Package Manager (Agent)
| Posting date: | 08 February 2025 |
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| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 March 2025 |
| Location: | London, RM16 6RL |
| Company: | Balfour Beatty Plc |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | BBUK12347-512712 |
Summary
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
About the role
Balfour Beatty is recruiting a Package Manager (Agent) to oversee the delivery of engineering surveys as part of the Lower Thames Crossing Project. This position is integral to ensuring the successful completion of multiple survey scopes, including topographical surveys, ground investigations, utility trial trenches, and weathering steel activities. As the Package Manager, you will report directly to the Project Manager and Engineering Director and play a key role in finalising project scope, procurement, and programme.
What you'll be doing
Key Responsibilities:
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Health, Safety & Wellbeing:
Ensure a safe working environment by enforcing safety regulations, best practices, and adhering to the Construction Phase Plan. Promote wellbeing and monitor compliance with onboarding and induction processes. -
Programme Management:
Plan and coordinate self-delivered works and monitor the subcontract/third-party programme to ensure milestones and deadlines are met. Support the Project Manager and Planner with updates for NEC4 CL32. -
Project Management:
Coordinate with subcontractors, suppliers, and stakeholders to ensure seamless workflow, addressing issues and finding solutions to keep the project on track. -
Quality Assurance:
Lead the management of quality standards and ensure the team understands the specifications and requirements. Review Inspection & Test Plans for all works. -
Community Engagement:
Provide relevant updates to the communications team to keep stakeholders and the public informed, and collaborate with the Social Value Team to meet project commitments. -
Environmental Sustainability & Carbon:
Work with the Environmental Manager to ensure compliance with the Environmental Management Plan and carbon requirements. -
Reporting:
Deliver regular progress reports, highlight deviations from the plan, and suggest corrective actions. -
Cost Management:
Own the project budget, manage costs, and report performance weekly with the Quantity Surveyor. Assess the impact of changes with the commercial team. -
Procurement:
Produce technical scopes for tenders, assess returns, and coordinate meetings for subcontract awards. Manage requisitions for plant and materials in line with procurement and cost plans. -
Design Management:
Participate in design meetings, manage changes, and ensure coordination between subcontract design elements and consultants. -
Handover:
Work closely with the Quality Engineer to define handover requirements, ensuring all deliverables are submitted according to the programme. -
Leadership:
Lead and mentor engineers and site staff, ensuring that your scope of works is carried out efficiently and to the highest standard.
Who we're looking for
Candidate Profile:
- Proven experience in a similar role, particularly on large-scale infrastructure projects.
- Strong leadership and communication skills with the ability to coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders.
- In-depth knowledge of construction regulations and best practices.
- Experience with NEC 3/4 contracts.
- Ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
Qualifications, Competencies & Prerequisites:
- Engineering or Construction Management qualification.
- Full UK driving license.
- A fit-for-work medical.
- CSCS card.
- Pre-start drug & alcohol test.
- BPSS Security Clearance (managed by the project security team, requiring a basic Disclosure and Barring Service check).
Additional Information:
This role will be based at the Lower Thames Crossing main office in Chafford Hundred, with regular travel required to site locations. If you're passionate about working on a high-profile infrastructure project and have the necessary experience, we’d love to hear from you!
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 Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
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: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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