Site Engineer – Piling​/Civil Engineering – Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering

About The Role

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering as a Contracts Engineer based in Motherwell and you’ll play a key role in delivering piling and geotechnical solutions across a growing portfolio of projects throughout Scotland. Working as part of our specialist engineering team, you’ll support the successful delivery of complex foundation works while developing your career within one of the UK’s leading ground engineering businesses.

As Contracts Engineer, you will support the planning, design, and delivery of piling works across a range of projects. Working closely with project managers, engineers, and operational teams, you will help manage the civil piling aspects of projects through the planning, design, and construction phases, ensuring that works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards.

• Developing and reviewing project plans, specifications, and construction drawings while coordinating with design teams and other engineering disciplines to ensure projects run smoothly.
• Carrying out site inspections and technical assessments to confirm that works are compliant with project specifications, regulatory requirements, and industry best practice.
• Preparing and managing key site documentation including Project Management Plans, ITPs, Work Package Plans and RAMS.
• Monitoring productivity, analysing delays, and supporting project planning and scheduling to optimise delivery across multiple schemes.
• Coordinating resources effectively and ensuring construction activities align with contractual obligations, design specifications, and the wider project management plan.
• Contributing to the development and review of construction method statements to ensure safe and efficient execution of works.

• A strong focus on health, safety, and environmental performance with a central role in implementing HS&E procedures, preparing risk assessments, and promoting behavioural safety initiatives.
• Experience with in the construction industry and an understanding of civil engineering project delivery across different scales.
• Strong communication skills with colleagues, clients, and stakeholders at all levels, verbally and in writing.
• Strong IT skills including Microsoft Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Ability to coordinate multiple teams, manage scheme costs, and support safe, on‑time, and within‑budget project delivery.
• SMSTS or SSSTS certification and a valid CSCS card.
• Experience with piling, ground engineering, or civil engineering subcontractors and a Civil Engineering degree or equivalent qualification are advantageous.

• An attractive/negotiated salary
• Company car
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
• Pension savings schemes
• Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies
• Access to our Refer and Earn scheme
• Discretionary annual salary reviews

Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is one of the UK’s leading specialist geo‑technical contractors, providing innovative piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors.

Our comprehensive ground engineering capabilities, equipment and experience provide the solid foundations for infrastructure and buildings of any height, ranging from city skyscrapers to cross‑country rail and road projects.

Our reputation is earned through the delivery of ground engineering solutions on some of the UK’s largest and most prestigious projects including HS2, The Shard, Wembley Stadium, Reading Station Viaduct, Marble Arch Place, Battersea Power Station redevelopment and the A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon improvement project.

At Balfour Beatty, we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone D&I Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

We are a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence Employer Recognition Scheme and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabil