Site Engineer

About the role

Join Balfour Beatty's Regional Civils team as a Site Engineer based out of our Warrington office, and play a key role in delivering vital infrastructure projects across the North West. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a diverse portfolio of civil engineering schemes, including projects in Southport and along the M65 corridor in Blackburn, helping to improve transport links and support local communities.

Balfour Beatty's Regional Civils business is trusted to deliver critical infrastructure projects across the UK, combining technical excellence, innovation, and a relentless focus on safety.

As a Site Engineer, you'll be at the heart of project delivery, working closely with site teams, subcontractors, and stakeholders to ensure works are delivered safely, efficiently, and to the highest quality standards. Whether you are setting out works, monitoring progress, managing technical compliance, or supporting the delivery of complex civil engineering activities, you'll have the opportunity to make a real impact while developing your career with one of the UK's leading infrastructure businesses.

If you're looking for a role that offers variety, responsibility, and the chance to contribute to projects that leave a lasting legacy across the North West, we'd love to hear from you.

• Supporting the Senior Project Team in delivering the engineering strategy and technical requirements across a range of civil engineering projects in the North West.
• Setting out works and ensuring construction activities are delivered in accordance with design specifications, quality standards and project requirements.
• Providing technical support to site teams, subcontractors and stakeholders, while verifying and checking engineering work completed by others.
• Managing and monitoring materials, plant and labour resources to support safe, efficient and cost-effective project delivery.
• Ensuring design information, drawings, engineering procedures and quality requirements are effectively communicated and implemented on site.
• Assisting with project planning, progress monitoring and the production of accurate weekly and monthly progress reports.
• Supporting quality assurance activities, including inspections, audits and the implementation of quality control processes to ensure works are delivered right first time.
• Building strong working relationships with clients, consultants, suppliers and subcontractors to support the delivery of technical solutions.
• Ensuring engineering solutions are fit for purpose, taking into account site constraints, customer requirements, CDM regulations and other statutory obligations.
• Supporting procurement and material control activities, helping to manage schedules, resources and associated project costs.
• Identifying opportunities for continuous improvement, implementing best practice and promoting innovative engineering and digital solutions across projects.
• Providing guidance and coaching to junior engineers and site teams, helping to develop a high-performing project environment.
• Contributing accurate feedback on productivity, programme performance and project outcomes to support ongoing business improvement.
• Maintaining a relentless focus on Zero Harm, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing are embedded in all aspects of project delivery.
• Supporting Balfour Beatty's sustainability objectives and living the Balfour Beatty Values in everything you do.

• Proven experience in a Site Engineer, Section Engineer or similar role within the civil engineering or infrastructure sector.
• Strong technical engineering knowledge with the ability to apply industry best practice throughout project delivery.
• Experience working on highways, structures, drainage, earthworks or other major civil engineering projects.
• Degree qualified in Civil Engineering or a related discipline, with an ONC/HNC or professional membership (MICE, MIStructE or working towards) desirable.
• Valid CSCS Card and a strong understanding of health, safety and environmental legislation.
• Ability to identify technical issues, provide solutions and confidently escalates risks or concerns to senior management when required.
• Experience supporting the delivery of engineering activities from planning and design through to construction and handover.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build effective relationships with clients, consultants, suppliers and project teams.
• Experience reviewing technical…