Site Engineer

About the role

Job Title:

Site Engineer

Location:

Stranraer

Project Type:
Civils

Company:
Balfour Beatty Group

Balfour Beatty is a leading national infrastructure and construction company with more than a century of heritage in Scotland, delivering key projects that strengthen communities and improve national connectivity.

The Stranraer Marina Expansion Project offers an exceptional opportunity to join a high‑profile, transformative regeneration programme that is reshaping one of Scotland’s most scenic waterfronts into a vibrant, modern destination. Backed by a major £18 million investment through the Borderlands Inclusive Growth Deal and Scottish Government funding, this project is expanding and upgrading the marina to accommodate larger vessels, modernising marine facilities, and creating a revitalised waterfront that will attract visitors, boost local enterprise, and reinvigorate the town’s connection to its coastal setting.

Professionals joining this project will gain hands‑on experience contributing to a regeneration initiative that blends engineering, design, placemaking, and community impact—making it an ideal environment for individuals looking to grow their career, build their portfolio, and play a meaningful role in shaping a project that will leave a lasting legacy for the region. If you’re passionate about high‑impact infrastructure, coastal regeneration, and innovative community‑centred development, this is a standout opportunity to be part of something truly transformational.

• Support the senior project team in the overall implementation of the engineering strategy and framework for the designated project;
• Manage materials, plant and labour within the allocated budget and resources, ensuring their safe, effective and efficient delivery of service on the project;
• Ensure all systems, design information, procedures and quality systems are effectively communicated;
• Support the project delivery teams, verifying the work of others, providing technical support;
• Lead or support assurance on projects through conducting audits and regular meetings with project teams, identifying best practice, areas for improvement and areas of concern, including matters relating to safety, finance or quality;
• Develop and maintain relationships with relevant customers including technical consultants and suppliers, managing their input in the design, development, pricing and delivery of technical solutions on site;
• Maintain personal expertise and knowledge to ensure that the company is at the forefront of the industry both technically and in using the latest technologies and standards;
• Provide coaching and motivation to the project team, to deliver high performance on the project and create a culture of continuous improvement;
• Ensure that the engineering is efficiently managed so that it is fit for purpose from conception right through installation and maintenance; recognising site conditions and constraints and taking into account CDM, other statutory regulations and customer requirements;
• Ensure the efficient operation of procurement, material control policies and procedures; providing assistance in producing accurate and current procurement schedules and cost information/reports (where required);
• By using the principles of quality assurance, and where appropriate technical Integrity, ensure the customer requirements are clearly understood and that Quality Control mechanisms are in place that provide assurance that the asset and/or service delivers as designed/required;
• Contribute to the accurate and efficient provision of progress and productivity reports weekly and monthly to senior management, in accordance with company procedures;
• Provide concise and accurate feedback on project performance against estimate to the estimating function (where required);
• Seek to understand and implement the appropriate digital tool sets to support the project execution;
• Live the Balfour Beatty Values;
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm;

Support the delivery of CSUK’s Sustainability activities.

• Previous engineering experience and a subject matter expert in the discipline of engineering discipline…