About the role
Job Title: Senior Project Manager – ASTI Energy Programme
Location: Peterhead / Aberdeen
Company: Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland
Project: Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI)
About the Role
Balfour Beatty is a delivery partner on the Accelerated Strategic Transmission Investment (ASTI) programme — one of the most significant energy infrastructure programmes in Scotland.
We are looking to appoint a Senior Project Manager (Buildings) to support delivery across key ASTI hubs, including Peterhead (Netherton) and associated project locations.
This is a long‑term opportunity to work within a multi‑year energy programme, offering scale, complexity and real career progression.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities
- Leading project delivery within the ASTI programme across buildings and enabling works
- Managing complex interfaces with civils, energy and supply‑chain partners
- Owning programme, cost, quality, safety and risk at project level
- Leading multi‑disciplinary site and project teams
- Maintaining strong client relationships within a regulated energy environment
Who we're looking for
- Strong experience delivering complex construction projects
- Comfortable operating in multi‑project / programme environments
- Proven leadership, commercial awareness and stakeholder management
- Background in buildings, infrastructure, energy or regulated environments
Why Balfour Beatty
- Long‑term secured pipeline of energy work
- Exposure to one of the UK’s most critical net‑zero enabling programmes
- Strong progression into Project Director and Programme leadership roles
- Flexible working, site support and regional mobility options
If you want scale, longevity and technical challenge — ASTI delivers all three.
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 Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section
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Why work for us
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…
About us
From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.
We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.
Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.
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
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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. For more info, visit: 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: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK18482
