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What you'll be doing

Balfour Beatty – NZT Power Project Technical Lead – Building Safety Act

As the Balfour Beatty Technical Lead, you will act as the organisation’s Designated Individual (DI) under the Building Regulations 2010, providing authoritative governance, oversight, and assurance across all design and engineering disciplines on the NZT Power – NEP Project.

This is a pivotal leadership role at the centre of a highly technical, set to be first‑of‑a‑kind energy and carbon capture project. You will ensure that Balfour Beatty meets its statutory duties, fulfils its responsibilities as a principal construction partner and maintains the highest standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance. You will ensure that NZT Power is delivered safely, compliantly, and collaboratively.

Key Responsibilities:

Technical Leadership & Governance:

• Serve as Balfour Beatty’s Building Regulations Technical Lead (Designated Individual) ensuring full compliance with Part 2A (as amended) of the Building Regulations 2010 on the World’s first large scale gas-fired power station with full Carbon Capture and storage


• Provide authoritative technical leadership across all engineering disciplines, ensuring design integrity, constructability, and regulatory assurance from concept through to commissioning


• Lead the governance of design processes, ensuring that regulatory requirements, project standards, and client expectations are embedded throughout


• Oversee the development, coordination, and approval of higher‑risk building documentation, gateway submissions, and regulatory interactions

Design Assurance & Competence Management:

• Monitor and assess competence across all duty holders, design partners, and subcontractors working under Balfour Beatty’s remit


• Ensure that all technical outputs meet statutory requirements, industry standards, and project‑specific assurance frameworks


• Maintain oversight of design changes, technical queries, and interface management across the consortium

Collaboration & Stakeholder Integration:

• Work closely with consortium partners, client representatives, and regulatory bodies to ensure aligned, transparent, and collaborative technical delivery


• Support cross‑partner integration, ensuring that Balfour Beatty’s technical responsibilities are clearly understood and effectively coordinated


• Represent Balfour Beatty at senior technical forums, design reviews, and governance boards

Continuous Improvement & Innovation:

• Support the development and continuous improvement of Balfour Beatty’s building safety systems, processes, and assurance frameworks


• Influence industry‑leading delivery approaches, leveraging Balfour Beatty’s strengths in areas such as geotechnical works, systems integration, digital engineering, and commissioning


• Drive lessons learned, knowledge sharing, and best practice adoption across the project

Who we're looking for

• 10 years’ experience in technical, design, or construction leadership on complex, multidisciplinary projects


• Deep understanding of the Building Regulations, Building Safety Act


• Proven ability to influence design quality, safety, and assurance in large project environments


• Strong capability in technical risk management, design governance, and multi‑stakeholder coordination


• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work across diverse teams and partner organisations


• A degree in Architecture, Civil Engineering, Structural Engineering, or a related discipline


• Chartered membership or active progression toward RIBA, CABE, RICS, ICE, or equivalent


• Experience in specialist, regulated, or high‑risk environments (energy, science, secure facilities, laboratories, etc.) is advantageous

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.

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/