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Civils Design Engineer (Substation)

Balfour Beatty Plc

The Role

Overview

Design civil works for substations and related power infrastructure

Key Responsibilities

  • design check
  • tender management
  • scope interpretation
  • foundation analysis
  • team collaboration
  • stakeholder engagement

Tasks

-Undertake check function for design calculations performed by other engineering colleagues. -To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working. To listen to each other and share knowledge enabling us to willingly combine expertise across the business and with our clients and supply chain. -Assist in the management of the tender process, understand and interpret scope of works, provide advice and opinion -Analysis of existing foundations -To operate in an open- and even-handed manner with all personnel across the business. Treat all who we interact with, with courtesy and respect, treating everyone equally and embracing differences. Encourage everyone to achieve maximum potential.

Requirements

  • chartered engineer
  • degree
  • cad
  • excel
  • reinforced concrete
  • eurocodes

What You Bring

-Chartered Engineer preferred with either the ICE, CGeol or IStructE -Degree level education or equivalent with formal training in civil engineering and/or geotechnical engineering. -IT Literate (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, CAD) -Experience of the supervision of sub-consultants or subcontractors -Proven experience of the design of civil engineering works -Strong, proven experience of the management of design of civil or geotechnical engineering works -Reinforced Concrete design and detailing compliant to required Client & national technical standards (BS/Eurocodes/ENA) -Experience in the design and checking of temporary works for civil engineering projects -Strong, proven post-graduate experience in the civil engineering industry

Benefits

-Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -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 -Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.

The Company

About Balfour Beatty Plc

-It finances, designs, constructs and maintains roads, rail, energy plants, water systems, buildings and communities. -Active across the UK, US, Hong Kong and Canada, it's known for ventures like HS2, Crossrail and major highway upgrades. -Known for innovation, it uses digital tools, off-site manufacturing and automated plant to enhance safety and efficiency. -An unusual highlight: it pioneered the Automated Cone Laying Machine, boosting roadworker safety on live highways.

Sector Specialisms

Residential

Off-site solutions

Pipe fabrication and installation

Infrastructure Investments

Construction Services

Support Services

Civil engineering

Building

Ground engineering

Mechanical & Electrical engineering

Refurbishment

Fit-out

Rail engineering

Electricity networks

Rail

Highways

Structural concrete repair

Corrosion protection

Bridge strengthening

Bearing replacement

Concrete carriageway rehabilitation

Transportation (roads, rail and aviation)

Power and Energy

Mining

Water

Social infrastructure (hospitals and schools)