Site Engineer OHL – Pre Con​/Scaffolds

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.

• 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

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 organisation
• 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

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