Job Specifications
About The Role
Job Title: Senior Contracts Engineer (Sub Agent)
Location: Warrington (Site & Office based)
Company: Balfour Beatty - Balvac
About The Role
At Balvac, part of Balfour Beatty, we are specialists in structural repair, strengthening and refurbishment of critical infrastructure. We’re now looking for a Senior Contracts Engineer to join our growing team, supporting the successful delivery of complex concrete and specialist repair schemes across the North West and beyond.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced engineer ready to take ownership of projects, lead site teams, and play a key role in delivering safe, high-quality outcomes for our clients.
What you'll be doing
As a Senior Contracts Engineer, you’ll be trusted with the day-to-day leadership of Balvac projects, working closely with Contracts Managers, Project Managers and site teams to ensure successful delivery.
Key Responsibilities Include:
Managing Balvac schemes of varying size and complexity from site through to completion
Leading and coordinating site teams and specialist subcontractors
Ensuring works are delivered in line with contract drawings, specifications and Project Management Plans
Producing and reviewing method statements, risk assessments and construction documentation
Managing dimensional control, setting-out and technical delivery on site
Developing and working to programmes, monitoring progress and productivity
Driving high standards of Health, Safety & Environmental performance, including behavioural safety
Managing construction records, as-built drawings and O&M manuals
Proactively identifying and resolving engineering and delivery challenges
Supporting Balvac’s focus on Customer Excellence, Innovation and Quality Delivery
Who we're looking for
We’re keen to speak to professionals with a strong background in infrastructure and structural repair works who are ready to operate at a senior level.
You’ll Ideally Have:
A Civil Engineering degree (or equivalent experience)
Proven experience delivering structural or specialist concrete repair projects
Experience working on infrastructure schemes involving concrete structures
Strong technical knowledge of structural repairs and construction methodologies
The ability to manage multiple teams and workstreams simultaneously
Solid understanding of cost, programme and site performance management
A proactive, confident leadership style with excellent communication skills
A strong commitment to Zero Harm and high safety standards
Why join Balvac?
Work on technically challenging, high-profile infrastructure projects
Be part of a respected specialist contractor within Balfour Beatty
Real autonomy and responsibility on your schemes
Clear opportunities for progression and professional development
Supportive, collaborative team culture focused on excellence and safety
Location & working style
Based from Warrington, with a mix of site and office working
Projects primarily across the North West, with some wider UK travel as required
If you’re a Senior Engineer or Sub Agent looking to step into a Senior Contracts Engineer role within a specialist, market-leading business, we’d love to hear from you.
Professional and personal development
The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.
We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.
We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.
70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.
For further information about Balfour Beatty please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers
You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section
Why work for us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.
About Us
Balvac is a leading specialist structural repair, strengthening and refurbishment contractor and wholly owned subsidiary of the Balfour Beatty Group. We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.
Our core business is the structural repair strengthening, protection and refurbishment of existing civil and building structure across the UK. We ar
About the Company
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure group. With 27,000 employees, we are driving the delivery of powerful new solutions, shaping thinking, creating skylines and inspiring a new generation of talent to be the change-makers of tomorrow.
We finance, develop, build, maintain and operate the increasingly complex and critical infrastructure that supports national economies and deliver projects at the heart of local communities.
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