Design Controls Assistant

Balfour Beatty plc; Motherwell; Sur place; GBP 28 000 - 36 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Smart working

25 days leave

Pension plan

Family-friendly policies

Résumé du poste

Balfour Beatty Power T&D in Motherwell is seeking a Project Design Controls Assistant to support design information delivery and monitoring across the project. You will maintain design trackers, assist coordinators, and ensure common data environment access while coordinating with document control and information management teams.

The role focuses on reporting design milestones, delays, and risks, while organising meetings and interfaces with design partners and supply chain to keep the

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering or related discipline.
• Experience maintaining trackers and project documentation.
• Familiarity with Common Data Environments and collaborative design platforms.
• Familiarity with P6 programmes and commercial processes in construction industry.

Responsabilités

• Maintain design trackers and deliverable schedules to ensure transparency of design information.
• Coordinate with Document Control and Information Management teams to manage design documentation.
• Interface with design partners and supply chain to support reporting and milestones.
• Assist in design milestone tracking and highlighting delays or risks.
• Organise design reporting meetings and prepare agendas.

Connaissances

Design delivery support

Tracker maintenance

CDE systems

Primavera P6

Formation

Degree in Engineering

Outils

Common Data Environment

Description du poste

About the role

Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for a project Design Controls Assistant to join their team in Motherwell.

Role Purpose

The Project Design Controls Assistant reports to the Project Design Controls Manager and supports the reporting processes on the project ensuring delivery of design information.

The position focuses on monitoring design packages status and compliance with project programmes through metrics and measurable tools.

What you'll be doing

Key Responsibilities

1. Information Management

• Maintain design trackers and deliverable schedules to ensure transparency of design information across the project team.
• Assist Design Coordinators / Design Manager / Engineering Managers in tracking design submissions and approvals.
• Coordinate with Document Control teams to ensure design documentation is correctly managed within the Common Data Environment.
• Coordinate with Information Management teams to ensure design teams access and user permissions are correctly maintained within the Common Data Environment.
• Maintain design user access lists.

2. Design Programme Reporting

• Interface with Design Coordinators / Design Manager / Engineering Managers / Design Partners and provide regular updates on design deliverables.
• Assist in maintaining design milestone tracking.
• Assist in highlighting delays, risks and constraints affecting the design programme.

3. Design Change Reporting

• Assist in identification and management of design change.
• Interface with commercial and engineering management teams as required to support effective change management processes and reporting.
• Assist in preparation of related reports, trackers and records.

4. Reporting

• Assist in setting-up visual performance metrics and report formats.
• Administer the detailed weekly and monthly reporting, including extraction of key metrics
• Produce exports from Common Data Environment and ensure design trackers are updated on a weekly basis, or as required, for effective reporting.

5. Meetings

• Organise various design reporting, coordination and interface meetings.
• Prepare agendas, record actions and track follow‑ups.

6. Contractor and Supply Chain Interface

• Coordinate interactions between design consultants, construction teams and supply chain partners.
• Support the management of design interfaces affecting procurement and construction planning.

Who we're looking for

Required Experience

• Experience supporting design delivery on infrastructure or engineering projects.
• Experience maintaining trackers and project documentation.
• Familiarity with Common Data Environments and collaborative design platforms.
• Familiarity with P6 programmes and commercial processes in the construction industry

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree, HNC or HND in Engineering or a related discipline.

Desirable

• Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Infrastructure related discipline.

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.

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 Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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

We are 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/