Design Engineer

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our Rail team as a Design Engineer, you'll work with true experts wholl share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and well help you take it much, much further.,

• Development and implementation of Power Systems Traction design proposals ensuring they meet client requirements including budget constraints, presenting proposals for approval to the client. The design should deliver:


• Quality within affordable parameters


• Ease of maintenance, energy efficient with minimum environmental impact


• Innovation to meet client goals and positive impact on the local community


• Responsible for the design and delivery of design and assurance on one or more project(s), ensuring compliance with latest standards, project technical work scope and the relevant Company processes.


• Ensure effective control of project design to meet client requirements, within budget and programme constraints utilizing established, appropriate Company processes and techniques


• Provide advice and guidance on the technical compliance of the design proposals to the design teams


• Proactively contribute to the Risk and Value Management process


• Development of the design deliverables programme:


• Attend gate reviews activities to ensure appropriate that they are timely and appropriate sign off is achieved at each project gate.


• Attend the co-ordination and production of design data, bid deliverables, reports and documentation essential to the programme and contractual requirements


• Ensure that contracted work is suitably designed, assured and certified by qualified persons


• Responsible for project design approvals, providing guidance and direction on any varying circumstances and ensure that effective and detailed records are maintained to support claims.


• Ensure that programme commitments are being met, and take action to establish priorities and deal with problems regarding timescales, when required


• Provide effective reporting on design status and key design issues


• Undertake designated role duties within rail projects
  
  You will have the following:


• The individual will ideally have previous relevant experience in AC and DC power design with Network Rail and/or London Underground experience preferred. Good interpersonal and communication skills are required, coupled with an ability to form effective relationships with both internal and external stakeholders.


• The individual should have a desire to continuously pursue innovation and development, with a focus on the customer and the Major Projects business.


• A degree (or equivalent) in an Electrical discipline is required and professional membership of IET is desirable.


• Understanding of customer relationship management processes


• Ability to clearly and concisely communicate both verbally and in writing


• Able to implement and drive performance improvement using lean tools, KPIs and visual management
  
  Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UKs rail networks designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.


From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies., 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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats 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