Construction Engineer - Bridgwater

BALFOUR BEATTY; Bridgwater; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading engineering solutions provider is seeking a Construction Engineer for the Hinkley Point C project in Bridgwater, UK. You will manage and support day-to-day construction planning, ensuring compliance with nuclear safety and site license requirements. The role offers flexibility with smart working options, a range of benefits including 25 days annual leave, and a commitment to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

Benefits

Smart working options

25 days paid annual leave (pro-rata)

Family-friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant discipline or HNC in a relevant discipline, or relevant experience along with a competency-based interview.
• Able to obtain a security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Support the Site Wide Workshops Operations project manager in construction planning.
• Produce construction packs for support cutting, welding, and coating.
• Ensure compliance with safety and nuclear site license requirements.

Skills

Leadership and team management

Construction planning

Health and Safety compliance

Education

Degree in relevant discipline or HNC

Job description

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They’re an opportunity to stretch, test, and develop your expertise. Join our Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick team as a Construction Engineer on the Hinkley Point C Project and you’ll deliver complex work that really matters to our business and the world around you.

About Hinkley Point C

The first new nuclear power station to be built in the UK in over 20 years; Hinkley Point C in Somerset will provide low-carbon electricity for around 6 million homes, create thousands of jobs, and bring lasting benefits to the UK economy.

Marking a significant milestone in the revitalisation of our nuclear power industry, Hinkley Point C will make a major contribution to the UK’s move to reduce carbon emissions. The electricity generated by its two EPR reactors will offset 9 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions a year.

What you'll be doing

As a construction engineer, you will support the Site Wide Workshops Operations project manager in the day-to-day engineering and construction planning to understand the installation of supports across the HPC site on behalf of the MEH Alliance.

• Delegation of responsibilities to Construction Engineers/Works Coordination Leads. Lead, manage, and motivate the team through implementation of best practice.
• Produce the construction packs for the cutting, welding, and coating of supports.
• Work with preconstruction to maintain a 6-month rolling stock of supports and clamps based on the programme.
• Return supports to warehouse that cannot be installed within the agreed KPIs.
• Support the Workshops Operations Manager with all reasonable requests.
• Provide and demonstrate positive HSE leadership, building a strong and compliant HS&E culture throughout the entire construction lifecycle of the project.
• Ensure compliance with all nuclear safety and site license requirements.

Who we're looking for

• Degree in a relevant discipline or HNC in a relevant discipline, or relevant experience along with a competency-based interview.
• Able to obtain a security clearance.

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 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 including 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 Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market-leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP), and mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.

We design, install, and maintain systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction, and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high-quality solutions across sectors including aviation, buildings, civils, defence, energy, and new build nuclear.

At Balfour Beatty, we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. We have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan and are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum, and Women into Construction. We signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter in 2020 to demonstrate our commitment to Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourages 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 to employment. We offer applicants with disabilities an interview if they meet the minimum role requirements.