Site Engineer - Manchester

BALFOUR BEATTY; Manchester; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Highways is seeking a Site Engineer for the A57 Link Road scheme in Ashton-under-Lyne, Manchester. This role involves coordinating site activities, ensuring safety and quality, and supervising junior engineers. With opportunities for career growth and an attractive benefits package, this is a great opportunity for candidates with relevant experience.

Benefits

Attractive salary

Pension savings schemes

Company car

Generous annual leave policy

Employee discounts and offers

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• 2-3 years experience with a Tier 1 contractor.
• Valid UK driving license and CSCS card.
• Able to work on own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate a section of works with a team of engineers.
• Maintain comprehensive records of site works.
• Supervise graduate/trainee engineers.

Skills

Highways projects experience

Site coordination

Supervision of engineers

Education

HND/HNC in Civil Engineering

Construction Management

Job description

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a fantastic opportunity for a Site Engineer to join our team on the Highways A57 Link Road scheme, this role will be based at Ashton- under-Lyne, Manchester .

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. We provide high quality asset strategy, management, and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers.

We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable, and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard

What you'll be doing

As a Site Engineer you will coordinate a section of works, working alongside a team of Site Engineers and Graduate/Apprentice Engineers. In addition to this you will Lead and control site works, according to a specific discipline, for both self-delivered and sub-contract works.

Some other key responsibilities will be:

• Maintain comprehensive records of site works


• Carry out setting out and dimensional checks and understand limitations of instruments and surveying methods


• Maintain survey records and produce as-built drawings


• Ability to read and understand engineering drawings (reinforcement, drainage, earthworks)


• Supervise graduate / trainee engineers


• Manage specific site operations, including subcontractors


• Input into weekly programme and produce short term schedules


• Monitor construction activities for progress against programme


• Contribution to production of Permit to Dig, including briefing to the workforce


• Carries out onsite Safety Inspections and Hazard Identification

Who we're looking for

You will have the following

• Highways projects experience


• 2-3 years experience with a Tier 1 contractor


• Obtained HND/HNC qualification in either Civil Engineering or Construction Management


• Valid UK driving licence and CSCS card


• Able to work on own initiative and seek out opportunities in line with level of responsibility

Desirable

• Basic understanding of temporary works


• Basic understanding of STATS and Utilities


• Basic understanding of lifting operations


• Working towards professional qualifications

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate:

• An attractive salary


• Pension savings schemes


• Company car


• 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?

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 Beattys 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]

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