Design Controls Assistant

Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for a project Design Controls Assistant to join their team in Motherwell.

The Project Design Controls Assistant reports to the Project Design Controls Manager and supports the reporting processes on the project ensuring delivery of design information.

The position focuses on monitoring design packages status and compliance with project programmes through metrics and measurable tools.

• Maintain design trackers and deliverable schedules to ensure transparency of design information across the project team.
• Assist Design Coordinators / Design Manager / Engineering Managers in tracking design submissions and approvals.
• Coordinate with Document Control teams to ensure design documentation is correctly managed within the Common Data Environment.
• Coordinate with Information Management teams to ensure design teams access and user permissions are correctly maintained within the Common Data Environment.
• Maintain design user access lists.

• Interface with Design Coordinators / Design Manager / Engineering Managers / Design Partners and provide regular updates on design deliverables.
• Assist in maintaining design milestone tracking.
• Assist in highlighting delays, risks and constraints affecting the design programme.

• Assist in identification and management of design change.
• Interface with commercial and engineering management teams as required to support effective change management processes and reporting.
• Assist in preparation of related reports, trackers and records.

• Assist in setting-up visual performance metrics and report formats.
• Administer the detailed weekly and monthly reporting, including extraction of key metrics
• Produce exports from Common Data Environment and ensure design trackers are updated on a weekly basis, or as required, for effective reporting.

• Organise various design reporting, coordination and interface meetings.
• Prepare agendas, record actions and track follow‑ups.

• Coordinate interactions between design consultants, construction teams and supply chain partners.
• Support the management of design interfaces affecting procurement and construction planning.

• Experience supporting design delivery on infrastructure or engineering projects.
• Experience maintaining trackers and project documentation.
• Familiarity with Common Data Environments and collaborative design platforms.
• Familiarity with P6 programmes and commercial processes in the construction industry

• Degree, HNC or HND in Engineering or a related discipline.

• Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Infrastructure related discipline.

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.

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:

• - 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…

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