Help deliver a landmark piece of infrastructure in the heart of Wales.
Balfour Beatty is recruiting an experienced Senior Engineer to join our team in Abergavenny, supporting the construction of a new bridge spanning the River Usk. This is a key role on a high-profile structures project, offering the opportunity to apply your technical expertise to a complex, multi-disciplinary scheme that will have a lasting impact on the local community and transport network.
As Senior Engineer, you will provide technical leadership across the structural and civil engineering elements of the project, ensuring all works are safely delivered to programme and to the highest quality standards. You will play a central role in setting out, managing temporary works, and coordinating structural activities, working closely with the wider engineering and delivery teams.
As a Senior Engineer You Will
Leading site engineering activities and supporting the delivery team across multiple civils schemes
Setting out, surveying, and ensuring the highest standards of quality and compliance
Coordinating design information, technical queries, and subcontractor interfaces
Supporting the Site Manager and Project Manager with planning, reporting, and problem-solving.
Proven experience in civil engineering delivery (e.g., highways, structures, drainage, earthworks, utilities)
A proactive approach to safety and quality
Degree or equivalent in Civil Engineering (or relevant discipline)
CSCS, SMSTS/SSSTS desirable.
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.
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/partners leave
Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.
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 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.