Electro-Mechanical Plant Engineer
Are you looking to progress your career by working on Britain’s biggest construction project?
Balfour Beatty VINCI is working with a range of organisations to design and build 90km West Midlands stretch of HS2 - Britain’s new high speed railway. Our work is essential to enable HS2 trains to travel between London and Birmingham as well as continue their journey up to Manchester. It’s an incredibly exciting time to join us - we’re at peak construction with work really ramping up on a broad range of assets including bridges, tunnels and viaducts. Plus you’d join 9,000 people across 72 nationalities working on this exciting section of HS2 across the region.
We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as an Electro-Mechanical Plant Engineer within the Plant Team. This role will be based on-site in Coleshill and travel around our HS2 sites here at BBV.
We are seeking a degree-educated Electro-Mechanical Plant Engineer with extensive experience in heavy plant equipment and tower cranes operations to join our dynamic team. The successful candidate will play a crucial role in managing and executing projects involving advanced Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and Human Form Recognition (HFR) systems. This role demands strong problem-solving skills, advanced IT and planning capabilities, and proven leadership in managing teams on construction sites.
Experienced required
• Bachelor's degree in Electro-Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience in the construction industry, with a strong focus on heavy plant equipment and tower crane operations
• Proven track record of managing large-scale projects involving GPS and HFR systems.
• SMSTS (Site Management Safety Training Scheme) certification is mandatory.
• Expertise in the installation, operation, and maintenance of GPS and HFR systems.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex technical issues on-site.
• Flexibility to work on multiple sites across the project, with occasional travel as required.
• Full UK driving license.
Please note candidates will need to have a current valid right to work in the UK to be considered for this role.
Benefits of working with us
• Car/ car allowance
• Flexible working available for some roles
• Free parking
• Travel allowance for eligible candidates
• Family friendly leave policies
• Excellent pension contributions
• Healthcare
• Health risk assessments
• Access to employee assistance programmes
• Access to annual flu vaccinations
About Balfour Beatty VINCI
Balfour Beatty VINCI is a long-established joint venture between two powerhouses for the delivery of critical infrastructure across rail, transport and other iconic projects in the UK and beyond. We started working together over 30 years ago to deliver the Channel Tunnel, as members of the TransManche Link consortium. In the Midlands, it is Balfour Beatty VINCI’s role to design and build the route, ready for tracks and signalling to be installed. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and then on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.
Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:
• 9.3km of viaducts
• 62 overbridges
• 35 cuttings
• 56 culverts
• 62 embankments
• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses
Diversity and Inclusion
Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV) is delivering equal opportunities for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities and neuro diversities. We are working to represent the communities Balfour Beatty VINCI works in through our workforce. We have embedded Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity (ED&I) Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively. We care about being inclusive and that means we encourage applications from people with diverse set of backgrounds and experiences. BBV is a Disability Confident Leader and we welcome applications from candidates with a disability.
Flexible working
We recognise and respect that people work in different ways and we are open to discussing what flexibility you may need during the recruitment process, balanced against our project requirements