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About the role
We're Hiring: Project Engineer – Substations (Power T&D Team)
Location: Bramford, Suffolk
Sector: Power Transmission & Distribution
Project: Bramford Substation
Balfour Beatty is seeking a skilled and driven Project Engineer – Substations to support the delivery of our Bramford Substation project in Suffolk. You will play a vital role in our Power Transmission & Distribution team, working alongside the Project Manager, Project Director, and the broader project team to ensure successful project delivery from design through to commissioning and handover.
Your Key Responsibilities
Support end-to-end project delivery: planning, engineering design, execution, and close-out.
Formalise engineered delivery solutions and lead the working party through effective briefings and guidance.
Provide leadership and oversight to the site delivery teams, ensuring a safe, efficient, and high-quality execution.
Monitor progress to meet customer and project objectives in time, cost, quality, and safety.
Foster a culture of care and compliance, supporting both people and project performance
What you'll be doing
Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings
Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase
Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
Helps to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost- effective decisions in line with overall strategy
Helps to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working
Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings into delivery
Understanding and specify plant and equipment requirements
Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation
Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain
Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives
Conduct and support Accident/Incident Investigations
Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions
Write and review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS
Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards
Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce
Understand, control and issue safety documentation
Completion of audits
Setting people to work
Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend/implement changes
Log and escalate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of authority
Management of subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that contractual arrangements are achieved
Ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, and material/resources/supply chain activities are delivered to meet scheduled deadlines
Follow targets/KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance
Ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate action on findings
Contribute towards workshops that cover the principles of continuous improvement
Ensure that expenditure is in line with the budget and that resources are utilised efficiently to ensure cost control
Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others
Incorporate and balance both operational and commercial constraints into decision making
Analyse, appraise and implement CEs
Ownership of Budget
Understanding of the contract and knowledge of commercial impact
Manage commercial change
Requestion of plant and materials
Who we're looking for
The following qualities/experience are desirable:
An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and
experience of working on Projects who is proficient commercial/project
management communications
Experience in implementing safe systems of work
Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions-based
approach to problem solving
Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at
all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
Discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence
Communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical
stakeholders
Awareness and promotion the benefits of diversity and inclusion
Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed
Proactively develop others around you including junior members of the team
Identify and drive personal development
Proficient on O365
The role holder is likely to have one or more of the following:
Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or
equivalent industry experience
Holds or desire to work towards either the APM PFQ/PMQ
Holds CSCS and SMSTS or equivalent
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/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
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