Senior Engineering Surveyor in Redcar

About The Role

Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives? Balfour Beatty has created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years, redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project. As a result, alongside several consortium partners, Balfour Beatty has been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first‑of‑a‑kind fully integrated gas‑fired power station with carbon capture and storage, which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster. Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Senior Engineering Surveyor to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

Role Purpose

• To provide and maintain dimensional control and survey stations within the project;
• To facilitate communication between the survey and engineering teams;
• Liaise with client survey and design teams;
• Survey Data Management.

Responsibilities

• The security and integrity of Project survey equipment;
• The sufficiency of survey equipment in conjunction with the Survey Manager;
• Ensuring that setting out survey data is to an acceptable standard;
• The quality of the setting out derived from survey data;
• The effective liaison with others to progress survey requirements;
• Ensuring that project specific survey procedures are followed;
• Managing setting out activities through proactive and reactive monitoring;
• Responsibility for providing monitoring data to the Survey Manager, and performing corrective and preventative actions, as agreed;
• Management and control of the Survey and Setting out requests;
• Observe monitoring activity on site to ensure compliance with specification, BS standards and best practice;
• Proactively work to reduce standing time;
• Review operational compliance with Risk Assessment and Method Statements.

Who We’re Looking For

Essential Qualities / Experience

• Civil Engineering, Engineering Survey, Tunnel Survey and/or an appropriate Surveying discipline qualification to HNC/Degree level;
• Have relevant professional Engineering Survey experience relevant to the type of tunnel operation being undertaken;
• Appropriate level of professional registration with a relevant professional body + record of CPD;
• Thorough knowledge of surveying procedures and working methods with a strong understanding of current surveying practices;
• Understanding of the construction environment for safe and buildable designs;
• Experience of working with a major design consultancy and major contractor;
• Highly organised with good management and coordination skills with a high standard of computer literacy;
• Leading teams, people management skills, effective delegation, mentoring & coaching and developing others;
• CSCS (Supervisor, Manager, AQP or PQP) card;
• SMSTS or similar;
• Tunnelling Safety Training Scheme accreditation (if not held, to be completed before regularly attending/working in Tunnelling Environment).

Desirable Qualities / Experience

• Minimum 2 years’ relevant experience in Surveying;
• Use of NRG, SCC, StarNet TBC software is desirable;
• Knowledge and experience of CAD.

Why Work for Us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Key Benefits

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• Company car or car allowance;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities. From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance, we have the proven expertise to deliver large‑scale projects safely and successfully.

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.

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.