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Contracts Engineer
Contracts Engineer – Sizewell C Project
About The Role
Join our Ground Engineering team on the historic Sizewell C project in Leiston, Suffolk, a groundbreaking venture delivering clean energy to 6 million homes for 60 years.
Sizewell C will establish a 3.2 Gigawatt nuclear power station, providing reliable low-carbon electricity to the east of England.
The project is led by the Civil Works Alliance, a collaborative enterprise between Sizewell C and three global construction giants: Balfour Beatty, Bouygues Travaux Publics, and Laing O’Rourke. This alliance unites decades of expertise from major international infrastructure projects to ensure successful delivery.
What You’ll Be Doing
The ideal candidate will manage technical and commercial aspects of on-site projects while contributing to the smooth execution of this ambitious infrastructure development. Key responsibilities include:
- On-site project oversight, covering technical administration and commercial aspects
- Liaison with the plant yard regarding costs and damages
- Workforce coordination to ensure sufficient labour for project delivery
- Budget support, ensuring profitability and no shortfalls in estimates
- Pre-project site assessments including:
- Verifying piling platform sufficiency
- Ensuring welfare facilities compliance
- Reviewing FPS (Functional Protection Services) attendances
- Contract and site documentation management, including:
- Preparation of contract and site files
- Development of job-specific contract plans, ITPs (Instruction to Tenderers), and RAMs (Risk Assessment Method Statements)
- Subcontractor butchery for setting-out, excavators, muckaway, and steel fixing services
- Material procurement liaison with purchasing teams
- Client engagement, providing updates on site progress, cost changes, extensions of time, and additional works
- Maintenance of detailed site records
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Who We’re Looking For
We seek a Contracts Engineer with the following key competencies:
- A strong understanding of:
- CFA (Continuous Flight Auger) piling
- LDA (Displacement or Light Diaphragm Wall Anchored) techniques
- Secant piling
- Support fluid piling methods
- Commercial acumen for cost and contract management
- IT proficiency (excellent Word, Excel, and specialty software familiarity)
- A basic grasp of geotechnics and pile design principles
- Strong communication and organisational skills
Why Work for Us
At Balfour Beatty, we place our people at the heart of everything we do. We invest in skilled talent, offer a supportive work environment, and commit to innovation and development to shape the infrastructure of tomorrow.
Key Benefits Include:
- Competitive salary (negotiable)
- 25 days annual leave + public holidays
- Company car or car allowance
- Pension scheme (personalised financial growth)
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and family-friendly policies
- Access to our Refer & Earn scheme
- Annual salary reviews
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About Us
Balfour Beatty Ground Engineering is a UK leader in specialist geotechnical contracting, expertly delivering piling and ground improvement solutions across all sectors—from Biggert projects to railway and road infrastructure.
With reputation built on innovation, we’ve pioneered critical projects including:
- HS2 rail infrastructure
- The Shard urban development
- Wembley Stadium construction
- Marble Arch Street planning
- A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon road expansion
Our distinctive ground engineering expertise enable us to deliver solid foundations for the built environment’s most ambitious projects.
Diversity & Inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we champion diversity and inclusion as core to success.
Our Value Everyone D&I Strategy promotes an inclusive culture where everyone thrives, regardless of background or identity. Learn more at Balfour Beatty Diversity & Inclusion.
Disability and Armed Forces Support
We actively encourage applications from:
- Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists
- Jobseekers with disabilities or long-term conditions
As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee interviews to candidates meeting the basic role requirements.
Further details at Disability Confident Campaign.
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