Job No. BBUK18572

Balfour Beatty plc; Elgin; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering in Elgin, Scotland, seeks a Contracts Engineer to manage pre-cast driven and specialist piling schemes on site, ensuring safety, quality, and progress against targets. You will liaise with clients, allocate staff, and supervise subcontractors.

The role requires a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent, experience in piling on infrastructure schemes, and the ability to lead multiple teams while maintaining safety and programme commitments.

Qualifications

• Civil Engineering Degree (or equivalent preferable)
• Experience in delivery and technical knowledge of piling projects on various scales
• Experience of working on Infrastructure schemes and large developments
• Ability to manage multiple teams efficiently and multiple scheme costs
• Ability to manage Health and Safety including Behavioural Safety
• Ability to lead, communicate and influence others to deliver targets

Responsibilities

• Management of internal resource and subcontractors
• Ensure works are constructed in accordance with contract and design information
• Produce and review construction methods statements for efficient and safe delivery
• Produce site documentation for delivery of works (PMP, PVPMP, ITP, CMP)
• Develop and work to programmes, measure progress and productivity
• Apply Health, Safety and Environmental plans and promote safe working culture
• Ensure works undertaken safely and in line with HS&E legislation and reviews of risk assessments
• Support and drive behavioural safety on site
• Monitor progress and achieve goals for the work
• Anticipate and resolve engineering-related problems
• Manage construction records and as-built drawings
• Support Customer Focus, Construction Excellence and Innovation strategies
• Attend client meetings and pre-contract meetings
• Support sustainability activities

Skills

Piling projects

Site management

Contract performance

Health & safety

Stakeholder liaison

Education

Civil Engineering Degree

Job description

About the role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Contracts Engineer to join our Ground Engineering team in Elgin, Scotland.

Role purpose: Management of Pre- Cast Driven and Specialist Piling schemes of various size. To be responsible for the efficient running of contracts on site which includes, contract performance, safety, monitoring/ reporting progress against targets, client liaison, allocation and supervision of staff, whilst achieve excellence in safety, quality, sustainability and efficiency, ensuring consistency with the Balfour Beatty Business Management System.

What you'll be doing

The successful candidate will have the following accountabilities:

• Management of internal resource and subcontractors;
• Ensure that the works are constructed in accordance with the contract and design information, drawings, specification and Project Management Plan;
• Produce and review construction methods statements ensuring that the works are constructed efficiently and safely;
• Produce all site documentation for delivery of the works including PMP, PVPMP, ITP, Construction Phase Management Plan etc. as required;
• Develop then work to programmes, measuring progress and productivity outputs;
• Understand and apply the procedures and processes detailed in the project Health, Safety and Environmental plans, and to promote a safe working culture;
• Ensuring the works are undertaken safely and in accordance with Health, Safety & Environmental legislation and the site HS&E plans. Prepare and review risk assessments;
• Support and drive behavioural safety on site;
• To be responsible for the monitoring, progress reporting and achieving of goals for the work under his/her responsibility;
• Anticipating and resolving problems, in particular related to engineering issues;
• Managing construction records, O&M manuals and as built drawings;
• Support our “Customer Focus”, “Construction Excellence” and “Innovation” strategy;
• Undertaken client meeting and precontract meetings;
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm;
• Support the delivery of sustainability activities.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities and experience are required to fulfil the requirements of the role:

• Civil Engineering Degree (or equivalent preferable);
• Experience in delivery, and technical knowledge, of piling projects on various scales;
• Experience of working on Infrastructure schemes and large developments;
• Ability to manage multiple teams efficiently and multiple scheme costs;
• Ability to manage Health and Safety including Behavioural Safety;
• Ability to lead, communicate and influence others to deliver targets.

Why work for us

Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.

Some of our key benefits are:

• An attractive/negotiated salary;
• Company car or car allowance;
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays;
• Pension savings schemes;
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies;
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme;
• Discretionary annual salary reviews.

About us

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is one of the UK’s leading specialist geo-technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors.

Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross-country rail and road projects.

Our reputation as one of the UK’s leading specialist geo-technical contractors is earned through the delivery of ground engineering solutions on some of the UK’s largest and most prestigious projects including HS2, The Shard, Wembley Stadium, Reading Station Viaduct, Marble Arch Place, Battersea Power Station redevelopment and the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement project.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I 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/