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About the role

Balfour Beatty has an amazing opportunity for an Assistant Package Manager to join our amazing Major Projects team to work at our iconic Old Oak Common development in London.

HS2s new c. 1 billion Old Oak Common station will become the UKs best-connected rail station once completed. Our Balfour Beatty VINCI SYTRA joint venture will be responsible for the final design, construction, and commissioning of the station in Northwest London.

Upon completion, the new station will boast six underground platforms and up to eight platforms on the adjacent Great Western Main Line. Old Oak Common will also provide high speed rail services to the Midlands, central London, Scotland, and the North, as well as direct services to three major airports. Incorporating passenger and retail facilities, the new station will provide an exceptional customer experience for both passengers and visitors to the station.

As an Assistant Package Manager, you will be responsible for supporting the management of the WP10.1 a subcontractor for the HS2 and Conventional Station Structural Steelwork, Cladding, Facade and Glazing and its interfaces with other work packages, MEP, Fit Out, Urban Realm etc.

Supporting the Package Manager/Section Manager in successful project execution including initiation, planning, design, procurement, delivery, monitoring, commissioning and handover/close out providing management and leadership to inspire a multi-disciplinary team to achieve a common goal.

What you'll be doing

other key responsibilities will be:

• Review specifications & drawings, as well as documents prepared by the subcontractor (ITP, RAMS)
• Propose any optimisations of constructability, producing high level construction methodologies to support procurement, interface management and early consenting requirements (logistics, noise, access etc)
• Monitor effectiveness of the H&S management System, support
• Develop/monitor/report against resource allocation plans in line with scope and outputs
• Assist the Package Manager to lead risk/opportunity reviews, present the Risk Register and recommend/implement changes
• Ensure production of operational milestones reflect master schedule and customer expectations

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:

• Major civils/infrastructure projects experience
• Previous experience in a site-based construction role in major construction
• Steelwork, Cladding, RC, Fit-out experience
• BSc, MSc, or BEng level qualification in a Civil Engineering or equivalent GNVQ
• Holds a valid CSCS
• SMSTS

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

From wind farms to railways, through tunnels and over bridges; our design and construction teams have been successfully delivering complex projects for over 100 years.

We have a proven record of delivering and managing tailor-made infrastructure and construction schemes for each of our customers. Our recent schemes have included the London 2012 Aquatics Centre, Heathrow Airport's Terminal 2B, Whitelee Windfarm and the White City Development Substation.

We value diversity and celebrate individual differences, believing that our inclusive culture helps the business continue to grow as a strong, dynamic and innovative organisation.

Balfour Beatty is a corporate signatory to WISE (Women in Science & Engineering). Our aim is to attract more people from diverse backgrounds to help us build on our inclusive culture. We are a member of the workingmums.co.uk Top Employers' Charter through which we demonstrate our commitment to enabling parents to progress and enhance their careers whilst managing the challenges of family life.

Balfour Beatty is also Gold Award holders in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.