What you'll be doing
What you’ll be doing:
- Lead the design delivery of a portfolio of water recycling and wastewater projects.
- Develop and manage Engineering Project Plans covering scope, programme, cost, risk and resources.
- Direct multidisciplinary teams across process, mechanical, electrical and civil engineering to deliver high-quality design solutions.
- Collaborate with suppliers, subcontractors and internal stakeholders to ensure designs are integrated effectively.
- Drive affordability, value and the delivery of low-carbon, environmentally sustainable solutions.
- Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations and promote a strong health and safety culture throughout the design process.
- Lead, mentor and develop a high-performing engineering team.
- Support innovation, standardisation and the effective use of digital engineering, including 3D modelling.
- Work closely with wider Alliance functions, including delivery, procurement and construction, to achieve successful project outcomes.
Who we're looking for
What you’ll bring:
- A degree in Engineering or an equivalent relevant qualification.
- Chartered status, or demonstrable progress towards achieving Chartered status.
- Proven experience of leading engineering teams and delivering designs for capital projects.
- A strong understanding of CDM Regulations and design responsibilities.
- Experience within the water sector or on major infrastructure projects.
- Experience managing risk, programme delivery, project costs and affordability.
- Strong leadership, collaboration and decision-making skills.
- A passion for sustainability, innovation and continuous improvement.
Join us and play a leading role in shaping innovative, sustainable water recycling solutions that create long-term benefits for our customers, communities and the environment.
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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 Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We’re making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we’ve got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.
We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.
We’re looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com