Project Engineer

Job title:

Project Engineer

Company

Balfour Beatty

Job description

About the roleAre you an experienced cabling project engineer seeking your next challenge? Join Balfour Beatty, a leading name in the construction and engineering industry, at our stunning Suffolk location and be part of a team that delivers excellence.As a Cabling Project Engineer, you’ll manage and deliver high-quality cabling projects, ensuring they’re completed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards.This is an opportunity to showcase your technical expertise, project management skills, and ability to lead successful project delivery in a dynamic environment.What you’ll be doing

• Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings

• Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase

• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)

• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders

• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in

legislation

• Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and

supply chain

• Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety

initiatives

• Conduct and support Accident/Incident Investigations

• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement

improvement solutions

• Write and review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS

• Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards

• Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce

• Understand, control and issue safety documentation

• Completion of audits

• Setting people to work

• Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk

Register and recommend/implement changes

• Log and escalate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of

authority

• Management of subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance

and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that
contractual arrangements are achieved

• Ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans,

and material/resources/supply chain activities are delivered to meet scheduled
deadlines

• Follow targets/KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance

• Ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate action

on findings

• Contribute towards workshops that cover the principles of continuous

improvement

• Help to develop, implement and periodically update resource loaded schedules.

• Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls techniques

• Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes/hold weekly meeting

• Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations

• Ensure that expenditure is in line with the budget and that resources are utilised

efficiently to ensure cost control

• Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others

• Incorporate and balance both operational and commercial constraints into

decision making

• Analyse, appraise and implement CEs

• Ownership of Budget

• Understanding of the contract and knowledge of commercial impact

• Manage commercial change

• Requestion of plant and materials

• Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training,

mentoring and performance management.Who we’re looking forThe following qualities/experience are desirable:

• An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and

experience of working on Projects who is proficient commercial/project
management communications

• Experience in implementing safe systems of work

• Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions-based

approach to problem solving

• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at

all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence

• Discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence

• Communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical

stakeholders

• Awareness and promotion the benefits of diversity and inclusion

• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed

• Proactively develop others around you including junior members of the team

• Identify and drive personal development

• Proficient on O365

The role holder is likely to have one or more of the following:

• Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or

equivalent industry experience

• Holds or desire to work towards either the APM PFQ/PMQ

• Holds CSCS and SMSTS or equivalen

Why work for usDay 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.Why join us?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…About usBalfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.Diversity and inclusionAt Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visitWe are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence ‘Employer Recognition Scheme’ and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit:We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

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Location

United Kingdom

Job date

Fri, 28 Mar 2025 05:11:11 GMT

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