Job Description

Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain's biggest construction project?


Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain's new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It's an incredibly exciting time to join us - we're at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you'd join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.


We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a

Testing and Commissioning Manager

within the

Specialist Services team

. This role will be based on site in locations around Kingsbury and Lichfield The northernmost site of the West Midlands stretch of HS2 runs from Water Orton to Lichfield. The sites are mainly rural and will link HS2 to the West Coast Mainline track.

Role description:

As the Testing & Commissioning Manager for the 10 buildings assets (pumping stations, shafts & portal buildings), you will be responsible for planning, managing, and delivering all testing and commissioning activities to ensure MEP and building systems are integrated, compliant, and ready for handover. You will oversee the development and execution of the T&C strategy from construction design engagement through construction, commissioning, and final acceptance. Working closely with package managers, the design team, the quality team and specialist subcontractors, you will ensure that all systems meet the technical requirements, statutory regulations, and client expectations.

Experienced required:

Proven experience managing the commissioning of MEP and building systems on major rail or complex building projects. Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, control, and life safety systems, including integration and interface management. Experience developing and managing commissioning programmes and strategies. Familiarity with industry commissioning standards, statutory requirements, and compliance processes. Track record of managing commissioning teams and subcontractors, ensuring quality and timely delivery. Experience with NEC3 contracts and awareness of commercial processes. Relevant qualification in Mechanical, Electrical, or Building Services Engineering.

Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.

Benefits of working with us

Car/ car allowance Flexible working available for some roles Free parking Travel allowance for eligible candidates Family friendly leave policies Excellent pension contributions Healthcare Health risk assessments Access to employee assistance programmes Access to annual flu vaccinations

About Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI's role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.


Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:


9.3km of viaducts 62 overbridges 35 cuttings 56 culverts 62 embankments 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses

Diversity and Inclusion

Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.

Flexible working

We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements.



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Job Overview

Internal reference

EFPUM062

Job status

Full time

Closing date

22/09/2025

Location

Birmingham

Hours per week

40