About the role
We are looking for a Movement Scheduler to join our team on the Skye Reinforcement Project, supporting the delivery of 132kV Overhead Line (OHL) and underground cabling works.
Reporting to the Logistics Manager, this is a critical role responsible for the forecasting, scheduling, and coordination of all LGV and HGV movements across the project. You will play a key part in ensuring efficient logistics operations, minimising disruption, and supporting safe and compliant delivery across a complex and geographically challenging project route.
What you'll be doing
- Develop and maintain a comprehensive movement schedule for all LGV and HGV activities
- Forecast logistics requirements in line with the construction programme and lookahead plans
- Coordinate movement schedules for:
- Material deliveries and general logistics
- Heavy plant mobilisation and demobilisation
- Fuel deliveries and servicing
- Welfare unit installation and maintenance
- Maintenance and support vehicles
- Ensure alignment of logistics plans with site access constraints and work front readiness
- Coordinate with project teams, subcontractors, and suppliers to sequence activities effectively
- Manage logistics clashes, congestion risks, and access limitations across the project
- Support integration of logistics across OHL and cable work fronts
- Interface with The Highland Council, SSEN, and key stakeholders to coordinate movement requirements
- Work closely with the CDM Coordinator to ensure safe access, risk identification, and compliance
- Support coordination with landowners and third parties impacted by logistics routes
- Maintain movement trackers, schedules, and performance dashboards
- Monitor planned vs actual movements, identifying risks and variances
- Produce regular reports on logistics performance, risks, and constraints
- Drive continuous improvement through logistics data analysis
- Ensure all logistics activities comply with Balfour Beatty IMS, health & safety, environmental, and CDM requirements
- Maintain clear, auditable records of planning decisions and communications
- Ensure all activities prioritise safety, efficiency, and minimal disruption, including contribution to carbon reduction initiatives
Who we're looking for
- Experience in logistics coordination, scheduling, or planning within construction or infrastructure
- Strong organisational and planning skills with attention to detail
- Ability to coordinate multiple stakeholders across a large project
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills
- Good working knowledge of Microsoft Office and scheduling tools
- Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
- Experience working on utilities, power, or civil infrastructure projects
- Knowledge of CDM regulations and logistics planning in construction
- Experience managing HGV/LGV movements in constrained or rural environments
- Understanding of environmental considerations and carbon tracking in logistics
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret logistics data and trends
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’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
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: BBUK19408
