Balfour Beatty plc
Senior Engineering Manager - Redcar
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About The Role
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 Senior Engineering Manager to contribute to the Net Zero Teesside (NZT) project based at our site in Redcar and Cleveland.
What you'll be doing
- Lead and manage engineering for BBK on NZT project at Teesside. Responsible for leading, coordinating and delivering design and engineering work. Specifically, from a line management perspective, managing and developing design and engineering capabilities to deliver the requirements of the project; including internal and external subject matter experts, aligned with the project strategy.
Accountabilities
- Responsible for all engineering sub functions
- Support bid submissions to deliver a true value proposition to the customer, aligned with strategy, in pursuit of contractual KPIs
- Represent BBK as the main engineering discipline point of contact for NZT, and liaise with the relevant centre of excellence and colleagues to organise attendance at appropriate client facing meetings and workshops
- Lead and present on Engineering matters at Work Winning, Operations, and Customer meetings
- Develop collaborative working relationships to provide Lean, Expert, Trusted and Safe solutions
- Manage internal and external engineers to oversee the compilation of work packs in good time, and within budget including appropriate risk management and mitigation
- Ensure the scope of the projects are fully understood
- Create engineering strategy documents for projects including design engineering plans and design quality plans
- Ensure documentation and associated work packs are buildable
- Have an oversight of contractual positioning, planning, programme assurance and technical inputs during pre-construction and during construction of the NZT project
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Who we're looking for
This is a management role for an individual with proven experience in successfully leading engineering functions within heavy industry
The Following Qualities/experience Are Essential
- A relevant professional qualification or membership, in the field of 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 BBK'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 BBK, and 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
Why work for us
Our people are our biggest asset and we focus on recruiting, training and developing the people who can apply innovation to deliver the infrastructure of the future. We nurture these talents, offer a great benefits package in addition to a competitive base salary and continually invest in developing the skills of our people at every level.
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Some Of Our Key Benefits Are
- An attractive/negotiated salary
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Company car if applicable
- Pension savings schemes
- Enhanced maternity/paternity and family friendly policies
- Access to our Refer and Earn scheme
- Discretionary annual salary reviews
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects. 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.
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
We are 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/
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