Site Engineer

About the role

Shape the world of tomorrow as a Site Engineer with an infrastructure leader. Developing your engineering skills on inspiring projects with people who really know their stuff, you’ll get to explore career paths across the biggest organisation of our kind. We build landmarks. We build futures. And together, we build up our engineers to become the best at what they do.

We now have opportunities for Site Engineers to join our Regional Business Unit in Warrington working on a varied portfolio of civil engineering projects in Southport, Blackpool, Warrington and Blackburn

What you'll be doing

As a Site Engineer with us, you’ll discover a breadth of projects you won’t find elsewhere. Working on the largest scales, this is your chance to:

• Oversee complex works and instruct talented teams on how to build them
• Measure productivity on site and keep it all on track through engineering controls
• Grow your skills and network across our vast business – from roads to flood defence to power
• Develop your career, from surveying and design to senior engineering roles
• Build health and safety into everything – from checking safe systems on sites to producing H&S documentation
• Keep quality at the highest levels and meet design specs to the letter
• Create commercially-focused delivery plans for shorter sections of the master build
• Shape world-changing projects whether you choose to work nationally or regionally
• Learn on the job from engineering and other experts and through ongoing training.

Who we're looking for

Making an impact every day as a Site Engineer, you’ll need:

• Engineering experience and a strong understanding of technical issues and trends
• Up-to-date knowledge of engineering and industry best practice
• A relevant engineering degree and professional qualifications, or equivalent
• The confidence to advise senior managers when action needs taking and follow up
• To build relationships across Balfour Beatty and with external partners
• A passion for what we could achieve together and pride in a job well done

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.

Why join us?

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…

About us

With a strong track record of delivery, our civils teams connect communities through infrastructure projects in the highways, public realm, rail, flood and coastal defence, and industrial sectors across England and Wales.

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: [email protected]