Assistant Engineering Manager

Description:

Balfour Beatty is currently recruiting a Assistant Engineering Manager to join the Power T&D team UK wide.

We are open to both full time and part time candidates (including job share), and offer a flexible working policy.

The main function of the role is to support the Engineering Manager and Delivery Teams in the delivery of all design and engineering requirements for schemes, from identification of opportunities to completion of construction.

Working as part of a team responsible for ensuring that the scope of the work is clear and understood and that the design produced meets requirements and the engineering solution is on time and on budget.

This is an exciting opportunity for an energetic, passionate individual who has an interest in engineering and project management.

What you'll be doing

As an Assistant Engineering Manager, your role will be to support the Engineering Manager and Design Delivery Team in the following areas.
 

• Upon contract award, co-ordinate the contract requirements with Project Manager, customer, external suppliers and other Balfour Beatty Departments.
• Meeting with Design Delivery teams to identify project requirements, delivery timelines and costs.
• Effectively control, update and report on workload progress, giving estimates to complete and highlight potential delivery problems and solutions.
• Report variations in the Contract Scope of Work to the PPPE / SPPE, indicate implications and only proceed with these variations following verbal / written approval from the Project Manager.
• Development of detailed Design project plans to guide clients, staff members and project teams and revising based on changing needs and requirements.
• Monitoring project performance to ensure timely delivery.
• Compiling and submitting project status reports to clients, management and other stakeholders.
• To specify and quantify equipment / material to achieve greatest benefit to the company.
• Working effectively with relevant stakeholders for efficient project implementation.
• Coordinate engineering activity to deliver projects successfully to our clients such as National Grid, SSE, Scottish Power or the DNO network.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following background.
 

• Degree or relevant experience.
• Experience of engineering design and project administration
• Excellent administration, project controls and interpersonal skills.
• A good baseline of engineering and project management knowledge.