointed sub-contractor(s) to deliver the Electrical Fire and Comms systems.
• Ensuring the scope of works are delivered to an exemplar standard in terms of Health and Safety, Quality, Environment & Sustainability.
• Ensuring quality standards are achieved, maintained, and improved upon.
• Championing innovation and new ways of working where appropriate.
• Ensuring adequate input and management is provided in the design, constructability, consents, and 3rd party approvals, procurement, and subsequent construction processes and snagging including handover and assurance deliverables.
• Fostering an open, transparent, and professional relationship with all stakeholders and fulfilling the construction partner role to the satisfaction of HS2.

Who we’re looking for:

• Project Management experience.
• Knowledge of NEC Contract.
• You must be a capable and confident communicator, comfortable working in an open, challenging, and collaborative environment.
• You will demonstrate a passion for leaving a positive legacy in the communities we serve.
• You must have experience of working in or around a rail environment.
• You will demonstrate capability and energy in bringing a variety of different processes and workstreams together – design, consents, procurement – to ensure package delivery risk is minimised.

Why work for us:

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful projects; developing, building, and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key 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 which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partner’s leave.
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and much more.

About us:

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

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.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ’Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourages 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.