Job No. BBUK14718
Section (Senior Production) Engineer - Grays
Highways
Design Engineering
Grays
Permanent
About the role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Section Engineer (Senior Production) to support the Design Engineering team in delivering projects related to our Lower Thames Crossing project.
Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.
We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

What you’ll be doing

• Health, Safety & Wellbeing: Fully comply with our LTC ‘Beyond Zero Harm’ programme and the 4 BB Golden Rules, producing specific Works Package Plans, and conducting/recording weekly safety tours.
• Programme and Production: Produce three-week lookahead programmes aligned with the stage programme. Monitor progress, record and report any variances to the weekly programme.
• Engineering & Design Management: Review both permanent and temporary design drawings in advance of the works. Resolve any questions with the designers before preparing the programme.
• Quality Assurance: Obtain (from the BB Highways library or other Projects) Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs,) for self-delivered works and refine them in line with LTC specifications and standards.
• Community: You will consider community and stakeholder requirements in preparing your lookahead programmes and consult with our Community and Communications team to understand and agree requirements.
• Environmental Sustainability & Carbon: You will monitor compliance on site and report any breaches to your Package Manager and our Environmental team.
• Procurement: Delegate requisition responsibilities to the Site Engineer or Logistics team whilst ensuring plant and materials is in line with the cost plan and specification.
• Handover: Produce/approve redlines and compile construction certificates. Provide input into the O&M manuals and H&S files for the assigned scope.
• Leadership: You will lead and coach Site Engineers and Apprentices.

Who we’re looking for

• Engineering or Construction Management qualification
• Proven experience in a similar role, preferably on large scale infrastructureprojects
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Knowledge of construction regulations and best practices.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Full UK drivers licence
• A fit for work medical

What you’ll be doing

• Health, Safety & Wellbeing: Fully comply with our LTC ‘Beyond Zero Harm’ programme and the 4 BB Golden Rules, producing specific Works Package Plans, and conducting/recording weekly safety tours.
• Programme and Production: Produce three-week lookahead programmes aligned with the stage programme. Monitor progress, record and report any variances to the weekly programme.
• Engineering & Design Management: Review both permanent and temporary design drawings in advance of the works. Resolve any questions with the designers before preparing the programme.
• Quality Assurance: Obtain (from the BB Highways library or other Projects) Inspection & Test Plans (ITPs,) for self-delivered works and refine them in line with LTC specifications and standards.
• Community: You will consider community and stakeholder requirements in preparing your lookahead programmes and consult with our Community and Communications team to understand and agree requirements.
• Environmental Sustainability & Carbon: You will monitor compliance on site and report any breaches to your Package Manager and our Environmental team.
• Procurement: Delegate requisition responsibilities to the Site Engineer or Logistics team whilst ensuring plant and materials is in line with the cost plan and specification.
• Handover: Produce/approve redlines and compile construction certificates. Provide input into the O&M manuals and H&S files for the assigned scope.
• Leadership: You will lead and coach Site Engineers and Apprentices

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