Site Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Grays; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Pension savings scheme

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc is seeking a Site Engineer to join the Lower Thames Crossing project. You will support the Design Engineering team on-site, delivering setting out, inspections and coordination for 43 bridges and 17km of complex highways works.

Key duties include safety leadership, daily diary production, progress reporting and ensuring alignment with drawings and permits. A CSCS card, driving licence and strong communication are essential.

Qualifications

• Experience working on major highways or civils projects.
• Ability to interpret drawings, specifications and schedules.
• Knowledge of safety systems and permit processes.

Responsibilities

• Control and implement works on site to programme.
• Support Design Engineering team on Lower Thames Crossing works.
• Produce daily diaries, daily records and progress updates.
• Read and interpret drawings, schedules and specifications.
• Use Navisworks for model navigation and coordination.

Skills

Site supervision

Setting out

Navisworks

Read drawings

Permit to Dig

GPS

CSCS Card

Driving licence

Communication

Environmental awareness

Quantities scheduling

Tools

AutoCAD/BIM tools

Job description

About The Role

Our

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Site Engineer to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17km of complex Highways construction, complex utility diversions, and a scheme-wide, industry leading approach to carbon reduction.

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

As a Site Engineer, you will be tasked with undertaking control and implementation of works on site, supporting the Design Engineering team in delivering projects related to our Lower Thames Crossing project.

What you'll be doing

• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm
• Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities
• Production of Task Briefing Sheets
• Contribution to production of Permit to Dig, including briefing to the workforce
• Carries out Safety Inspections
• Setting out from primary control provided by others
• Provision of sketches detailing the setting out information installed
• Read and determine information from drawings, schedules and specification
• Using and Navigating the design model using Navisworks
• Production of as-built drawings & records for every element of the works involved in
• Works to Weekly Programme (drafted by others) and marks up progress achieved weekly
• Production of accurate daily diary of resources, including labour, plant, materials, subcontractors and outputs

Who we're looking for

• Able to clearly communicate the requirements of a safe system of work to ensure that these are followed accurately
• Capable of taking ownership of tasks and communicating outcomes
• Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights
• Holds a current driving license and CSCS Card
• Understands Permit to Dig System
• Environmental awareness
• Setting out techniques – ability to use level & EDM, plus GPS
• Awareness and use of Specification and other Contract documents
• Able to take off and schedule material quantities accurately

Benefits

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 42 core base hours per week
• Company car
• Hybrid working available
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.

Why work for us

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

Why join us?

Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• 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 Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

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]