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Job No. BBUK12040
Highways
Operational Specialists
Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a Highways Utilities Coordinator (Deputy) to join our Connect Plus Services (CPS) team based around the M25.
As Highways Utilities Coordinator (Deputy), you will support the Utilities Coordinator with the review and approval of all permits to break ground, ensuring that all works are planned in accordance with Balfour Beatty’s Avoiding Danger from Services policy, HSG47, and GS6. You will also work closely with site teams to achieve a fully compliant and safe delivery of all works within the utilities sphere, always striving for best practices and continuous improvement.
This role is ideal for someone who thrives in an established yet dynamic environment, enjoys problem-solving, and wants to take on increasing responsibilities in utilities management. You will act as a key point of contact with service providers, coordinating access requirements and resolving on-site issues, ensuring that breaking ground activities across the M25 network are carried out safely and efficiently.
With opportunities to engage with a wide range of stakeholders, enhance processes, and contribute to best practices, this role provides long-term stability, career progression, and the chance to make a real impact on one of the UK’s most vital highway networks.
As a Highways Utilities Coordinator (Deputy), you will:
Working Arrangements:
We have offices across the M25 and offer flexibility in choosing your preferred base location. This role involves travel across the M25 network, and a company van and fuel card will be provided to support your work.
Essential Skills & Experience:
We welcome applicants from all backgrounds who bring the following:
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?
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…
Connect Plus Services (CPS) brings together the collective strength of our parent companies - Balfour Beatty, Atkins and Egis Road Operation UK. With around 600 people, based at eight locations across the M25 network, we work on behalf of Connect Plus and National Highways to manage the operation of the M25 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, from routine maintenance to managing the whole-life requirement of thousands of assets across the network.
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
