About the Role
Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Site Engineer to join the £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, viaducts, 17 km of complex highway construction, complex utility diversions, and a scheme‑wide, industry‑leading approach to carbon reduction. Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live, work and play. As a Site Engineer, you will undertake control and implementation of works on site, supporting the Design Engineering team in delivering projects related to the Lower Thames Crossing project.
What you’ll be doing
* Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
* Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities
* Production of Task Briefing Sheets
* Contribution to production of Permit to Dig, including briefing to the workforce
* Carry out Safety Inspections
* Setting out from primary control provided by others
* Provision of sketches detailing the setting‑out information installed
* Read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification
* Using and navigating the design model using Navisworks
* Production of as‑built drawings & records for every element of the works involved
* Works to Weekly Programme (drafted by others) and marks up progress achieved weekly
* Production of accurate daily diary of resources, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and outputs
Who we’re looking for
* Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately
* Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes
* Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights
* Holds a current driving licence and CSCS Card
* Understands Permit to Dig System
* Environmental awareness
* Setting‑out techniques – ability to use level & EDM, plus GPS
* Awareness and use of Specification and other contract documents
* Able to take off and schedule material quantities accurately
Still interested? Then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded £8.6 bn in revenue last year, achieved industry‑leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivaled employee engagement statistics.
Benefits
* An attractive / negotiated salary
* 42 core base hours per week
* Company car
* 25 days annual leave
* Pension savings schemes
* A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
* Refer a friend bonus scheme
* Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal
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.
Benefits (additional)
* 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/partners leave
* Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong order book and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and add social value to the communities within which we work.
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 find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
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 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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