Civil Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Pension

25 days annual leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Civil Engineer for the @one Alliance in Peterborough. You will deliver civil designs, calculations and specifications for water-sector assets, working within multi‑discipline teams to meet budget and schedule while upholding safety and quality standards.

The role offers hybrid working, with opportunities to progress toward Chartered status and to contribute to innovative, sustainable water infrastructure projects across the region.

Qualifications

• BEng or MSc/MEng in Civil or Structural Engineering, ideally working towards Chartered Engineer status
• Experience with structural calculations for concrete structures and design of civil engineering structures
• Experience with relevant engineering design software packages
• Knowledge of British Standards and Eurocodes; able to interpret ground investigation reports for design solutions
• Strong teamwork and collaboration skills
• Strong reporting and data analysis skills
• Ability to challenge current ways of working and propose new approaches

Responsibilities

• Produce civil designs, calculations and specifications for water-sector assets and specify pipes (ductile iron, steel, plastic)
• Work within multi‑discipline design teams to deliver on time and within budget
• Drive health and safety in design per Alliance CDM procedures
• Progress projects from feasibility to detailed design to construction
• Undertake site visits to assess asset condition and gather survey data
• Support updating Standard Products in repeatable designs
• Identify opportunities to meet project digital, sustainability, innovation and people objectives

Skills

Engineering design

Teamwork

Reporting/data analysis

Safety in design

Education

BEng/MEng/MSc Civil/Structural

Job description

About the role

Civil Engineer - Balfour Beatty (@one Alliance)

Location: Peterborough/Hybrid

Join Balfour Beatty on the @one Alliance – a collaborative partnership of eight industry‑leading companies (Anglian Water, Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska, and SWECO) delivering over half of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.

As we prepare for the challenges and opportunities of AMP8, we’re looking for talented individuals to help us shape the future of water infrastructure.

As a Civil Engineer within one of our four business units, you’ll create and develop value-driven civil designs that achieve our capital investment programme outcomes and deliver value.

Under the direction of the Project Design Manager, you'll deliver a range of Civil Engineering projects which not only continues to provide the region with safe drinking water, but be involved in pioneering and environmentally‑focussed work which enhances our region’s prosperity now and in years to come.

What you'll be doing

Main responsibilities will be:

• Production of civil designs, calculations and specifications for water-sector assets, design schedule and specify pipes, including ductile iron, steelwork and plastic.
• Working within multi‑discipline design teams to produce designs which are on time, within budget and meet the required standards, liaising with stakeholders including Operations, contractors, and suppliers along the way.
• Drive excellence in Health and Safety in design by eliminating hazards and reducing risks during design whilst complying with Alliance CDM procedures.
• Progress projects from feasibility stage through detailed design to construction.
• Undertake site visits to assess current condition of our assets for feasibility studies, reports and provide survey data for integration of the asset into our design solution.
• Provide support to update existing, and increase the number of, Standard Products that are used within our design solutions on a repeatable basis.
• Identify and promote opportunities to meet the project digital, sustainability, innovation and people objectives.

Who we're looking for

You will ideally have:

• BEng or MEng/MSc Degree in Civil or Structural Engineering, ideally working towards attaining Chartered Engineer status
• Good knowledge and experience of undertaking structural calculations for various concrete structures, and demonstrable experience in undertaking design of various civil engineering structures
• Experience with relevant engineering design software packages
• Confident in the utilisation of British Standards and Eurocodes and have the ability to interpret ground investigation reports to enable you to design the correct solution
• Team work and collaboration skills
• Strong reporting writing and data analysis skills
• Ability to professionally challenge current ways of working and suggests new approache

Depending on your skills, experience, and interests, you could be aligned to one of the Alliances four business Areas:

Place Based Thinking

The Place Based Thinking team delivers some of the largest and most complex projects across the @one Alliance. Made up of six Senior Project Manager teams, we oversee 19 catchments, covering key sites such as Whitlingham, Flag Fen, Great Billing, Cotton Valley, Bedford, Colchester, and Ipswich Cliff Quays. These projects involve managing all parts of the network from rising and gravity mains, pumping stations, high spilling overflows, and water recycling centres.

Water

The Water Business Unit provides strategic support across the clean water network, covering both system performance and infrastructure planning. We assess the future hydraulic state of the network in response to population growth and increased demand, support the design and delivery of capital and infrastructure schemes to ensure hydraulic resilience, and work with optimisation teams to enhance overall network efficiency.

Water Recycling (East and West)

Our Water Recycling Business Unit, split into East and West regions, is responsible for the collection, conveyance, and treatment of wastewater across an extensive network. We operate over 76,000km of sewerage infrastructure and 1,163 treatment centres, ensuring safe and sustainable discharge to the environment while driving innovation and environmental performance.

Why work for us

Day 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 us

Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At 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, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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 https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

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 [e-mail]