Site Engineer

About the role

Own your career and build something you can be proud of at Balfour Beatty. Join our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a Site Engineer in our Operations Team. Work with true experts who will share knowledge, provide support, encourage and give invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.

Based across the UK on our projects you will work on our Large Infrastructure within our Power Transmission and Distribution Projects.

The location of this role between Beauly – Peterhead.

• Understand specified solution, brief to the working party and ensure it is followed to completion.
• Set to work and supervise a right first time delivery.
• Safely and sustainably develop and deliver to programme and cost.
• Monitor to ensure works are delivered compliant.
• Produce required records in a timely manner.
• Effectively manage and care for the people delivering the work.

• HNC/HND/Degree in engineering discipline preferable and/or relevant site experience with the utilities/construction industry.
• Comfortable with ambiguity, able to tease out sensitive issues and lead cross‑functional teams towards solutions.
• Ability to work across conflicting interest groups to develop solutions to complex operational and commercial problems.
• People management experience and relationship management skills.
• Commercial awareness with knowledge of both budgetary and financial control.
• Knowledge of project management methodology.
• Full UK driving licence.
• Willing to work away from home.

• Company DC pension scheme up to 5% EEs & 7% ERs.
• Wellbeing sessions – non‑work‑related activities such as walking or household chores.
• Opportunity to join the company SIP scheme.
• Flexible benefits window – options to purchase additional holidays, bikes, tech vouchers, dental cover, PMI, etc.
• Reward platform for discounts on shopping, insurance, cars, etc.
• Enhanced company sickness scheme.
• Enhanced company maternity/paternity/shared parental/adoption schemes.
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Up to 2 days volunteering per year.
• Company‑funded social events.

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 ongoing 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.

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 can thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit

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 collaborating with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them.