Project Engineer

Balfour Beatty; Bramford; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is hiring a Project Engineer for the Bramford Substation project, focusing on Power Transmission & Distribution. You will oversee project tasks from engineering design to commissioning while ensuring safety and compliance. The role offers a chance to work on significant engineering solutions while promoting inclusion and developing others in a collaborative environment.

Benefits

Smart working with up to 40% remote flexibility

25 days paid annual leave

Family friendly policies including generous parental leave

Pension and share incentive plans

Qualifications

• Experience in managing risks and changes through a solutions-based approach.
• Knowledge of safe systems of work.
• Understanding of commercial impacts and budget ownership.

Responsibilities

• Support project delivery from planning to close-out.
• Lead site delivery teams and ensure safety compliance.
• Analyse and manage risks and cost control.

Skills

Project Management

Risk Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Formal qualification in construction/engineering

Tools

O365

Job description

About the role

We're Hiring: Project Engineer - Substations (Power T&D Team)
Location: Bramford, Suffolk
Sector: Power Transmission & Distribution
Project: Bramford Substation

Balfour Beatty is seeking a skilled and driven Project Engineer - Substations to support the delivery of our Bramford Substation project in Suffolk. You will play a vital role in our Power Transmission & Distribution team, working alongside the Project Manager, Project Director, and the broader project team to ensure successful project delivery from design through to commissioning and handover.

Your Key Responsibilities

• Support end-to-end project delivery: planning, engineering design, execution, and close-out.

• Formalise engineered delivery solutions and lead the working party through effective briefings and guidance.

• Provide leadership and oversight to the site delivery teams, ensuring a safe, efficient, and high-quality execution.

• Monitor progress to meet customer and project objectives in time, cost, quality, and safety.

• Foster a culture of care and compliance, supporting both people and project performance

What you'll be doing

• Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings
• Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
• Helps to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost- effective decisions in line with overall strategy
• Helps to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working
• Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings into delivery
• Understanding and specify plant and equipment requirements
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation
• Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain
• Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives
• Conduct and support Accident/Incident Investigations
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions
• Write and review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS
• Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards
• Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation
• Completion of audits
• Setting people to work
• Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend/implement changes
• Log and escalate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of authority
• Management of subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that contractual arrangements are achieved
• Ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, and material/resources/supply chain activities are delivered to meet scheduled deadlines
• Follow targets/KPI's in line with project objectives and monitor performance
• Ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate action on findings
• Contribute towards workshops that cover the principles of continuous improvement
• Ensure that expenditure is in line with the budget and that resources are utilised efficiently to ensure cost control
• Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others
• Incorporate and balance both operational and commercial constraints into decision making
• Analyse, appraise and implement CEs
• Ownership of Budget
• Understanding of the contract and knowledge of commercial impact
• Manage commercial change
• Requestion of plant and materials

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and
  experience of working on Projects who is proficient commercial/project
  management communications
• Experience in implementing safe systems of work
• Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions-based
  approach to problem solving
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at
  all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
• Discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence
• Communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical
  stakeholders
• Awareness and promotion the benefits of diversity and inclusion
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed
• Proactively develop others around you including junior members of the team
• Identify and drive personal development
• Proficient on O365

The role holder is likely to have one or more of the following:

• Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or
  equivalent industry experience
• Holds or desire to work towards either the APM PFQ/PMQ
• Holds CSCS and SMSTS or equivalent

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn't rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package that's right for you and your life. Here are some of our key 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 which include 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/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]