Methods and Proposals Engineer - Warrington

ZipRecruiter; England; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading contractor as a Methods and Proposals Engineer, where you'll engage in complex engineering tasks, collaborate with diverse teams, and contribute to vital infrastructure projects. This role offers opportunities for professional growth and the chance to make a significant impact in the engineering field.

Qualifications

• Experience with structural concrete repair and strengthening.
• Ability to collaborate with various engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Technical, Preconstruction, and Operations teams.
• Prepare internal briefing material and maintain document control.
• Produce technical proposals and support engineering solution development.

Skills

Civil engineering experience

Technical proposal writing

Collaboration

Education

Engineering degree

Professional membership (IEng MICE, CEng MICE)

Job description

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 Balvac team as a Methods and Proposals Engineer and you’ll deliver complex work that really matters to our business and the world around you.

What you'll be doing

• Report to the Engineering Lead; collaborate with Technical, Preconstruction, and Operations teams
• Review enquiry documents and prepare internal briefing material
• Submit technical queries as needed
• Maintain document control of all technical information
• Develop delivery plans with clear deliverables and timescales
• Assist with cost and time estimates when required
• Research and support engineering solution development and buildability
• Identify and recommend techniques/methods for engineering tasks
• Conduct buildability reviews, ensuring programme, budget, safety, and quality considerations
• Produce documents such as technical proposals, reports, sketches, method statements, and test plans
• Support in drafting and reviewing design briefs

Who we're looking for

• Civil engineering experience (with a contractor or consultant)
• Engineering degree (or equivalent); professional membership (e.g., IEng MICE, CEng MICE)
• Specialist experience (desirable, not essential) in areas such as:
• Structural concrete repair
• Strengthening & protection
• Cathodic protection
• Sprayed concrete
• CFRP strengthening
• Waterproofing
• Post-tensioning
• Resin injection (vacuum-assisted)
• Grouting
• Leak sealing & water management
• Bridge jacking & bearing replacement
• Bridge refurbishment

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing, and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies, and communities rely on.

About us

Balvac is a leading specialist contractor in structural repair, strengthening, and refurbishment, part of the Balfour Beatty Group. We extend the life of infrastructure through innovative structural repair, strengthening, protection, and maintenance solutions, helping our customers' assets to reach their full potential.

Operating across transport, energy, and power sectors, especially in highway infrastructure, we implement a 'Detect, Diagnose, Develop, Deliver' approach, offering comprehensive services from scheme development to project delivery. Our expertise includes structural concrete repair, crack injection, leak sealing, structural strengthening using FRP, corrosion protection, bridge bearing replacement, concrete rehabilitation, and structural health monitoring, among others.

Our goal is to foster career development through diverse, challenging civil engineering projects, expanding our expertise, and nurturing future specialists.

At Balfour Beatty, we are dedicated to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce where everyone can be themselves and thrive. We have a UK and Action Plan detailing proactive steps to achieve this, available at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone.