Temporary Works Co-ordinator

Balfour Beatty plc; Fort Augustus; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working up to 40% remote where/​

25 days annual leave (pro rata)

Family friendly policies with paid/le.

Pension and share incentive plan

Job summary

Balfour Beatty Power T&D, part of Balfour Beatty plc, is seeking an experienced Temporary Works Coordinator for the Skye 132kV Reinforcement Project, Fort Augustus. You will lead the safe planning, coordination and delivery of complex temporary works across a large transmission programme.

Based at the Fort Augustus hub, you will manage designs, approvals and inspections, coordinating with designers, site teams and the client to ensure robust controls and compliance throughout the project

Qualifications

• Experience coordinating temporary works across major infrastructure projects.
• Strong knowledge of BS5975 and CDM Regulations.
• Ability to coordinate designers, site teams, subcontractors and client representatives.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary point of contact for all temporary works activities on the project.
• Coordinate Temporary Works Designers, Permanent Works Designers, site teams and subcontractors.
• Review and manage temporary works design briefs to capture site conditions and construction requirements.
• Ensure designs are checked, approved and implemented per standards and procedures.
• Maintain the Temporary Works Register and related documentation.
• Issue permits and manage hold points with inspections before loading, use or dismantling.
• Identify and mitigate temporary works risks with robust controls.
• Monitor compliance via inspections and audits; engage with site teams.
• Provide guidance on temporary works requirements to project personnel.
• Collaborate with construction, engineering and subcontractor teams for seamless integration of temporary and permanent works.

Skills

Temporary Works Coordination

Health and Safety awareness

Stakeholder management

IT literacy

Education

HNC/HND or degree in Civil/Structural Engineering

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

About The Role

At Balfour Beatty Power T&D, we're delivering some of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure projects. We are now looking for an experienced

About The Role

At Balfour Beatty Power T–D, we're delivering some of the UK's most significant energy infrastructure projects. We are now looking for an experienced Temporary Works Coordinator (TWC) to join our team on the Skye 132kV Reinforcement Project, a major programme of works supporting the future resilience of Scotland's electricity network. Based at our Fort Augustus project hub, this is an opportunity to play a critical role in the safe planning, coordination and delivery of complex temporary works across a large-scale transmission project.

What you'll be doing

As the appointed Temporary Works Coordinator, you will take ownership of the temporary works process across the project, ensuring all activities are planned, designed, implemented and dismantled safely and in accordance with BS5975 and Balfour Beatty procedures.

You Will

• Act as the primary point of contact for all temporary works activities on the project.
• Coordinate Temporary Works Designers, Permanent Works Designers, site teams, subcontractors and client representatives.
• Review and manage temporary works design briefs, ensuring site conditions and construction requirements are fully captured.
• Ensure temporary works designs are checked, approved and implemented in accordance with relevant standards and procedures.
• Maintain the Temporary Works Register and all associated documentation.
• Issue permits and manage hold points, ensuring inspections are completed before temporary works are loaded, used or dismantled.
• Identify and mitigate temporary works risks, ensuring robust controls are in place.
• Monitor compliance through regular inspections, audits and engagement with site teams.
• Promote best practice and provide guidance to project personnel on temporary works requirements.
• Work closely with construction, engineering and subcontractor teams to ensure seamless integration between temporary and permanent works.

Typical temporary works on the project may include excavation support systems, formwork, crane and piling platforms, scaffolding, temporary roads, access solutions, temporary bridges, backstays, temporary steelwork and overhead line protection systems.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for a confident and collaborative engineering professional with proven Temporary Works Coordination experience within infrastructure, utilities, power, civil engineering or construction environments.

You Will Ideally Have

• HNC/HND or degree qualification in Civil or Structural Engineering.
• CITB Temporary Works Coordinator certification (or equivalent).
• Strong working knowledge of BS5975 and CDM Regulations.
• Previous experience operating as a Temporary Works Coordinator on major infrastructure projects.
• Broad understanding of temporary works design, construction and implementation.
• Strong health, safety and risk management awareness.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to build effective working relationships across project, design and delivery teams.
• Good IT skills, including Microsoft Office.

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?

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 want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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