Methods and Proposals Engineer - Leeds

BALFOUR BEATTY; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international construction company is looking for a Methods & Proposals Engineer to prepare technical proposals and deliver sustainable engineering solutions for structural projects. You will work collaboratively with various technical teams and manage documentation. The ideal candidate will have an engineering degree, civil engineering experience, and knowledge of structural repairs. Join us to develop your career with an award-winning team.

Qualifications

• Experience in civil engineering (contractor or consultant).
• Knowledge of structural concrete repair, strengthening, protection, or bridge refurbishment is desirable.
• Ideally working towards professional membership.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical proposals and sustainable engineering solutions for structural projects.
• Undertake buildability reviews and support early contractor involvement.
• Collaborate with technical, preconstruction, and operations teams.
• Manage technical documentation and delivery plans.
• Contribute to cost budgets, time allowances, and research for engineering solutions.
• Prepare technical reports, method statements, and inspection plans.
• Support design briefs and review designs.

Skills

Civil engineering experience

Communication skills

IT skills

Document management skills

Drive for continuous improvement

Education

Engineering degree (or equivalent)

Job description

Overview

About the role: Job Title: Methods & Proposals Engineer. Location: UK Wide.

Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we’re growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team. Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join us as a Methods & Proposals Engineer to build new futures. Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balvac. By joining our well-established engineering teams, you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.

Responsibilities

• Prepare technical proposals and sustainable engineering solutions for structural projects
• Undertake buildability reviews and support early contractor involvement
• Collaborate with technical, preconstruction, and operations teams
• Manage technical documentation and delivery plans
• Contribute to cost budgets, time allowances, and research for engineering solutions
• Prepare technical reports, method statements, and inspection plans
• Support design briefs and review designs

Who we looking for

• Experience in civil engineering (contractor or consultant)
• Engineering degree (or equivalent), ideally with professional membership or working towards it
• Knowledge of structural concrete repair, strengthening, protection, or bridge refurbishment is desirable
• Good communication, IT, and document management skills
• A drive for continuous improvement and innovation

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, and part of the Balfour Beatty Group. As a trusted expert Balvac sustainably extends the life of our nation’s infrastructure by delivering innovative structural repair, strengthening, protection and maintenance solutions to return our customers assets to full capacity and extend their working life.

Operating in the transport, energy, and power sectors with a focus on highway infrastructure, our expert capabilities extend the life of existing civil and building infrastructure across the UK. We implement a 'Detect, Diagnose, Develop, Deliver' approach offering a complete professional service from scheme development and design through to project delivery. These include structural concrete repair, crack injection, leak sealing injection, structural strengthening including the use of FRP composite materials, corrosion protection and cathodic protection, bridge bearing replacement, concrete carriageway rehabilitation using vacuum assisted void grouting and slab realignment techniques. We also undertake testing, inspection and structural health monitoring, pile testing and noise, vibration and air quality monitoring.

Our ambition is to create an exciting platform for career development through diverse and challenging civil engineering infrastructure projects, expanding our industry leading specialist expertise, and creating the next generation of experts.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone.