Methods and Proposals Engineer - Warrington

BALFOUR BEATTY; Warrington; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Methods and Proposals Engineer, where you will play a crucial role in delivering complex projects that matter. Your expertise in civil engineering and structural repair will be key in collaborating with various teams to ensure project success. This role offers the chance to work on innovative solutions in a supportive environment that values diversity and fosters career growth. Contribute to vital infrastructure projects while expanding your skills and making a significant impact in the industry.

Qualifications

• Experience with structural repair and refurbishment projects.
• Knowledge of industry standards and construction techniques.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to develop delivery plans and technical proposals.
• Conduct buildability reviews ensuring safety and quality considerations.
• Research and support engineering solution development.

Skills

Civil engineering experience

Structural concrete repair

Strengthening & protection

Cathodic protection

Waterproofing

Post-tensioning

Bridge refurbishment

Education

Engineering degree (or equivalent)

Professional membership (IEng MICE, CEng MICE)

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 deliver complex work that truly matters to our business and the world around you.

What you'll be doing

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

Who we're looking for

1. Civil engineering experience (with a contractor or consultant).
2. Engineering degree (or equivalent); professional membership (e.g., IEng MICE, CEng MICE) preferred.
3. Specialist experience 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
4. Awareness of industry standards, specifications, and specialist construction techniques is a plus.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing, and maintaining 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 our nation’s infrastructure by delivering innovative structural repair, strengthening, protection, and maintenance solutions, helping assets reach full capacity and extend their working life.

Operating across transport, energy, and power sectors, with a focus on highway infrastructure, we implement a 'Detect, Diagnose, Develop, Deliver' approach, offering a complete professional service from scheme development to project delivery. Our services include structural concrete repair, crack injection, leak sealing, structural strengthening with FRP materials, corrosion and cathodic protection, bridge bearing replacement, concrete rehabilitation, testing, inspection, and structural health monitoring.

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

At Balfour Beatty, we are committed to diversity and inclusion, fostering a culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential. Our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan details proactive steps we are taking to make this a reality, which you can read in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone.