Contracts Engineer -UK Wide

Balfour Beatty plc; Derby; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading contractor in structural repair is seeking a Contracts Engineer to manage complex projects across the UK. The role involves overseeing resources, ensuring compliance with specifications, and promoting a safe working culture. Ideal candidates will have a Civil Engineering background and experience in structural repairs.

Qualifications

• Experience in structural or specialist repair projects.
• Ability to manage multiple teams efficiently.

Responsibilities

• Manage internal resources and subcontractors.
• Ensure works are constructed according to contract specifications.
• Produce and review construction methods statements.

Skills

Organisational Skills

Quality Control

Health and Safety

Education

Civil Engineering Degree

Job description

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Our projects are more than just opportunities to make your mark; they’re a chance to stretch, test, and develop your expertise. Join our Balvac team as a Contracts Engineer, where you’ll deliver complex work that matters to our business and the world around you.

As a trusted expert, Balvac extends the life of our nation's infrastructure by delivering innovative structural repair, strengthening, protection, and maintenance solutions to restore customer assets to full capacity.

What you'll be doing

• Manage internal resources and subcontractors
• Ensure works are constructed according to contract drawings, specifications, and Project Management Plan
• Manage site dimensional control and facilitate setting out of works
• Produce and review construction methods statements for efficiency and safety
• Produce site documentation including PMP, PVPMP, ITP, and Construction Phase Management Plan
• Develop and work to programmes, measuring progress and productivity
• Apply procedures from project Health, Safety, and Environmental plans, promoting a safe working culture

Who we're looking for

• Civil Engineering Degree or equivalent (preferable)
• Experience in structural or specialist repair projects
• Good QC/QA experience
• Experience with infrastructure schemes on concrete structures
• Ability to organise works and manage multiple teams efficiently

Why work for us

Our teams deliver impactful projects in challenging conditions, developing and maintaining vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern societies rely on.

About us

Balvac is a leading contractor in structural repair, strengthening, and refurbishment, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Balfour Beatty Group. We value diversity and inclusivity, believing these foster growth and innovation.

Our core business involves structural repair and refurbishment across the UK, including highways, rail infrastructure, power, and nuclear sites. We specialize in concrete repair, structural strengthening, corrosion protection, and more.

Balfour Beatty is committed to diversity and inclusion, actively participating in initiatives and holding awards that recognize our efforts. We are also a Disability Confident Employer, working to remove barriers for applicants with disabilities.

Additional information

• Seniority level: Not Applicable
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Engineering and IT
• Industries: Construction