Job Description

About the role

Our projects are more than just your opportunity to make your mark. They're an opportunity to stretch, test and develop your expertise.



Join our

Balfour Beatty Rail Traction

team as a

Electrical Design Engineer

and you'll deliver complex work that really matters to our business, and the world around you!

What you'll be doing

As an Electrical Designer you will be responsible for:


Create and implement design solutions for the Traction Business Ensure the integration, technical assurance, compliance, health, safety and sustainability of design and engineering to enable compliant defect free handover for operational service, delivered to programme and budget. Coordination with the Principle Designer and Principle Contractor ensuring regular flow of information to comply with meeting the requirements of CDM Create specifications, datasheets, calculations, schedules and drawing Review and check vendor document / information for electrical compliance with project specifications. Support the Design Manager and contribute to design / construction reviews & sign off. Ensure design risks are considered and prepare design risk assessments. Communicate residual design risks to others. Design / Construction Review Output

Who we're looking for

The following skills and experience are essential:


Detailed knowledge of codes of practice, in particular designer duties and responsibilities under CDM and other regulatory requirements. Understanding of electrical engineering principles Civil Engineering Qualification or equivalent

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Balfour Beatty Rail Traction is an electrical systems business with over 100 years of engineering expertise.



We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Rail, Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.



At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone



To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also 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.



Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/




Job Reference: BBUK09860