Project Engineer, Electrical Engineering

Project Engineer – Substations (Power T&D)

Location: England and Wales

Company: Balfour Beatty

Sector: Power Transmission & Distribution

Employment Type: Full-time

About The Role

Join our Power T&D team at Balfour Beatty, where we’re powering progress across the UK. We’re looking for a talented and driven Project Engineer – Substations to support the ongoing expansion of the National Grid, contributing to a future of clean, efficient, and secure energy.

• Leading the definition and implementation of engineered delivery solutions.
• Briefing project teams and managing effective execution of plans.
• Supporting project delivery across all stages: planning, construction, commissioning, and close-out.
• Championing safety, quality, time, and cost control in every phase.
• Managing and motivating delivery teams to achieve operational excellence.
• Ensuring compliance with client objectives, legal and regulatory frameworks, and company standards.
• Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings.
• Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase.
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders.
• Help to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost‑effective decisions in line with overall strategy.
• Help to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working.
• Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings into delivery.
• Understanding and specify plant and equipment requirements.
• 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.
• Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours / promote observation and safety initiatives.
• Conduct and support Accident/Incident Investigations.
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions.
• Write and review RAMS and accept subcontractor RAMS.
• Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards.
• Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce.
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation.
• Completion of audits.
• Setting people to work.
• Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the risk.
• Register and recommend/implement changes.
• Help to develop, implement and periodically update resource loaded schedules.
• Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls techniques.
• Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes / hold weekly meeting.
• Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations.
• Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training, mentoring and performance management.
• Produce plans for the team to achieve goals/aspirations.
• Work alongside Project Management and deputise where required.

• Proven experience in substation engineering within power transmission and distribution.
• Strong project management acumen with an engineering mindset.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills to guide teams and liaise with stakeholders.
• A commitment to safety, quality, and collaborative success.
• National Grid experience desirable.
• An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and experience of working on projects who is proficient commercial/project communications.
• Experience in implementing safe systems of work.
• Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions‑based approach to problem solving.
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence.
• Discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence.
• Communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
• Awareness and promotion of the benefits of diversity and inclusion.
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed.
• Proactively develop others around you including junior members of the team.
• Proficient on O365.
• HNC in Electrical Engineering.
• AutoCAD qualification.
• Experience of working with DNOs in the EHV industry preferably Northern Powergrid.
• Holds or…