Job title: Contract Engineer

Location: Birmingham or Leeds, full-time onsite

Hours: 45 hours

Contract length: 3 months (likely to be extended)

IR35 Status: Inside IR35

Overview

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group with over 25000 employees worldwide

We provide their clients with sustainable solutions with business areas covering construction services, support services and infrastructure investment 

You will be part of the Balvac team, who work on specialist repair structure of buildings

Reporting to the Projects or Operations Manager, you (as the Contracts Engineer) will be working on a variety of structural repair projects, ranging from crack repairs to contributing to large scale, structural repair projects- no two weeks are the same

This role will mainly be covering the Midlands and South Yorkshire so a suitable location such as Birmingham, Derby or Leeds would be preferable

Key Accountabilities

• Management of internal resource and subcontractors

• Ensure that the works are constructed in accordance with the contract drawings, specification and Project Management Plan

• Manage site dimensional control ensuring that contractors have the facilities for setting out of the works

• Produce and review construction methods statements ensuring that the works are constructed efficiently and safely

• Produce all site documentation for delivery of the works including PMP, PVPMP, ITP, Construction Phase Management Plan etc as required

• Develop then work to programmes, measuring progress and productivity outputs

• Understand and apply the procedures and processes detailed in the project Health, Safety and Environmental plans, and to promote a safe working culture

• Ensuring the works are undertaken safely and in accordance with Health, Safety & Environmental legislation and the site HS&E plans. Prepare and review risk assessments

• Support and drive behavioural safety on site

• To be responsible for the monitoring, progress reporting and achieving of goals for the work under his/her responsibility

• Anticipating and resolving problems, in particular related to engineering issues. 

• Managing construction records, O&M manuals and as built drawings

• Support our “Customer Focus”, “Construction Excellence” and “Innovation” strategy

Skills & Experience required

• Civil Engineering Degree or equivalent preferable

• Previous experience in delivery of structural repair/specialist repair projects is essential

• Experience of working on Infrastructure schemes on concrete structures

• Technical knowledge of structural repairs

• Ability to manage multiple teams efficiently

• Ability to manage multiple scheme costs

• Ability to manage Health and Safety including Behavioural Safety

• Ability to lead, communicate and influence others to deliver targets

• You must hold an SSSTS card as a minimum, preferable an SMSTS

• Clean driving licence and own vehicle 

D&I

Our diversity and inclusion (D&I) strategy values everyone, drives action to improve diversity in our organisation and create an inclusive culture. It promotes high performance, engagement and makes Balfour Beatty a great place to work. 

We encourage innovative and fresh ways of thinking, allowing every employee to be themselves and perform at their very best.