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 for the past 115 years, redefining excellence and setting industry benchmarks 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, a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster.
Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic Engineer Surveying Technician to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.
Role purpose: To assist the Engineering Surveying Team in supporting the survey requirements throughout the construction process. This role will involve different survey processes as required to support the site teams.
What you’ll be doing
* Assist in mentoring and training less experienced surveyors and create and cascade daily site briefings
* Assist in planning and installing control points
* Assist in producing as-built drawings from survey data using survey-specific software
* Assist in securely storing and maintaining survey equipment and consumables
* Carry out delegated survey activities as part of a team or with minimal supervision
* Carry out independent survey checks at key construction stages
* Collect survey field data, process it, and issue deliverables in agreed formats
* Identify hazards, raise observation cards, and ensure safe working practices for self and team
* Perform routine checks and validations on survey equipment in line with company standards
* Perform supplementary site POWRs for own working activities
* Produce and maintain accurate site records
* Provide site engineers with information derived from design deliverables (schedules, digital models, drawings)
Essential qualifications
* Effective communication and teamwork skills
* Familiarity with the latest survey equipment, GNSS networks, and emerging technologies
* Full UK manual driving licence
* Previous experience and knowledge in surveying activities (e.g., control, monitoring, topographical surveys, setting out)
* Proficient in IT applications
* Strong focus on Health & Safety
* Valid CSCS card
Desirable qualifications
* CAA-recognised drone operator qualifications (GVC and/or A2 CofC)
* Experience surveying on civil engineering projects
* Experience with survey-specific software (e.g., 3DR, N4CE, Infinity, SiteScan)
* First Aid at Work qualification
* Membership of a relevant professional body and/or professional qualification, ideally RICS or CICES
* Site Supervisors’ Safety Training Scheme (SSSTS)
Why work for us
* An attractive/negotiated salary
* Company car
* 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
* Pension savings schemes
* Enhanced maternity/paternity and family-friendly policies
* Access to our Refer and Earn schemeDiscretionary 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 find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.
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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
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