Balvac - Methods and Proposals Engineer - Leeds

BALFOUR BEATTY-4; Maidstone; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading specialist contractor as a Methods and Proposals Engineer, where you will impact vital infrastructure projects. This role involves collaborating across teams, developing delivery plans, and ensuring engineering solutions meet industry standards. Ideal candidates will have civil engineering experience and a relevant degree, contributing to innovative solutions in structural repair and refurbishment.

Qualifications

• Experience with structural concrete repair and strengthening techniques.
• Knowledge of waterproofing and grouting methods is desirable.
• Familiarity with industry specifications and construction techniques.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technical, Preconstruction, and Operations teams.
• Prepare internal briefing materials and maintain document control.
• Conduct buildability reviews ensuring safety, quality, and budget considerations.

Skills

Civil engineering experience

Industry standards awareness

Education

Engineering degree or equivalent

Professional membership (IEng MICE, CEng MICE)

Job description

About the role

Our projects offer more than just opportunities to make your mark; they are a chance to stretch, test, and develop your expertise. Join our Balvac team as a Methods and Proposals Engineer to deliver complex work that significantly impacts our business and the world around us.

What you'll be doing

1. Report to the Engineering Lead; collaborate with Technical, Preconstruction, and Operations teams
2. Review enquiry documents and prepare internal briefing materials
3. Submit technical queries as needed
4. Maintain document control of all technical information
5. Develop delivery plans with clear deliverables and timelines
6. Assist with cost and time estimates when required
7. Research and support engineering solution development and buildability
8. Identify and recommend techniques/methods for engineering tasks
9. Conduct buildability reviews, ensuring programme, budget, safety, and quality considerations
10. Produce documents such as technical proposals, reports, sketches, method statements, and test plans
11. Support in drafting and reviewing design briefs

Who we're looking for

1. Civil engineering experience (with a contractor or consultant)
2. Engineering degree (or equivalent); professional membership (e.g., IEng MICE, CEng MICE) preferred
3. Specialist experience (desirable, not essential) in areas such as:

• Structural concrete repair
• Strengthening & protection
• Cathodic protection
• Sprayed concrete
• CFRP strengthening
• Waterproofing
• Post-tensioning
• Resin injection (vacuum-assisted)
• Grouting
• Leak sealing & water management
• Bridge jacking & bearing replacement
• Bridge refurbishment

Awareness of industry standards, specifications, and specialist construction techniques is a plus.

Why work for us

Our teams deliver remarkable projects in challenging conditions, developing, managing, and maintaining vital infrastructure and public spaces essential to modern economies and communities.

About us

Balvac is a leading specialist contractor in structural repair, strengthening, and refurbishment, part of the Balfour Beatty Group. We extend the life of the nation's infrastructure by delivering innovative solutions that restore assets to full capacity and prolong their working life.

Operating across transport, energy, and power sectors, with a focus on highway infrastructure, we offer comprehensive services from scheme development to project delivery, including structural concrete repair, crack injection, leak sealing, structural strengthening with FRP composites, corrosion protection, and more. We also provide testing, inspection, and structural health monitoring.

Our goal is to create a dynamic platform for career growth through diverse civil engineering projects, expanding our expertise, and fostering the next generation of specialists.

At Balfour Beatty, we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive. Our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan outlines proactive steps to achieve this goal. You can read the full plan on our website.