Engineering Manager

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About the role

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.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Engineering Manager to join our Lower Thames Crossing project.

What you'll be doing

As an Engineering Manager, you will be tasked with providing engineering and design management, strong leadership and control of a multi-disciplinary team comprising engineering resources at project level.

• Appraises improvement options and leads / instigates actions as appropriate.
• Supports the Quality team to ensure compliance with specifications.
• Contributes to weekly senior managers meetings to review strategic performance on site.
• Continually reviews the design to identify opportunities for improvements and efficiencies that improve productivity and provide cost savings.
• Sets and aligns targets and KPI's in line with budget forecast.
• Manages the design change process to minimize cost impact and inform the commercial team of potential changes and implications.
• Provides technical support for the commercial team during the procurement process.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Takes ownership of tasks and communicates outcomes with clarity, direction and purpose, including managing others in this regard.
• Strong work ethic with flexibility to work unsociable hours/nights.
• Degree or HND.
• Holds a current driving license/CSCS Card.
• Able and willing to make decisions following consideration of options based on best available information.
• Excellent role model for development of junior staff and demonstrates required behaviours to align to business, project and team objectives.
• Provision of assistance and expert knowledge to reinforce the objectives of the work winning teams.

Benefits

• 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 benefits (discounts, exclusive offers etc).
• Refer a friend bonus scheme.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK's 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 order book 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 add 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.

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.