Job Description

About the role
Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for an Engineering Manager to join our 1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17km of complex Highways construction, complex utility diversions, and a scheme-wide, industry leading approach to carbon reduction.
Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.
As an Engineering Manager, you will be tasked with to providing engineering and design management, strong leadership and control of a multi-disciplinary team comprising engineering resources at project level.
What you'll be doing

• Leads on engineering solution development for various disciplines to optimise value engineering during the solution/design development phase

• Ensures build ability and safety reviews are undertaken during all stages of the design

• Ensures Temporary Works are integrated within the development of the scheme design

• Provides technical support for the commercial team during the procurement process

• Supports the Quality team to ensure compliance with the specifications is achieved

• Contributes to engineering programme/progress reporting on a fortnightly and long-term basis

• Continually reviews the design to identify opportunities for improvements and efficiencies that l improve productivity and provide cost savings

• Sets and aligns targets and KPIs in line with budget forecast

• Manages the design change process to minimize cost impact and inform the commercial team of potential changes and the implications

Who we're looking for

• Takes ownership of tasks and communicates outcomes with clarity, direction and purpose, including managing others in this regard

• Experience in solution development and value engineering

• Experience in Design Co-ordination and Temporary works design

• Experience in the management of a wide range of construction operations both technology and Civils, including phasing and contingency planning, together with testing and handover

• Demonstrable experience on civils major projects

• Strong work ethic and management skills

• Civil Engineering Degree or HND

• Holds a current driving license/CSCS Card

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.
An excellent range of benefits awaits the successful candidate: -

• An attractive / negotiated salary

• 42 core base hours per week

• 25 days annual leave

• Pension savings schemes

• A whole host of other BB staff employee bens (discounts, exclusive offers etc)

• Refer a friend bonus scheme

• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our

portal.
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs 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:
- 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 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
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:
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