Site Engineer OHL Pre Con​/Scaffolds

About The Role

Role: Site Engineer OHL Pre Con / Scaffolds

Company: Balfour Beatty

Division: Power T&D

Project: BTNO

Location: BTNO Project Office, A134 Colchester Road, Assington, Suffolk, CO10 5LX

Balfour Beatty Power T&D is seeking a Site Engineer OHL Pre Con / Scaffolds to support the delivery of works on the BTNO project
. Based at our BTNO Project Office in Assington, Suffolk
, you will work alongside the Project Manager / Project Director and wider project team, taking accountability for the successful delivery of works across planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning and handover/close out.

This is a key role within our Overhead Line (OHL) team, ensuring engineered solutions are fully understood, effectively briefed, and delivered safely, sustainably, on programme and within budget.

• Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes/hold weekly meeting
• Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations
• Coordinate with other project activities and internal functions
• Attend periodic project reviews / project meetings
• Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)
• Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholder
• Helps to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost-effective decisions in line with overall strategy
• Helps to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in coordinated working
• Specify, understand and implement technical information and drawings into delivery
• 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
• Support periodic Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety initiatives
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and suggest improvement solutions
• Write and understand RAMS
• Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards
• Support incident and H&S responses
• Understand, control and issue safety documentation
• Completion of audits
• Setting people to work
• 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
• Help to ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, such that material/resources/supply chain can be delivered to meet scheduled deadlines
• Follow targets/KPIs in line with project objectives and monitor performance
• Help to 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 technique
• Awareness of cost / budget
• Awareness of commercial impact
• Escalation of commercial change
• Requestion of plant and materials

The following qualities/experience are desirable:

• Experience in implementing safe systems of work
• Experience in managing risks and change processes
• Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts
• Proficient in commercial/project management communications
• Able to communicate effectively both verbal and written with all levels of the organisation
• Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence
• Able to undertake work in high pressure situations with a flexible attitude
• A record of a solutions-based approach to problem solving
• Demonstrate awareness and support of the benefits of diversity and inclusion
• Identify and drive personal development
• Proficient on O365

• Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or equivalent industry experience
• Holds CSCS and SSSTS or equivalent

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.

• 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

Balfour Beattys 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,…