Overview
Project Engineer – Cabling (Multi-Utilities)
Location: Keadby, Scunthorpe
Company: Balfour Beatty
We are seeking a motivated and experienced Project Engineer – Cabling to join our team based in Keadby, Scunthorpe. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in delivering complex infrastructure projects, working alongside the Project Manager/Project Director and wider project team.
Role Overview
As Project Engineer, you will be accountable for the successful delivery of projects from concept through to completion. You will lead the engineering and delivery aspects, ensuring work is executed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings
- Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase
- Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries, etc.)
- Prepare internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
- Help ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost-effective decisions in line with overall strategy
- Help ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working
- Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings into delivery
- Understand and specify plant and equipment requirements
- Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend/implement changes
- Log and escalate any issues that cannot be resolved at delegated level of authority
- Management of subcontractors, including monitoring of contractor attendance and progress, providing direct instruction and support as necessary, such that contractual arrangements are achieved
- Ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, and material/resources/supply chain activities are delivered to meet scheduled deadlines
- Follow targets/KPIs in line with project objectives and monitor performance
- Ensure assurance activities (audits) are undertaken and take appropriate action on findings
- Contribute towards workshops that cover the principles of continuous improvement
- Ensure that expenditure is in line with the budget and that resources are utilised efficiently to ensure cost control
- Able to identify elements for cost recovery from others
- Incorporate and balance both operational and commercial constraints into decision making
- Analyse, appraise and implement CEs
- Ownership of Budget
- Understanding of the contract and knowledge of commercial impact
- Manage commercial change
- Requestion of plant and materials
- Help to develop, implement and update resource allocation plans and raise appropriate requests
- Setting people to work
- Upskilling others
- Coordinate with other project activities and internal functions
- Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training, mentoring and performance management
- Produce plans for the team to achieve goals/aspirations
- Work alongside Project Management and deputise where required
Qualifications & Desired Qualities
The Following Qualities/Experience Are Desirable
- An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and experience in commercial/project management communications
- Experience of working on projects and proficient in commercial/project management communications
- Experience in implementing safe systems of work
- Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions-based problem solving
- Good interpersonal skills to develop relationships at all levels and negotiate/influence
- Ability to discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence
- Ability to communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Aware of and promote the benefits of diversity and inclusion
- Resilience and determination to succeed
- Proactively develop others, including junior team members
- Identify and drive personal development
- Proficient on O365
The role holder is likely to have one or more of the following:
- Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or equivalent industry experience
- Holds or desires to work towards either the APM PFQ/PMQ
- Holds CSCS and SMSTS or equivalent
Why work for us
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.
Benefits
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. 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…
About Us
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.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion 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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
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://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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