Construction Methods Engineer for Major Projects

BALFOUR BEATTY; City Of London; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary negotiable

25 days annual leave + bank holidays

Pension schemes

Enhanced family-friendly policies

Refer and Earn scheme

Discretionary annual salary reviews

Job summary

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects team is seeking a Methods Engineer to help develop optimized construction solutions for complex infrastructure across transport and energy. You will collaborate with site teams and the methods engineering group to create effective construction methodologies and integrate temporary and permanent works.

The role sits in the Technical Services department, offering strong development opportunities and exposure to diverse projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in complex or major project environments at Site Engineer, Section Engineer, or equivalent level.
• Progressing towards professional accreditation in Civil Engineering.
• Up-to-date knowledge of construction methodologies, modern methods of construction, and industry-standard safe systems of work.
• Understanding of project planning, resourcing, and CDM Regulations.
• Ability to work across multiple projects while delivering deadline-focused outputs.
• Comfortable working with digital models and confident challenging traditional construction approaches.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills.

Responsibilities

• Support pre-construction design and method development through to construction delivery.
• Develop construction methodology solutions in line with design development.
• Support construction sequencing using Method-led Construction principles.
• Integrate temporary works design with permanent works using sound engineering principles.
• Develop concept temporary works schemes and draft associated design briefs.
• Create logistics strategies and plans to support construction methodology.
• Coordinate with internal specialists and external supply chain partners across bids, pre-construction and early construction stages.
• Support the development of cost and carbon estimates for the works.
• Create detailed construction methodology schedules with input from the wider methods engineering team.
• Promote modern methods of construction, BIM, digital tools, risk mitigation, lessons learnt and training resources.

Skills

Site Engineer experience

Section Engineer experience

Professional accreditation progress

Construction methodologies

CDM knowledge

BIM/digital models

Project multi-tasking

Communication skills

Tools

BIM

Job description

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects team is seeking a Methods Engineer to help develop optimized construction solutions for complex infrastructure across transport and energy. You will collaborate with site teams and the methods engineering group to create effective construction methodologies and integrate temporary and permanent works.

The role sits in the Technical Services department, offering strong development opportunities and exposure to diverse projects.