Site Production Engineer - Grays

BALFOUR BEATTY; Grays; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A major UK infrastructure company is looking for a Site Production Engineer to support the Lower Thames Crossing project. This role involves ensuring compliance with safety standards, maintaining productivity targets, and collaborating with the Design Engineering team. The ideal candidate should possess an Engineering or Construction Management qualification, have proven experience in similar roles, and demonstrate strong leadership and communication skills. The company offers attractive benefits and a supportive work environment.

Benefits

Negotiated salary

25 days annual leave

Pension savings schemes

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a similar role on large scale infrastructure projects.
• Strong leadership and communication skills are essential.
• Ability to meet tight deadlines is crucial.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with health and safety standards.
• Maintain production targets and track daily achievements.
• Support the Design Engineering team in project delivery.
• Provide technical sketches and quality specifications.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of construction regulations

Experience with NEC 3 / 4 contracts

Ability to work under pressure

Full UK driver's licence

CSCS

BPSS Security Clearance

Education

Engineering or Construction Management qualification

Job description

About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Site Production 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 Production Engineer, you will support the Design Engineering team in delivering schemes related to our Lower Thames Crossing project.

What you’ll be doing

• Health, Safety & Wellbeing: Fully comply with our LTC ‘Beyond Zero Harm’ programme and the 4 Balfour Beatty Golden Rules, producing specific Works Package Plans, and conducting/recording weekly safety tours.
• Programme and Production: You will communicate daily productivity targets to the supervisor, and you will maintain a visual notice board to record achievements and reasons for not achieving target with agreed actions with the supervisor.
• Engineering & Design Management: Carry out basic setting out using primary control provided by the project surveyor. Produce sketches to support Section Engineers with Technical Queries or Temporary Works Design Briefs.
• Quality Assurance: You will provide specifications and standards required to the supervisor and ensure the supervisor understand and is clear what is required.
• Community: Be aware of stakeholder and community requirements and participate in community engagement events including taking part in volunteering events.
• Environmental Sustainability & Carbon: Understand environmental, sustainability and low carbon commitments and include all requirements in daily activities.
• Procurement: When requested by the Section Engineer raise requisitions for plant and materials in line with procurement, cost management, and administration procedures.
• Handover: Assist the Section Engineer with preparing redlines & as-built drawings.

Who we’re looking for

• Engineering or Construction Management qualification
• Proven experience in a similar role, preferably on large scale infrastructure projects
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Experience with NEC 3 / 4 contracts
• Knowledge of construction regulations and best practices.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Full UK drivers licence
• A fit for work medical
• CSCS
• BPSS Security Clearance

Benefits

• An attractive / negotiated salary
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee benefits (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.

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.

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:

• 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].