Secondary Lining Section Engineer - Hinkley Point - Bridgwater, Somerset

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Balfour Beatty are looking for Secondary Lining Section Engineer to join our Major Projects Team, based at Hinkley Point, Bridgwater.
An Amazing opportunity to work on a large-scale project!
At Hinkley Point Balfour Beatty are delivering one of the most complex marine engineering projects currently taking place in the world to support the construction of the first new nuclear power station built in the UK in a generation.
The project will see the construction of three tunnels under the seabed that will supply the two reactors at Hinkley Point C with cooling water and then discharge it back into the Bristol Channel.
Our experts will use state-of-the-art technology to excavate a total of nine kilometres of tunnel, which will be lined with 38,000 concrete segments forming 6000 lining rings. The tunnels will be connected to the seabed by vertical shafts and capped with large intake and outfall heads, each weighing close to 5000 tonnes, that allow sea water to pass into the tunnels. Both the concrete segments and the heads are under manufactured to exacting specifications at a purpose-built state-of-the-art facility at Balfour Beatty’s site in Avonmouth, Bristol.
What you’ll be doing

Some key responsibilities will be:

• Dimensional setting out and control of temporary and permanent works;
• Arrange and allow time for independent checking where required.
• Undertake Quantity take off for materials from drawings to enable requisitions to be raised;
• Participation in the development of SSHEQ controls for specific activities;
• Specific safety duties as delegated by line management;
• Communicate with foremen, gangers, workforce and sub-contractors to ensure full understanding of information provided.
• Field Control Sheets.
• Maintains Daily site diary.

Who we’re looking for

We are looking for:

• Degree level qualification in a Civil Engineering allied subject or HND in Civil
• 1-2 years site experience in Civil Engineering.
• Relevant CSCS Card.
• Willingness to work as part of a team, to gain knowledge and experience from colleagues and supervisors and to accept challenges.
• Computer competence (MS Word, Excel, Document control system, Adobe PDF).
• Site Management Safety Training Scheme (SMSTS): Site Safety Plus
• Association for Project Managers Professional Course (APMP)

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

• An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -
• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 42 core base hours per week
• Company car
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme

Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Some key responsibilities will be:

• Dimensional setting out and control of temporary and permanent works;
• Arrange and allow time for independent checking where required.
• Undertake Quantity take off for materials from drawings to enable requisitions to be raised;
• Participation in the development of SSHEQ controls for specific activities;
• Specific safety duties as delegated by line management;
• Communicate with foremen, gangers, workforce and sub-contractors to ensure full understanding of information provided.
• Field Control Sheets.
• Maintains Daily site diary

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 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 mor