Electrical Engineer

Balfour Beatty Plc

The Role

Overview

Electrical Engineer supporting defence projects, managing engineering delivery & compliance

Key Responsibilities

  • dfma design
  • digital tools
  • procurement management
  • materials management
  • quality assurance
  • engineering management

Tasks

-Develop and maintain relationships with relevant customers including technical consultants and suppliers, managing their input in the design, development, pricing and delivery of technical solutions on site -Provide coaching and motivation to the project team, to deliver high performance on the project and create a culture of continuous improvement. -Lead or support assurance on projects through conducting audits and regular meetings with project teams, identifying best practice, areas for improvement and areas of concern, including matters relating to safety, finance or quality -Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm -Manage materials, plant and labour within the allocated budget and resources, ensuring their safe, effective and efficient delivery of service on the project -Ensure all systems, design information, procedures and quality systems are effectively communicated -Support the delivery of UKCSs Sustainability activities -Maintain personal expertise and knowledge to ensure that the company is at the forefront of the industry both technically and in using the latest technologies and standards -Contribute to the accurate and efficient provision of progress and productivity reports weekly and monthly to senior management, in accordance with company procedures -Ensure that the engineering is efficiently managed so that it is fit for purpose from conception right through installation and maintenance; recognising site conditions and constraints and taking into account CDM, other statutory regulations and customer requirements -Support the senior project team in the overall implementation of the engineering strategy and framework for the designated project -By using the principles of quality assurance, and where appropriate technical Integrity, ensure the customer requirements are clearly understood and that Quality Control mechanisms are in place that provide assurance that the asset and/or service delivers as designed/required -Provide concise and accurate feedback on project performance against estimate to the estimating function (where required) -DfMA design, manufacture and installation. -Support the project delivery teams, verifying the work of others, providing technical support -Ensure the efficient operation of procurement, material control policies and procedures; providing assistance in producing accurate and current procurement schedules and cost information/reports (where required) -Seek to understand and implement the appropriate digital tool sets to support the project execution

Requirements

  • bim
  • av
  • pv
  • cscs
  • mice
  • management

What You Bring

-An understanding of BIM and how to read and assemble BIM models and produce appropriate reports from them is desirable. -Smoke & Fire damper controls. -Knowledge of MoD Tempest Security requirements. -Audio Visual (AV) Systems. -Focused and thorough with the appropriate skills to advise senior management when something needs immediate redress together with the tenacity and drive to ensure that the necessary action is taken. -Up-to-date relevant knowledge of engineering and of industry best practice, appropriate to the relevant discipline, is required. -Photovoltaics (PV) -Previous management experience within the construction or relevant support services industries, together with a strong understanding of technical issues and trends in the relevant sectors, including specialist markets is required. -Data & Telephony (incl. hard wired telephone systems). -Previous Mechanical engineering experience and a subject matter expert in the discipline of engineering discipline is required. -A degree in a relevant engineering discipline and a relevant professional qualification, such aa MICE or MCIBSE, an ONC/HNC or equivalent knowledge is required. -Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with partners and delivery team members under time pressure, and a customer centric, flexible approach. -Wifi systems (e.g. AWE OZONE network). -A valid CSCS card is required. -Security Systems (Access control and Intruder Detection).

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) -Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more… -Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave -Working in a secure environment.

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)