Balfour Beatty plc
Project Engineer
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Project Engineer
Project Engineer – Power Transmission & Distribution
About the Role
Our projects are more than just opportunities to make a mark—they’re opportunities to stretch, test, and develop your expertise.
Join our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a Project Engineer with electrical engineering or cabling experience on our Operational Team at our site in Aberdeen.
In this role, you will formalise and specify a delivery solution, ensuring it’s communicated clearly and executed effectively by the working party.
What You’ll Be Doing
As a Project Engineer, you will:
- Develop and deliver the engineered solution, then brief it effectively to the working party
- Ensure timely sustainable delivery within programme, budget, and quality standards
- Monitor and record works to guarantee compliance
- Foster a collaborative environment where the working party can thrive and succeed
- Manage, motivate, and develop a multi-skilled team of engineers, subcontractors, and contractors
- Take ownership of smaller projects or distinct sections of larger projects
- Set and achieve performance targets while maintaining safety and quality benchmarks
- Support procurement activities, including contractor selection
- Gain exposure to diverse, large-scale projects with quick career progression
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You Will Have the Following
✅ Confirmed experience in delivering electrical engineering projects ✅ Proven track record in supporting large infrastructure projects within the industry ✅ Familiarity with Project Management methodologies ✅ Commercial awareness, alongside financial control and budget management ✅ Strong people and relationship management skills ✅ Valid UK driving licence (essential for site-based role)
Why Work for Us?
Bal بالاستي delivers some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting, and meaningful infrastructure and engineering projects, developing the critical power systems that shape communities.
Benefits
- Smart working (flexible hours, e.g., staggered start/finish)
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family-friendly policies, including:
- 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave
- 4 weeks full pay for paternity/partner’s leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes, and more
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About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution team works with regional, national, and international partners to provide technical engineering solutions across the electricity grid, including:
- Overhead lines
- Cabling
- Substations
- Distribution networks
From feasibility studies to design, construction, and maintenance, our expertise supports some of the UK’s most significant power projects.
Diversity & Inclusion
We believe in a diverse, inclusive workforce where everyone can thrive.
- ** Gold Award holder in the MoD Employer Recognition Scheme** (active recruitment of armed forces personnel, veterans, and reservists)
- Disability Confident Employer – we ensure fair selection processes and offer interviews to candidates with disabilities who meet requirements
To learn more about our Diversity & Inclusion initiatives, visit: Balfour Beatty Diversity & Inclusion
Feedback on our recruitment process? Share your thoughts at: [candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com]
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