Project Engineer

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty.
We are looking for an experienced Project Engineer with a Civil Engineering or HV Cable background to join our team on an exciting 132kV underground cable project, in one of Scotland’s most breathtaking and challenging landscapes, the Isle of Skye. This role offers a rare opportunity to lead engineering and construction aspects within a technically demanding and visually stunning environment.
By joining our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a Project Engineer in our Operations Team, you’ll work with true experts who’ll share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.
Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.
Based on the Isle of Skye on our Skye 132kV Underground Cable project you will work as part of a larger team constructing the new 137km Overhead Line from Fort Augustus to Edinbane. The underground cable route is a 15km technically challenging section with significant engineering challenges with regards to terrain, topography, ground conditions and the environment. By joining the project you are becoming part of a major engineering challenge that will push your knowledge, skills and support your professional growth.
The role include a generous subsistence package (subject to T&C’s), Allowances, Pension, and career progression within the industry.

When it comes to developing our people, our operational site management teams are award winning. Joining the team as a Project Engineer, you’ll get to:

• Secure a future in an industry that’s enjoying significant investment
• Take pride in adding your talents to our focus on building sustainably Power for the future.
• Benefit from our sheer scale and diversity by progressing quickly and exploring professional passions and established career paths

What you’ll be doing

As a Project Engineer, you will have the following accountabilities:

• Oversee site engineering activities, including access road construction, excavation, trenching, HDD’s, backfill, and reinstatement to support cable installations.
• Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams including subcontractors to ensure effective integration of civil works within the broader project framework
• Conduct site assessments, focusing on technical and environmental factors that may impact construction
• Develop and enforce safe work practices, particularly in challenging weather and terrain conditions
• Ensure that civil works meet design standards, compliance, and quality benchmarks
• Act as the engineering point of contact for stakeholders, providing updates on progress, risks, and key milestones

Who we’re looking for

You will have the following:

• HNC/HND/Degree in a civil engineering discipline would be preferable and/or relevant site experience within the Utilities / Construction Industry
• Comfortable with ambiguity, able to tease out sensitive issues and lead cross-functional teams towards solutions.
• Ability to work across conflicting interest groups to develop solutions to complex operational and commercial problems
• People Management experience and relationship management skills
• Commercial awareness with knowledge of both budgetary and Financial control.
• Knowledge of Project Management methodology.
• Full UK Driving Licence.
• Willing to work away from home.

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.

• 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