About the role
At Balfour Beatty, we are proud to be part of the MEH Alliance, supporting the delivery of one of the UK’s most significant nuclear infrastructure projects at Sizewell C. We are now seeking an experienced Engineering Delivery Lead (Electrical) to play a key role in the development and delivery of critical engineering design.
As Engineering Delivery Lead, you will take responsibility for the management of electrical engineering design from concept through to delivery on site.
You will work closely with internal teams, designers, and external stakeholders to ensure high-quality engineering outputs are delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with programme requirements.
This is a highly collaborative role where you’ll influence design development, provide technical direction, and support the successful integration of engineering solutions into manufacture and installation.
Bristol (Aztec West) | Hybrid (1–2 days per week + travel to HPC & suppliers)
What you'll be doing
- Lead the engineering management of electrical design across the full project lifecycle
- Work with execution designers to develop and approve design management plans
- Ensure design outputs are aligned and consistent across suppliers and delivery teams
- Chair technical review sessions and support resolution of technical queries and issues
- Provide technical guidance to programme teams on design, manufacturing, and installation
- Support design changes and contribute to associated business case development
- Review and accept design documentation to ensure constructability and manufacturability
- Develop technical procurement specifications for key MEH materials and systems
- Drive optimisation, standardisation and continuous improvement in engineering processes
Who we're looking for
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
Balfour Beatty Kilpatrick (BBK) is a market leading mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) and mechanical, electrical and instrumentation (ME&I) solutions provider with over 100 years of engineering expertise.
We design, install and maintain the systems that make building infrastructure work. Emphasising environmentally efficient technologies, digital construction and offsite manufacturing, our experienced teams deliver high quality solutions across the following sectors: Aviation, Buildings, Civils, Defence, Energy and New Build Nuclear.
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.
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.
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Job Reference: BBUK19532
