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About the Role
Build the Future of UK Infrastructure with Balvac. Are you ready to take your engineering career to the next level? At Balvac, we don’t just work on infrastructure—we transform it. Join us as a Contracts Engineer and become part of a team that’s redefining how vital assets are repaired, strengthened, and protected across the UK. We specialise in sustainable structural solutions that extend the life of bridges, tunnels, and other critical infrastructure. Every project is a chance to innovate, lead, and make a lasting impact.
What you'll be doing
* Leading internal teams and subcontractors to deliver efficient, high-quality work
* Ensuring compliance with drawings, specifications, and project plans
* Managing site setting‑out and dimensional control
* Preparing and reviewing method statements for safe and effective delivery
* Producing key site documentation (PMP, ITP, Construction Phase Plan, etc.)
* Developing and tracking programmes to monitor progress and productivity
* Championing Health, Safety, and Environmental standards and culture
Who we're looking for
* A degree (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering
* Experience in structural or specialist repair projects
* Strong understanding of quality control and assurance
* Background in infrastructure schemes involving concrete structures
* Excellent organisational and team management skills
About Us
Balvac is a leading specialist structural repair, strengthening and refurbishment contractor and wholly owned subsidiary of the Balfour Beatty Group. We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation. Our core business is the structural repair, strengthening, protection and refurbishment of existing civil and building structure across the UK. We are active in highways, rail infrastructure, power including nuclear licensed sites and industrial facilities. Specialist capabilities include: concrete repair (including wet and dry spray concrete, crack injection, leak sealing injection), structural strengthening with FRP composite materials, corrosion protection and cathodic protection, post‑tensioning of bridges, tanks and nuclear reactor vessels, concrete carriageway rehabilitation using vacuum‑assisted void grouting and slab realignment techniques.
At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and are members of WISE, ENEI, the 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 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 also commit to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. Further information on Disability Confident can be found at https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.
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