Utilities Coordinator

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Utilities Coordinator – Balfour Beatty Multi-Utility (UK-Wide)

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Join us in shaping the future of major UK infrastructure. Balfour Beatty Multi-Utility (BBMU) is a multi-discipline utility business specialising in the design, delivery and management of utility works for both Balfour Beatty Group businesses and external clients. As we continue to expand our capabilities across the UK, we are looking for a highly organised and proactive Utilities Coordinator to play a pivotal role in supporting the delivery of major and complex infrastructure schemes.

• Creating and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders such as clients, utility companies, and internal and external design teams.
• The role requires a high level understanding and overview of construction works as a whole to allow informed input to be made when relating to UC works.
• Coordinating the documentation required for management of critical UCs relationships on major civil engineering projects from design development to completion.
• Leading the day to day liaison with UCs and other key stakeholders, with the aim of driving efficiency, identifying opportunities, and mitigating risk for Balfour Beatty and the wider project.
• Obtaining estimates from UCs (in line with the NRSWA C2-C9 process), working with them and our internal design & delivery teams to challenge the estimates, identify value engineering opportunities and/or risk reduction.
• Working with design teams to request, coordinate, track, review and present C2 searches, C3 budgets and C4 estimates in a format suitable to the client.
• End-to-end liaison regarding the design and delivery of diversion and new connections works being delivered by Utility Companies.
• Providing assistance to the BBMU delivery teams on site managing the install of utility works, including weekly reporting and maintaining utility relationships.
• Assisting in managing a portfolio of strategic relationships across key UCs.
• Assisting in managing a portfolio of strategic relationships across Balfour Beatty to ensure that the Multi-Utility business is fully recognised and utilised – promoting the team capabilities where possible.
• As the BBMU team grows, this role will adapt accordingly to support and meet the deliverables of the wider team. Providing support to Site Manager, Site Engineers and designers as required.
• Working effectively within internal clients’ organisational structures where required.
• Throughout, uphold the Balfour Beatty Group values and behaviours to ensure the highest standards of safety, sustainability, environmental responsibility, and quality are implemented.

• CSCS Card holder.
• Proficient in MS Office and experience with Bluebeam; CAD familiarity preferable.
• CDM familiarity.
• Highly organised, proactive and autonomous approach to work, including making significant decisions to inform the direction of a project from a commercial, programme and design perspective.
• Embedded as a key element of the client's team.
• Experience interfacing with UCs and multiple stakeholders (such as planning and highways authorities) in respect of diversion and new connections works on major construction schemes.
• Experience chairing meetings.
• Experience in managing and maintaining regular reporting requirements with clients and internal stakeholders.
• Awareness of the NRSWA protocols and processes in relation to utility assets.
  
  Experience in wider organisation process management.
• Excellent relationship management skills, with ability to work across conflicting interest groups to develop solutions to complex operational and commercial problems.

Entry level

Full-time

Other

Construction