Assistant Engineering Manager – Flexible/Remote Power T&D

Balfour Beatty plc; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension and other benefits

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc, a leader in power transmission and distribution, is seeking an Assistant Engineering Manager to support the Engineering Manager and Design Delivery Team in Newcastle. The role includes coordinating contract requirements, planning design activities, and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery across schemes.

The ideal candidate will have engineering design and project administration experience, strong administration and interpersonal skills, and a solid grounding in engineering

Qualifications

• Degree or relevant experience.
• Experience of engineering design and project administration.
• Excellent administration, project controls and interpersonal skills.
• A good baseline of engineering and project management knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments after contract award.
• Meet with Design Delivery teams to identify project requirements, delivery timelines and costs.
• Effectively control, update and report on workload progress, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential delivery problems and solutions.
• Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the PPPE / SPPE, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager.
• Develop detailed Design project plans to guide clients, staff members and project teams and revise based on changing needs.
• Monitor project performance to ensure timely delivery.
• Compile and submit project status reports to clients, management and other stakeholders.
• Specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company.
• Work effectively with relevant stakeholders for efficient project implementation.
• Coordinate engineering activity to deliver projects successfully to our clients such as National Grid, SSE, Scottish Power or the DNO network.

Skills

Engineering design

Project administration

Interpersonal skills

Administration

Education

Degree or relevant experience

Job description

Balfour Beatty plc, a leader in power transmission and distribution, is seeking an Assistant Engineering Manager to support the Engineering Manager and Design Delivery Team in Newcastle. The role includes coordinating contract requirements, planning design activities, and ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery across schemes.

The ideal candidate will have engineering design and project administration experience, strong administration and interpersonal skills, and a solid grounding in engineering