Site Engineer

About The Role Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Site Engineer to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project The Lower Thames Crossing (LTC) is one of the UK’s most significant infrastructure projects. LTC is a new road that will connect Kent and Essex through a tunnel beneath the River Thames and will be the greenest road ever built in the UK - creating six times more green space than road. The reliable new route will almost double road capacity over the river east of London to reduce congestion and give millions of people more choice on where they live, work and spend their valuable time. We have a diverse programme team on LTC that reflects the communities we work in and fosters an inclusive culture by actively supporting the programme's Purpose, Principles and Cultural Pillars and growing employee networks. As a Site Engineer, you will support the Design Engineering team in delivering schemes related to our Lower Thames Crossing project. What you'll be doing Health, Safety & Wellbeing: Fully comply with our LTC ‘Beyond Zero Harm’ programme and the 4 Balfour Beatty Golden Rules, producing specific Works Package Plans, and conducting/recording weekly safety tours.Programme and Production: You will communicate daily productivity targets to the supervisor, and you will maintain a visual notice board to record achievements and reasons for not achieving target with agreed actions with the supervisor.Engineering & Design Management: Carry out basic setting out using primary control provided by the project surveyor. Produce sketches to support Section Engineers with Technical Queries or Temporary Works Design Briefs.Quality Assurance: You will provide specifications and standards required to the supervisor and ensure the supervisor understand and is clear what is required.Community: Be aware of stakeholder and community requirements and participate in community engagement events including taking part in volunteering events.Environmental Sustainability & Carbon: Understand environmental, sustainability and low carbon commitments and include all requirements in daily activities.Procurement: When requested by the Section Engineer raise requisitions for plant and materials in line with procurement, cost management, and administration procedures.Handover: Assist the Section Engineer with preparing redlines & as-built drawings. Who we're looking for Engineering or Construction Management qualificationProven experience in a similar role, preferably on large scale infrastructure projectsStrong leadership and communication skillsExperience with NEC 3 / 4 contractsKnowledge of construction regulations and best practices.Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.Full UK drivers licenceA fit for work medicalCSCSBPSS Security Clearance Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics. An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: - An attractive / negotiated salary25 days annual leavePension savings schemesA whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)Refer a friend bonus schemeScores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal. Why work for us Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities. Why join us? Benefits As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits: 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 Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work. 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