Site Engineer

Site Engineer – Balfour Beatty plc

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Balfour Beatty are currently looking for an experienced Site Engineer to join our UKCS Scotland Construction Team, responsible for providing setting‑out engineering to ensure dimensional accuracy and control on a major project based at Edinburgh Airport.

• Support the senior project team in the overall implementation of the engineering strategy.
• Manage materials, plant and labour within the allocated budget and resources, ensuring their safe, effective and efficient delivery of service on the project.
• Ensure all systems, design information, procedures and quality systems are effectively implemented.
• Support the project delivery team, verifying the work of others, providing technical support.
• Lead or support assurance on the project.
• Develop and maintain relationships with relevant customers including technical consultants and suppliers, managing their input in the design, development, pricing and delivery of technical solutions on site.
• Maintain personal expertise and knowledge to ensure that the company is at the forefront of the industry both technically and in using the latest technologies and standards.
• Ensure that the engineering is efficiently managed so that it is fit for purpose from conception right through installation and maintenance; recognising site conditions and constraints and taking into account CDM, other statutory regulations and customer requirements.
• By using the principles of quality assurance, and where appropriate technical integrity, ensure the customer requirements are clearly understood and that quality control mechanisms are in place that provide assurance that the asset and/or service delivers as designed/required.
• Contribute to the accurate and efficient provision of progress and productivity reports weekly and monthly to senior management, in accordance with company procedures.
• Seek to understand and implement the appropriate digital tool sets to support the project execution.
• Live the Balfour Beatty values.
• Ensure a relentless focus on zero harm.
• Support the delivery of CSUK’s sustainability activities.

• Previous engineering experience and a subject matter expert in the discipline of engineering.
• Up-to-date relevant knowledge of engineering and of industry best practice, appropriate to the relevant discipline.
• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline and a relevant professional qualification, such as MICE or MIStruct
  
  E, or having an ONC/HNC is desirable.
• A valid CSCS card is required.
• Focused and thorough with the appropriate skills to advise senior management when something needs immediate redress together with the tenacity and drive to ensure that the necessary action is taken.
• Previous management experience within the construction or relevant support services industries, together with a strong understanding of technical issues and trends in the relevant sectors, including specialist markets.
• Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners and delivery team members under time pressure, and a customer‑centric, flexible approach.
• A desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on engineering excellence, the customer and the business.

• Be part of a major energy infrastructure investment that’s shaping the UK’s low‑carbon future.
• Work on challenging, high‑profile projects with the support of a skilled, multi‑disciplinary team.
• Join a culture of learning, improvement, and excellence—where your voice makes a difference.
• Enjoy a competitive salary, development opportunities, and a flexible, inclusive working environment.

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career. We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and…