Project Engineer - Bristol

Overview

About the role

Project Engineer - Cabling |

Location:

Bristol (Apollo Project) + UK-wide support

Business Unit:
Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) | Company:
Balfour Beatty

Join Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution team as a Project Engineer - Cabling and play a key role in delivering critical infrastructure across the UK. Based on our flagship Apollo project in Bristol
, you'll also support the national growth of National Grid (NG) projects, shaping the future of the UK's power network.

What you'll be doing:

As Project Engineer - Cabling, you'll work closely with the Project Manager, Project Director, and delivery teams to ensure successful project execution from concept through to commissioning and handover.

• Formalise and define engineered delivery solutions
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• Brief working parties and ensure effective implementation on site.
• Lead, support and manage the site team to ensure safety, quality, and performance standards are met.
• Monitor and report on project compliance with time, cost, and customer objectives.
• Contribute to a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous improvement.

• Experience in cable installation and engineering in a utility or infrastructure environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, and planning skills
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• Ability to work collaboratively and manage delivery across multiple sites
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• A proactive, safety-first mindset with a focus on achieving operational excellence
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• Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings
• Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders
• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in legislation
• Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and supply chain
• Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives
• Conduct and support Accident/Incident Investigations
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement improvement solutions
• Write and review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS
• Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards
• Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation
• Completion of audits
• Setting people to work
• 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
• Help to develop, implement and periodically update resource loaded schedules.
• Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls techniques
• Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes/hold weekly meeting
• Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations
• 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
• Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training, mentoring and performance management

• The following qualities/experience are desirable:
• An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and experience of working on Projects who is proficient commercial/project management communications
• Experience in implementing safe systems of work
• Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions-based approach to problem solving
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
• Discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence
• Communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Awareness and promotion the benefits of diversity and inclusion
• Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed
• Proactively develop others around you including junior members of the team
• Identify and drive personal development
• Proficient on O365