Balfour Beatty plc
Senior Temporary Works Engineer
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About The Role
Job Title: Senior Temporary Works Engineer
Location: Aberdeen
Company: Balfour Beatty
Project: ASTI - Pathway to 2030
Balfour Beatty is recruiting for an experienced Senior Temporary Works Engineer to join our Regional Scotland team, supporting the delivery of the high-profile ASTI project in Aberdeen.
This is a key role within our Temporary Works function, providing safe, innovative, and buildable design solutions that enable our site teams to deliver major infrastructure works efficiently and safely.
What you'll be doing
The Opportunity
As a Senior Temporary Works Engineer, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering temporary works designs that adhere to BS5975 and Balfour Beatty’s Management of Temporary Works procedures.
You’ll collaborate with engineers, designers, supply chain partners, and construction teams to develop compliant, cost-effective, and practical solutions for the ASTI project.
Key Responsibilities
- Produce high-quality temporary works designs, including calculations, drawings, and design statements.
- Perform category I, II, and III design checks and associated certification.
- Prepare Designers’ Risk Assessments and communicate residual risks clearly.
- Provide buildable, safe, and efficient temporary works solutions aligned with permanent works methodology.
- Lead value-engineering initiatives to optimize safety, cost, and programme outcomes.
- Support site teams with expert technical advice and respond promptly to queries.
- Liaise effectively with permanent works designers, supply chain partners, and third-party stakeholders.
- Contribute to assurance activities including audits, technical reviews, and design coordination.
- Promote our Zero Harm culture and champion high standards of safety and sustainability.
Who we're looking for
You Will Bring
- Strong civil engineering knowledge and experience delivering temporary works on major infrastructure or energy projects.
- Working knowledge of Eurocodes, British Standards, DMRB, CIRIA guidance, and associated software (e.g., CADS, Geo5, Tekla Tedds, Robot).
- Excellent communication, organization, and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, prioritize effectively, and maintain high technical standards.
- A proactive, collaborative, and positive mindset aligned with Balfour Beatty’s values.
Desirable
- Degree in civil/structural engineering.
- Chartered or working toward ICE/IStructE membership.
- AutoCAD/Civils 3D drawing capability.
- Experience in project-based construction environments.
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Why Join Us?
At Balfour Beatty, you’ll be part of a passionate and supportive engineering community that encourages collaboration, innovation, and personal growth. You’ll work on a flagship Scottish infrastructure project (ASTI), shaping solutions that enable the safe and successful delivery of a nationally significant scheme.
Professional and personal development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development, and career opportunities.
We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills, or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
- 70% learning on the job
- 20% learning from those around you
- 10% formal training courses and learning events
For further information about Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section
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.
Why join us?
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…
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About Us
From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge, and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximizing value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus, and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.
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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