Engineering Manager - Mechanical

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Do you want to be at the forefront of one of the world’s most ambitious sustainability initiatives?

Balfour Beatty have created iconic buildings and infrastructure all over the world over the past 115 years redefining excellence and setting the industry benchmark with every project.

As a result, alongside several consortium partners;
Balfour Beatty have been selected by bp (British Petroleum) to construct a first‑of‑a‑kind fully integrated gas‑fired power station with carbon capture and storage which is a key driving force behind plans to make Teesside the UK’s first decarbonised industrial cluster.

Balfour Beatty is seeking a dynamic and experienced Engineering Manager
- Mechanical to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.

• Planning and executing strategies for completing projects on time;
• Determining the need for training and talent development;
• Providing clear and concise instructions to engineering teams;
• Support delivery of true value proposition to the customer, aligned with strategy, in pursuit of contractual KPIs through all EPC phases;
• Represent BB as Civil Engineering discipline point of contact for NZT project, and, liaise with the relevant stakeholders to organise attendance at appropriate client facing meetings and workshops;
• Lead and present on Engineering matters at collaborative workshops to provide Lean, Expert, Trusted and Safe solutions;
• Manage internal and external engineers to oversee the compilation of Engineering work packs in good time, and within budget including appropriate risk management and mitigation;
• Ensure the scope of the project is fully understood;
• Create engineering strategy documents for projects including design engineering plans and design quality plans;
• Ensure documentation and associated work packs are complete and buildable;
• Identify and manage Modern Methods of Construction solutions including PPMOF & DfMA;
• Guide contractual positioning, planning, programme assurance and technical inputs during all EPC stages of NZT project.

This is a management role for an individual with proven experience in successfully managing engineering functions within a construction environment.

• A bachelor's degree in the engineering field;
• A minimum 5 years' engineering experience;
• Proven management and technical skills;
• A relevant professional qualification or membership, in the field of Civil/mechanical and/or electrical engineering; ideally the individual will have attained chartered status in their field;
• The individual should have a desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with an ambition to enhance BB's value proposition;
• Skilled in the management of design development and reviews;
• The individual should have the aptitude to act as customer liaison, to ensure that the engineering solutions achieve the project requirements;
• Strong leadership and communication skills, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships, with a variety of partners, under time pressure;
• The person will be adept at forming effective teams under tight time constraints incorporating a wide range of competencies and expertise from both within and outside wider BB business;
• The ability to command the respect and attention from the customer by proving detailed knowledge and understanding of engineering issues, progress blockers and clear solutions to problems;
• The ability to communicate well and succinctly to direct reports, peers, senior leadership teams;
• Extensive experience in engineering management of multi discipline projects within regulated industries;
• Comfortable with delegating and proactively supporting the development of others, to nourish a high performing team.

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