Project Engineer, Electrical Engineering

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we're delivering some of the UK's most critical power infrastructure projects, helping to connect communities, enable renewable energy and support the transition to a low-carbon future.

We're looking for a Project Engineer to join our Power T&D team. This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineering professional who thrives in a project environment and wants to play a key role in the successful delivery of major infrastructure schemes across the UK.

As a Project Engineer, you'll work closely with the Project Manager and wider delivery team to support the planning, coordination and execution of projects from inception through to completion. You'll help develop practical engineering solutions, manage site activities, and ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest quality standards.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Supporting the delivery of projects to programme, budget and quality requirements
• Coordinating engineering, design and construction activities across site teams and supply chain partners
• Interpreting and implementing technical information, specifications and drawings
• Managing subcontractors and monitoring progress on site
• Preparing project documentation, reports and records
• Supporting risk management, project reviews and performance reporting
• Ensuring materials, resources and plant are available to meet project requirements
• Promoting a strong health, safety and environmental culture across all activities
• Reviewing and producing safe systems of work, including RAMS
• Supporting audits, inspections and continuous improvement initiatives
• Building effective relationships with clients, stakeholders and delivery teams

We're interested in hearing from candidates who have:

• Experience working in a Project Engineer, Site Engineer or similar delivery-focused engineering role
• Experience delivering infrastructure, utilities, energy, power, transmission, distribution or major civil engineering projects
• Strong understanding of project delivery processes, including planning, risk management and stakeholder coordination
• Knowledge of health, safety and environmental requirements within a construction environment
• Experience managing subcontractors and coordinating site activities
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• The ability to work collaboratively across multi-disciplinary project teams
• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement

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

Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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