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Job No. BBUK12044
Power T&D
Design Engineering
🚨 Now Hiring: Mechanical & Electrical Substations Project Engineer 🚨
Join Balfour Beatty’s Power T&D Team – Supporting Substations Growth UK-Wide!
Are you ready to power up your career? Balfour Beatty, a leader in delivering essential infrastructure, is expanding our Power Transmission & Distribution (T&D) team to meet the growing demand for substation projects across the UK. We’re on the hunt for a Mechanical &; Electrical Substations Project Engineer to join our team and help deliver innovative, efficient, and sustainable solutions.
Balfour Beatty is at the heart of the UK’s energy transition, delivering projects that power the nation. We offer:
✅ Competitive salary and benefits package.
✅ Opportunities to work on high-profile infrastructure projects.
✅ Career progression and personal development.
✅ A chance to make a real impact as part of the UK's drive to NetZero.
As a Mechanical & Electrical Substations Project Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in delivering substation projects from concept to completion. You’ll manage mechanical and electrical systems, ensuring that projects meet technical specifications, are delivered safely, and are on time and budget.
Key Responsibilities:
✅ Lead the mechanical and electrical aspects of substation project delivery.
✅ Ensure compliance with UK safety and quality standards.
✅ Collaborate with cross-functional teams including design, procurement, and site operations.
✅ Provide technical support during construction and commissioning phases.
✅ Manage client relationships and ensure customer satisfaction.
✅ Support the growth of substations across the UK power network.
We’re seeking motivated, detail-oriented engineers with experience in substations or similar energy infrastructure projects. You should have a solid foundation in mechanical and electrical systems, as well as a passion for delivering high-quality projects.
Essential Skills & Qualifications:
🔹 Degree or HNC in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering.
🔹 Experience in substation projects or power systems.
🔹 Knowledge of UK power transmission and distribution standards.
🔹 Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
🔹 A focus on safety, quality, and innovation.
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…
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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
We are 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:Â https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
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:Â candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
