21 Project Engineer roles in United Kingdom

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Job No. BBUK13319

Project Engineer - United Kingdom

Power T&D

Design Engineering

United Kingdom
Permanent

About the role

🌟 We're Hiring: Project Engineer – Substations (Power T&D)


📍 Location: UK Wide | 🏢 Company: Balfour Beatty
🔋 Sector: Power Transmission & Distribution
đź•’ Employment Type: Full-time


Join our Power T&D team at Balfour Beatty, where we’re powering progress across the UK. We’re looking for a talented and driven Project Engineer – Substations to support the ongoing expansion of the National Grid, contributing to a future of clean, efficient, and secure energy.


🔧 Your Role:


As a Project Engineer, you'll be a key player in ensuring the successful delivery of substation projects alongside the Project Manager and wider team. You will be accountable for the planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning, and final handover of our projects.


đź’Ľ Responsibilities Include:




  • Leading the definition and implementation of engineered delivery solutions.




  • Briefing project teams and managing effective execution of plans.




  • Supporting project delivery across all stages: planning, construction, commissioning, and close-out.




  • Championing safety, quality, time, and cost control in every phase.




  • Managing and motivating delivery teams to achieve operational excellence.




  • Ensuring compliance with client objectives, legal and regulatory frameworks, and company standards.




âś… You Will Bring:




  • Proven experience in substation engineering within power transmission and distribution.




  • Strong project management acumen with an engineering mindset.




  • Excellent communication and leadership skills to guide teams and liaise with stakeholders.




  • A commitment to safety, quality, and collaborative success.



What you'll be doing


  • Lead and attend project reviews / project meetings

  • Have an awareness of the Digital Briefcase

  • Maintain accurate project records (progress, daily diaries etc.)

  • Prepare both internal/external reports and liaise with stakeholders

  • Helps to ensure reports provide relevant information to enable informed, cost-
    effective decisions in line with overall strategy

  • Helps to ensure scope and package assignment supports the team in
    coordinated working

  • Specify, understand, develop and implement technical information and drawings
    into delivery

  • Understanding and specify plant and equipment requirements

  • Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm & keep up to date with changes in
    legislation

  • Responsible for the safety and welfare of the general public, employees and
    supply chain

  • Carry out Safety & Environmental Tours/promote observation and safety
    initiatives

  • Conduct and support Accident/Incident Investigations

  • Monitor effectiveness of the H&S Management System and implement
    improvement solutions

  • Write and review RAMS and accepting subcontractor RAMS

  • Identifying, raising and reporting risks and hazards

  • Ensure sufficiency and competency of workforce

  • Understand, control and issue safety documentation

  • Completion of audits

  • Setting people to work

  • Assist the Project Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk

  • Register and recommend/implement changes

  • Help to develop, implement and periodically update resource loaded schedules




  • Ensure team adopt productivity and project controls techniques

  • Monitor progress and implement Short Interval Control processes/hold weekly meeting

  • Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations

  • Motivate and empower the team using the resources available through training,
    mentoring and performance management.

  • Produce plans for the team to achieve goals/aspirations

  • Work alongside Project Management and deputise where required


Who we're looking for


The following qualities/experience are desirable:


  • An organised, innovative and creative Project Engineer with knowledge and
    experience of working on Projects who is proficient commercial/project
    management communications

  •  Experience in implementing safe systems of work

  • Experience in managing risks and change processes through solutions-based
    approach to problem solving

  • Good interpersonal skills that enable working relationships to be developed at
    all levels across the business and be able to negotiate and influence

  • Discuss ideas and plans competently and with confidence

  • Communicate new concepts and ideas to technical and non-technical
    stakeholders

  • Awareness and promotion the benefits of diversity and inclusion

  • Demonstration of resilience and determination to succeed

  • Proactively develop others around you including junior members of the team

  • Identify and drive personal development

  • Proficient on O365

  • HNC in Electrical Engineering

  • AutoCAD qualification

  • Experience of working with DNOs in the EHV industry preferably Northern Powergrid.



The role holder is likely to have one or more of the following:


  • Holds or working towards a formal qualification in construction/engineering or
    equivalent industry experience

  • Holds or desire to work towards either the APM PFQ/PMQ

  • Holds CSCS and SMSTS or equivalent


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?


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 Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.


From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.


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/


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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