Principal Temporary Works Engineer - FTC

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering; Leiston; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary negotiable

25 days leave

Pension scheme

Family friendly policies

Refer and Earn scheme

Annual salary reviews

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering seeks a Principal Temporary Works Engineer for the Leiston, Suffolk project on a 2-year fixed-term contract. You will coordinate the temporary works process, manage risks, and provide technical guidance to site and design teams, ensuring safe, compliant execution.

You will oversee design coordination with permanent works, review designs and RAMS/ITPs, and maintain robust temporary works documentation to support the construction programme.

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of relevant experience in temporary works and associated risk management.
• Ability to read, interpret and implement drawings, sketches and technical specifications.
• Identify where temporary works are required on site with an understanding of construction methods and loading constraints.
• Sound engineering judgement and independent decision-making under programme pressures.
• Awareness of technical limitations and when to seek expert support.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the Temporary Works Register and track design, approvals and delivery against the programme.
• Coordinate with the client’s temporary works team and guide site teams.
• Prepare clear design briefs for temporary works requirements.
• Coordinate designs with permanent works and wider design/construction teams.
• Review outputs to meet briefs, programme and technical requirements.
• Communicate residual design risks and ensure controls are in place.
• Issue approved drawings, specs and change information to site teams.
• Maintain accurate temp works documentation in site systems.
• Review RAMS and ITPs to ensure controls and hold points.
• Oversee Temporary Works Supervisors and support specialist designs.

Skills

Reading drawings and specs

Interpreting technical drawings

Site coordination

Risk assessment

Decision making under pressure

Education

CSCS card

CITB Temporary Works Coordinator qualification

SMSTS (preferred)

Job description

About The Role

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Principal Temporary Works Engineer to join our Ground Engineering team in Leiston, Suffolk, on the Sizewell C project.

Role purpose: To coordinate and manage the temporary works process throughout the project, ensuring that temporary works are suitably identified, designed, reviewed, approved, communicated and safely implemented in accordance with project requirements, programme and relevant standards.

The role will provide technical support and guidance to the site and design teams, maintain effective temporary works controls and documentation and ensure that associated risks are appropriately managed throughout design and construction.

This role is being offered on a 2 year, fixed term contract.

The Successful Candidate Will Have The Following Key Accountabilities

• Maintain the Temporary Works Register, tracking design, approvals and delivery against the construction programme;
• Coordinate with the client’s temporary works management team and provide guidance to site teams;
• Identify and assess temporary works requirements and prepare clear design briefs;
• Coordinate temporary works designs with permanent works designers and wider design and construction teams;
• Review design outputs to ensure they meet the brief, programme and relevant technical requirements;
• Communicate residual design risks and confirm suitable controls are in place;
• Issue approved drawings, specifications and design change information to site teams;
• Maintain accurate temporary works documentation within site management systems;
• Review RAMS and ITPs, ensuring appropriate controls and hold points are included;
• Oversee Temporary Works Supervisors and support specialist designs, including guide walls, reaction piles, diaphragm wall stability and lifting arrangements.

Who we’re looking for

• 5-7 years' relevant experience, with strong engineering knowledge of temporary works and the associated risks.
• Confidence in reading, interpreting and implementing drawings, sketches and technical specifications.
• Ability to identify where temporary works are required on site, with a clear understanding of proposed construction methods and loading constraints.
• Sound engineering judgement and the independence to make decisions without being influenced by commercial, programme or other pressures.
• Awareness of your own technical limitations and those of others, seeking appropriate support when needed.
• Ability to assess the competence of appointed Temporary Works Supervisors and provide effective technical oversight.
• Confidence and authority to stop work where safety or compliance may be compromised.
• A valid CSCS card and CITB Temporary Works Coordinator qualification. SMSTS is preferred, and knowledge of soil mechanics, geotechnical engineering, piling or diaphragm walls would be advantageous.

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;
• 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/

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