About the role
Balfour Beatty have a fantastic opportunity for a Materials Engineer to join our Major Projects team, this role will be based at either Canary Wharf, London or Langley.
Our Major Projects business delivers large-scale, innovative, and complex infrastructure projects which keep the UK moving and the economy thriving. We operate within three principal markets; Transportation; Energy and Power, and Major Infrastructure.
What you’ll be doing
As a Materials Engineer you will support the management and delivery of materials engineering services within the work winning function of the materials team.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in tender related activities.
• Critically evaluate information and submissions provided by external partners.
• Ground investigation assessments including contaminated ground.
• Prepare, plan, organise, manage, and review data including basic statistics.
• Prepare simple testing budget estimations.
• Application of national and internation standards.
• Review specifications and works information.
• Distil large volumes of technical information and presenting to non-technical members of the wider work winning team.

Who we’re looking for

What we are looking for:

• Degree qualified preferably in Geological or Earth Sciences or have relevant professional experience in either Civil or Construction Materials Engineering.
• Hold a valid UK driving licence and CSCS card.
• Up to date technical knowledge of materials engineering and industry best practice in most aspects including awareness of lower carbon materials.

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.

Key responsibilities:

• Assist in tender related activities.
• Critically evaluate information and submissions provided by external partners.
• Ground investigation assessments including contaminated ground.
• Prepare, plan, organise, manage, and review data including basic statistics.
• Prepare simple testing budget estimations.
• Application of national and internation standards.
• Review specifications and works information.
• Distil large volumes of technical information and presenting to non-technical members of the wider work winning team

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