Engineering Manager

Building a sustainable tomorrow

BAM UK & Ireland are looking to recruit an experienced and motivated Engineering Manager to support the successful delivery of the Eastern Green Link 3 (EGL3) HVDC cable project and the Fanellan 400kV Substation development.

Working across these nationally significant energy infrastructure projects, you will provide technical leadership and engineering assurance from design development through to construction delivery. Collaborating with clients, designers, construction teams and key delivery partners, you will ensure engineering solutions are safe, practical, efficient and aligned with programme and commercial objectives.

This role offers the opportunity to influence projects from an early stage through ongoing ECI activities while also supporting live delivery works. You will lead multidisciplinary engineering teams, manage technical interfaces and play a critical role in helping deliver the infrastructure required to strengthen the UK's electricity network and enable the transition to a low-carbon future.

Your team

• BAM operates a flexible working policy
• You will be required to work out of our offices either in Kilsyth or Inverness initially, before moving on to site in Aberdeenshire and Inverness-shire for project delivery.

Making Possible

As an Engineering Manager, you will be responsible for the following: 

• Establish and promote best practice in health, safety and environmental matters in conjunction with the HSQE department.
• Collate and promote strategic advice and knowledge associated with design management and engineering best practice in conjunction with the design delivery adviser and coordinator.
• Take a personal interest in identifying, coaching and developing key staff.
• Provide operational, strategic and contractual advice and service to bid preparation and project management when associated with design management and engineering.
• Promote business process for design management and engineering in conjunction with area submission requirements.
• Manage delivery of guidance and service support to bid and project meetings to contribute a clear view for delivering design management and engineering.
• Working with and assisting the Design Manager to ensure interfaces with external agencies and third parties are managed in a professional manner.
• Advising clients and consultants on Permanent Works as part of pre-contract and ECI work – technical reviews; overseeing engineering decisions; buildability support.
• Providing a technical lead for designers and fabricators.
• Prepare, maintain and communicate design commissioning, commercial and delivery records
• Promote business in design management and engineering by personal contact with employers and stakeholders, demonstrating high levels of commitment to their requirements.
• Ensuring compliance with the CDM 2015 requirements, for both internal and external designers and providing technical support for the residual design risk management framework.
• Supporting tender teams, project sites and specialist operations on Temporary Work with early involvement; design, checking and advice; design compliance.
• Ensuring technical competence of a Design team.
• Keep management informed of business area activity and progress achieved.
• Reviewing and actively investigate new techniques and technologies to promote sustainability, efficiency and safety, including attending ICE events.
• Raise the profile of BAM in design management and engineering, attending conferences and seminars, presenting when needed.
• Perform peer review of technical proposals.

What do you bring to the role?

Your qualifications, skills and experience should include:

• Degree or Masters in Civil Engineering or equivalent qualification
• Chartered or Incorporated Civil or Structural Engineer preferred or alternatively working towards chartership
• Excellent communication and presenting skills, and ability to deliver training and coaching on a one to one or group basis
• First class collaboration skills, and confidence in presenting innovative ideas to peers, third parties and higher management
• Analytical thinker and planner with good organisational skills, and not afraid to bring forward present unconventional routes to overcoming engineering challenges
• Experience in design, engineering management, temporary works, and/or delivery of large infrastructure projects

Desirable Experience: 

• Knowledge and understanding of engineering principles, geotechnics and structures.
• Experience of temporary works systems, processes, design and specification, including knowledge of BS 5975:2019.
• Understanding of design and construction processes, CDM 2015 regulations and relevant government legislation, design standards, BIM methods, 2D and 3D drawing, commercial and risk awareness and contract forms.
• For internal applicants knowledge of NP20 (Design Management for design services); NP19 Control of Temporary Works; and company procedures, guidance policy and relevant government legislation.
• Experience or knowledge of ICE routes to Chartership.

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• A wide range of family-friendly policies
• Company car/car allowance/travel allowance
• 8 % matched pension contributions
• Private healthcare
• Life assurance
• 26 days holiday
• 2 wellbeing days
• 1 volunteering day
• Personal and professional development

About BAM

Building a sustainable tomorrow. That’s our mission and our promise at BAM. It’s how we engineer vital infrastructure and construct high-quality buildings as one of the largest construction companies in Europe.
 

We strive to create an environment where everybody feels welcome and valued. We’re on an exciting journey to employ the best talent to join us regardless of social background, race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

The application process

For more information about the vacancy and our projects, please contact Kirstin Alexander, Recruiter, BAM Infrastructure, Email: kirstin.alexander@bam.com

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at anytime you feel you may need any reasonable adjustments, do not hesitate to speak with one of our team, and we will do our best to support you.