Design Coordinator – Structures & Infrastructure – Connect Plus Services

BALFOUR BEATTY; Dartford; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working options

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies

Pension and share incentive plan

Job summary

A strategic infrastructure management company seeks a Senior Structures Engineer/Design Coordinator to oversee design activities and engineering solutions for critical structures in the Dartford area, particularly focusing on the Dartford Crossing. Candidates should possess a strong background in highways structures and civil engineering, with a relevant engineering qualification. The role involves close collaboration with project teams and external consultants, ensuring all designs are safe, practical, and compliant with regulations. A supportive work environment with flexible working options and comprehensive benefits is offered.

Qualifications

• Experienced in highways structures, infrastructure or civil engineering.
• Solid understanding of design assurance processes and construction methodologies.
• Knowledge of CDM regulations and health and safety legislation.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate design activities across road network structures.
• Review design proposals, ensuring compliance with standards.
• Support construction teams and manage external consultants.

Skills

Technical and analytical skills

Communication abilities

Organisational skills

Education

BEng, MEng, HNC or HND in civil, structural or related discipline

Job description

About the role

At Connect Plus Services, we manage and maintain the strategic infrastructure of the M25 motorway, one of the busiest and most complex road networks in Europe. Working in partnership with National Highways, our teams are responsible for ensuring the network operates safely, efficiently and reliably for millions of users every day.

We are looking for a Senior Structures Engineer / Design Coordinator to join our Engineering Design Team, supporting the management and improvement of critical structures across the M25 network. This role will primarily focus on the Dartford Crossing, including the two Dartford tunnels and the QEII Bridge, some of the most strategically important assets on the UK road network.

This is a highly varied role combining design coordination, engineering assurance and site engagement. You will coordinate design and construction activities across multiple schemes, working closely with project teams, external consultants and framework contractors to deliver safe, practical and cost-effective engineering solutions within a live operational highway environment.

Operating within the complex environment of the Dartford assets, you will help challenge and develop design proposals, review construction methodologies and ensure that engineering solutions improve safety, performance and long-term asset resilience.

What you'll be doing

In this role you will coordinate and manage design activities across a range of structures and mechanical and electrical improvement schemes, ensuring design outputs are aligned with programme requirements and operational constraints across the Dartford assets.

You will review and challenge design proposals from framework contractors and external consultants, ensuring they meet contractual requirements, relevant specifications and CPS engineering standards before submission to National Highways through the formal review process. The role will also involve managing external design consultants to ensure delivery of agreed scope, programme and budget outcomes.

Working closely with project and construction teams, you will act as the key engineering interface between site operations and the wider design and engineering teams. This will include attending regular site visits, supporting construction activities, reviewing control plans, ensuring specification compliance and resolving technical queries that arise during delivery.

You will also support engineering optioneering and feasibility studies, helping to identify innovative solutions that enhance safety, constructability and whole-life asset performance. The role includes contributing to the preparation and review of contract documentation, supporting asset management planning and ensuring lessons learned and best practice are captured and shared across the business.

Who we're looking for

We are looking for an experienced engineer with a strong background in highways structures, infrastructure or complex civil engineering environments. You will be comfortable coordinating design activities while maintaining close engagement with site operations, ensuring engineering solutions are both practical and safe to deliver within a live operational network.

You will have strong technical and analytical skills, with the confidence to review and challenge design proposals, manage consultants and coordinate engineering outputs across multiple stakeholders. The role requires excellent communication and organisational abilities, as you will work closely with project managers, asset teams, construction teams and external partners including National Highways.

A solid understanding of design assurance processes, construction methodologies and safety requirements within infrastructure environments will be important. Knowledge of CDM regulations and health and safety legislation is essential, along with the ability to contribute to safety by design principles and the delivery of Zero Harm across the network.

You should hold a relevant engineering qualification such as BEng, MEng, HNC or HND in a civil, structural or related discipline. Membership of a relevant professional institution such as ICE, IET or IMechE would be advantageous.

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

Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.

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 its 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]