Engineering Manager

Balfour Beatty plc; Colchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; 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

Balfour Beatty plc is looking for an Engineering Manager to lead the Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement Project in England. The role involves owning the engineering intent and integrating design and construction methodologies. You will be responsible for ensuring compliance with engineering governance, managing technical risks, and supporting construction delivery. The position offers smart working options with flexibility for remote work and includes comprehensive benefits such as generous annual leave and family-friendly policies.

Qualifications

• Integrate design and construction on complex projects.
• Strong working knowledge of CDM and engineering assurance practices.
• Chartered or working towards professional registration.

Responsibilities

• Own engineering intent on the project.
• Lead integration of permanent works and construction sequencing.
• Provide engineering leadership for site-driven changes.

Skills

Advanced construction interface capability

Strong judgement and decision-making

Excellent stakeholder management

Clear communication

Education

Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline

Job description

Overview

About The Role Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for an Engineering Manager focused on one of their major National Grid Projects - Bramford to Twinstead Reinforcement Project.

Role Purpose Accountable for engineering intent and integration of design and construction methodologies on a live project, acting as the central point within Design and Construction.

Location Site based role (3 days / week) - East Anglia.

What you'll be doing

Key Accountabilities

• Own engineering intent on the project and maintain continuity from design development through construction delivery.
• Lead integration of permanent works, temporary works and construction sequencing; chair constructability/engineering reviews.
• Assure compliance with CDM and engineering governance requirements; implement safe-by-design and assurance activities.
• Provide engineering leadership for site-driven changes, constraints and unforeseen conditions; manage technical risk escalation.
• Operate engineering change control: evaluate options, document decisions, secure approvals and communicate impacts.
• Support construction delivery with timely engineering decisions, coordinated information release and closure of design queries.
• Coordinate discipline leads and temporary works stakeholders to resolve cross-discipline clashes and ambiguities.
• Lead client technical interface on site for engineering matters, demonstrating control and confidence in engineering readiness.
• Promote continuous improvement: reduce rework, improve right-first-time outcomes and strengthen buildability.

Interfaces

• Operations and Construction teams (delivery design planning, buildability, site queries)
• Design disciplines (permanent works) including civil, mechanical, electrical, EICA/systems
• Temporary Works designers / coordinators (interfaces, sequencing, risk ownership)
• Client technical and operational representatives (acceptance, assurance, governance)
• Work Winning / Bid team and Commercial (solution shaping, clarifications, change control)

Decision Rights / Level of Autonomy

• Responsible for engineering decisions affecting site safety, buildability and sequencing
• Responsible to reject unsafe/unbuildable proposals and escalate out-of-scope risk to senior engineering leadership.
• Approves engineering responses to site queries and coordinates acceptance routes with client assurance requirements.

Qualifications & Experience

• Degree-qualified in a relevant engineering discipline; Chartered or working towards professional registration.
• Proven experience integrating design and construction on complex projects.
• Strong working knowledge of CDM and engineering assurance practices.

Skills, Knowledge & Behaviours

• Advanced construction interface capability: sequencing, buildability, temporary works integration.
• Strong judgement and decision-making under time pressure; calm, visible leadership on site.
• Excellent stakeholder management across construction, operations, design disciplines and client teams.
• Clear communication of engineering intent and rationale to technical and non-technical audiences.

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 including 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/