Employee Ideas Programme Business Partner

About the role

Balfour Beatty are currently looking for a Employee Ideas Programme Business Partner to join our Power T&D business based in Derby with the ability to travel when needed.

My Contribution (MyC), our employee idea programme which gives everyone the opportunity to take part personally in changing and improving Balfour Beatty for the better.

Within this role you'll be a driving force behind My Contribution. You'll provide a link between the leadership team and the wider My Contribution team and ensure alignment between business unit strategy and MyC. They lead the delivery of MyC and ensure we create business value from employee ideas and create a positive MyC experience; helping submitters move their ideas forward, communicating regularly, reporting progress, showcasing achievements and celebrating success.

What you'll be doing

As a Employee Ideas Programme Business Partner you'll:

• Position My Contribution to be our key listening channel and the way through which all employees can engage with our strategy and get involved in improving our business
• Supporting the MD and senior leadership team to effectively lead and run MyC, ensuring embedment in the business and achieve business targets for MyC
• End-to-end management and tracking of My Contribution ideas from Power T&D colleagues, coordinating with submitters, experts, decision makers, and implementation teams
• Ensuring momentum and progress in delivery of MyC projects, including measurement and capture of benefits, and identifying opportunities to scale up ideas and leverage value
• Working with the innovation team in supporting, managing or leading some MyC innovations
• Onboarding, training and leadership of My Contribution Ambassadors in Power T&D
• Producing reports for leadership on My Contribution performance, tracking progress against defined KPIs, recommending actions to achieve targets and sharing successes and areas for improvement
• Working with leaders and the communications team to design and run local MyC campaigns and events
• Keeping MyC visible to and enabling participation from all audiences
• Working with the Communication team to keep employees engaged, celebrate achievements and recognise success through a range of communication channels
• Working with the finance team, projects and departments on the RDEC submission

Who we're looking for

You'll have/be:

• Passionate about innovation and continuous improvement
• Desire to drive positive change
• Energetic and enthusiastic personality
• Strong attention to detail
• Well connected with colleagues
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with ability to influence at all levels

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:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 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 Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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. For more info, visit:

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at:

Job Reference: BBUK15533