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Balfour Beatty plc

Senior Engineer (Rolls Royce)

Derby
Posted about 24 hours ago
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About The Role

At Balfour Beatty, we're delivering some of the UK's most technically complex and nationally significant infrastructure projects. We're looking for a Senior Engineer to join our team on our prestigious Rolls-Royce project in Derby, where you'll play a key role in delivering world-class facilities that will support the future of advanced engineering and manufacturing.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a collaborative, high-performing team working on a flagship project within a secure and highly regulated environment. If you're an experienced engineer who thrives on technical challenges, enjoys leading teams, and is passionate about delivering excellence safely and efficiently, we'd love to hear from you.

What you'll be doing

As a Senior Engineer You Will Be

  • Leading and managing engineering activities across the project lifecycle.
  • Ensuring works are delivered in accordance with drawings, specifications and project requirements.
  • Managing temporary works, construction methodologies and technical approvals.
  • Reviewing and coordinating design information, identifying opportunities to improve buildability and efficiency.
  • Providing technical support and guidance to site teams and subcontractors.
  • Managing site engineers and supporting their professional development.
  • Overseeing quality assurance processes, inspections and testing to ensure compliance.
  • Ensuring accurate setting out, surveying and record keeping.
  • Monitoring programme progress and identifying engineering solutions to maintain delivery.

Who we're looking for

You Will Need The Following

  • Experience as a Senior Engineer or an established Site Engineer ready to take the next step.
  • A degree or HNC/HND in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
  • Strong experience working on major construction or infrastructure projects.
  • Excellent knowledge of engineering standards, specifications and construction techniques.
  • Experience managing temporary works and coordinating technical design information.
  • Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills.
  • The ability to plan, prioritise and manage multiple engineering activities.
  • A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
  • CSCS card (appropriate level).
  • SMSTS or SSSTS (desirable).

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Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

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Benefits

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

  • 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…

About Us

Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.

From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.

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Diversity and inclusion

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 is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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 working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com

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Skills

Civil Engineering
Construction
Leadership
Communication
Stakeholder Management
Problem Solving
Quality Assurance
Technical Support
Design Coordination
Project Management
Surveying
Buildability Improvement
Temporary Works Management
Engineering Standards
Construction Techniques

Location

Derby, England, United Kingdom

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