Balfour Beatty plc
Site Engineer
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About The Role
Balfour Beatty is looking for a Site Engineer to join our UKCS Scotland business, working on our Netherton Hub project in Peterhead.
This is an excellent opportunity to support the safe, efficient and compliant delivery of construction works on a key project, providing engineering control, setting out and technical support across assigned work areas.
As a Site Engineer, you will play an important role in ensuring works are delivered in line with design, specification, quality and project requirements. You will work closely with Section Engineers, operational teams, subcontractors and site supervision to help drive successful project delivery, while maintaining a strong focus on safety, quality and continuous improvement.
What you'll be doing
As a Site Engineer, You Will
- Carry out setting out and survey activities in line with project requirements.
- Interpret engineering drawings, specifications and technical information.
- Establish and maintain accurate engineering records and as-built information.
- Support the resolution of technical issues, raising Technical Queries where required.
- Help ensure works are delivered in accordance with design and engineering standards.
- Support the production of Activity Control Plans, Inspection & Test Plans, Method Statements and Risk Assessments.
- Maintain accurate quality documentation and records.
- Identify and raise Non-Conformance Reports where required.
- Participate in site inspections, audits and safety initiatives.
- Support short-term planning activities and progress monitoring.
- Communicate engineering requirements clearly to site teams.
- Assist in identifying and escalating delivery risks.
- Support measurement and progress reporting activities.
- Maintain accurate records to support commercial processes.
- Help identify potential additional works and notify project teams where required.
- Live the Balfour Beatty Values and maintain a relentless focus on Zero Harm.
Who we're looking for
We’re looking for someone with a strong engineering background and a proactive approach to supporting safe, high-quality project delivery.
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You Will Have
- An HNC, HND, degree or equivalent experience in Civil Engineering, Construction Engineering or a related discipline.
- Experience in a Site Engineer or Graduate Engineer role within construction or infrastructure.
- Knowledge of setting out techniques and engineering controls.
- The ability to read and interpret engineering drawings and specifications.
- Experience using surveying equipment.
- An understanding of quality assurance processes and inspection requirements.
- A valid CSCS card.
- Good communication and problem-solving skills.
- A positive, collaborative approach and the ability to work effectively with site teams, subcontractors and project stakeholders.
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…
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, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
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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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