Project Engineer - Electrical

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty.
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.
This position will be based at 1 of our projects in Argyll
Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.
Based across the UK on our projects you will work on our Large Infrastructure within our Power Transmission and Distribution Projects.
Roles 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:

• Develop and deliver the engineered solution and brief to the working party
• Safely and sustainably deliver activity to programme, cost and quality
• Monitor and record works to ensure compliance in a timely manner
• Support and develop an environment where the working party can thrive and succeed
• Effectively manage and care for the people delivering the work
• Maintain accurate project records ( progress, daily diaries etc)
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions
• Write and review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation
• Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend / implement changes
• Follow targets / KPIs in line with project objectives and monitor performance
• Contribute towards workshops that cover the principles of continuous improvement
• Help to develop, implement and periodically update resource loaded schedules
• Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations
• Requestion of plant and materials
• Understanding of the contract and knowledge of commercial impact
• Help to develop, implement and update resource allocation plans and raise appropriate requests
• Setting people to work
• Work alongside Project Management and deputise where required

Who we’re looking for

You will have the following:

• HNC/HND/Degree in an electrical or engineering discipline would be preferable and/or relevant Site Experience with 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