What you'll be doing

• Monitor, review and check deliverables from external designers to ensure that designs are complete and compliant prior submission to National Highways through the Review Process.


• Manage external framework design suppliers to deliver agreed outcomes, scope, on time and to budget.


• Assist the wider Design Team in various Structures and M&E Improvement Schemes.


• Support internal design resources within Design Team to deliver agreed outcomes, scope, on time and to budget.


• Undertake and manage optioneering and feasibility of design solutions and preparation of whole life costing.


• Preparation and review of contract documentation.


• Work with the Connect Plus Services (CPS) Asset Team to agree achievable Asset Management Forward Plans.


• Develop and agree briefs with the design team and design suppliers, to cover scope, budget and programme, and to obtain agreement from Asset head for the same.


• Prepare and submit instructions to design suppliers.


• Ensure that all designs meet the quality standards required by the DBFO contract and CPS internal standards.


• Work with the Project Manager to lead the internal reviews during the design phase to ensure that they are timely and appropriate sign off is achieved.


• Act as key engineering interface between site operations at Dartford and Design & Engineering team.


• Liaise with all statutory bodies/authorities as required – such as Highway Authorities, Planning Authorities and statutory undertakers.


• Ensure that learning and best practice is captured from the project with the aim of sharing it across the business.


• Deputise for line manager as required.


• Live the Connect Plus Services Values.


• Ensure a relentless focus on Zero Harm, and Safety by Design.


• Ensure the Principal Designer and delegated duties are met under CDM.


• Support the delivery of the business’ Sustainability activities.


• Attend relevant community Forums to represent the Engineering Design team.

Who we're looking for

The following qualifications/skills/experience are essential:

• Relevant vocational qualifications (MEng/MSc/BEng/BSc/HNC/HND).


• Membership of an appropriate professional institution beneficial (ICE, IET or IMechE).


• Knowledge of CDM and other H&S legislation.


• Broad understanding of basic engineering principles for bridge and tunnel construction.


• Broad knowledge of Quality Management


• Proficient IT Skills - Microsoft Office is essential.

Personal attributes:

• Good Communication skills


• Project management and team building skills.


• Ability to develop relationships and engender trust at all levels of the Connect Plus Services organisation and with Clients.

Why work for us

CPS is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsRéalis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25. The M25 is the busiest section of motorway in Europe and requires careful and efficient planning of work in order to deliver over £100m of annual investment in the highway infrastructure each year, in addition to planned and reactive maintenance activity.

If you have or are looking for a career in Highways, working on the M25 will give you experience and challenge that no other Highways project can offer.

About us

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at www.balfourbeatty.com/value_everyone

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/