Site Engineer OHL – Pre Con / Scaffolds

Balfour Beatty Investments - North America; Ipswich; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote

25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies and pension

Share incentive plan and volunteering

Job summary

Balfour Beatty is hiring a Site Engineer OHL – Pre Con / Scaffolds for the BTNO project based at the Assington, Suffolk office. You will collaborate with the Project Manager and team to deliver planning, design, delivery, and handover with rigorous safety and cost discipline.

The role requires experience in safe systems of work, contract awareness, and effective communication across the project. The position aligns with hybrid working arrangements and UK site responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in implementing safe systems of work.
• Experience in managing risks and change processes.
• Good understanding of standard forms of contracts.
• Proficient in commercial/project management communications.
• Effective verbal and written communication across all levels.
• Strong interpersonal skills for cross-team collaboration.
• Flexible and resilient in high-pressure environments.
• Ability to adopt a solutions-based approach to problems.
• Awareness of diversity and inclusion benefits.
• Proficient with O365

Responsibilities

• Monitor project progress and implement Short Interval Control processes.
• Ensure milestones reflect the master schedule and customer expectations.
• Coordinate with other project activities and internal functions.
• Attend periodic project reviews and meetings.
• Maintain accurate project records and daily diaries.
• Prepare internal and external reports and liaise with stakeholders.
• Provide information to enable cost-effective decisions within strategy.
• Ensure scope and package assignments support coordinated delivery.
• Translate technical information and drawings into delivery.
• Maintain Zero Harm focus and keep up to date with legislation changes.
• Oversee safety and welfare of public, staff and supply chain.
• Support safety/environment tours and safety initiatives.
• Review and improve H&S management systems.
• Write RAMS and report risks/hazards.
• Escalate issues requiring higher authority and manage subcontractors.
• Support procurement plans to meet deadlines.
• Track targets/KPIs and drive continuous improvement.
• Contribute to workshops on process improvements.
• Develop and update resource-loaded schedules.
• Promote productivity and project controls techniques.
• Be aware of cost, budget and commercial impact.

Education

Formal qualification in construction/engineering or equivalent

CSCS and SSSTS or equivalent

Job description

About the role

Role: Site Engineer OHL – Pre Con / Scaffolds
Company: Balfour Beatty
Division: Power T&D
Project: BTNO
Location: BTNO Project Office, A134 Colchester Road, Assington, Suffolk, CO10 5LX

Balfour Beatty Power T&D is seeking a Site Engineer OHL – Pre Con / Scaffolds to support the delivery of works on the BTNO project. Based at our BTNO Project Office in Assington, Suffolk, you will work alongside the Project Manager / Project Director and wider project team, taking accountability for the successful delivery of works across planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning and handover/close out.

This is a key role within our Overhead Line (OHL) team, ensuring engineered solutions are fully understood, effectively briefed, and delivered safely, sustainably, on programme and within budget.

What you'll be doing

• Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes/hold weeklymeeting
• En sure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations
• Coordinate with other project activities and internal functions
• Attend periodic project reviews / project meetings
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholder
• 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 and implement technical information and drawings into delivery
• 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
• Support periodic Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and suggest improvement solutions
• Write and understand RAMS
• Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards
• Support incident and H&S responses
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation
• Completion of audits
• Setting people to work
• Log and elevate 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
• Help to ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, such that material/resources/supply chain can be delivered to meet scheduled deadlines
• Follow targets/KPI’s in line with project objectives and monitor performance
• Help to ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate action on findings
• Contribute towards workshops that cover the principles of continuous improvement
• Help to develop, implement and periodically update resource loaded schedules
• Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls technique
• Awareness of cost / budget
• Awareness of commercial impact
• Escalation of commercial change
• Requestion of plant and materials

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Experience in implementing safe systems of work
• Experience in managing risks and change processes
• Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts
• Proficient in commercial/project management communications
• Able to communicate effectively both verbal and written with all levels of the organization
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
• Able to undertake work in high pressure situations with a flexible attitude
• A record of a solutions-based approach to problem solving
• Demonstrate awareness and support of the benefits of diversity and inclusion
• Identify and drive personal development
• Proficient on O365

The candidate is likely to have the following:

• Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or equivalent industry experience
• Holds CSCS and SSSTS 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/