About the role
HS2’s c.£1bn Old Oak Common Station will be one of the UK’s best-connected transport hubs, linking high-speed rail with the Great Western Main Line and providing connections to London, the Midlands, the North and major airports. Delivered by the Balfour Beatty VINCI Systra (BBVS) joint venture, it is a landmark infrastructure project that will transform how people travel.
As the MEP Project Director, you will lead the successful delivery of complex mechanical, electrical and public health packages across the station, ensuring they are delivered safely, on time, to budget and to the highest quality standards. You will provide strategic leadership to multidisciplinary teams and supply chain partners, manage commercial performance and risk, and build strong client relationships, while embedding a culture of safety, sustainability and operational excellence.
What you'll be doing
- Leading the delivery of MEP packages across the project, ensuring safety, quality, time and cost objectives are met
- Providing strategic leadership to multidisciplinary teams and supply chain partners, driving high performance and accountability
- Managing commercial performance, including cost control, forecasting, risk and change management
- Building and maintaining strong client and stakeholder relationships, ensuring expectations are met and exceeded
- Driving a culture of safety excellence and continuous improvement across all project activities
- Embedding sustainable practices, supporting environmental targets and community initiatives
- Overseeing procurement and delivery of work packages in line with programme requirements
- Ensuring robust governance, reporting and compliance with project processes and standards
- Championing Lean construction principles, digital delivery and innovation to improve performance
- Coaching and developing teams, building capability and supporting future talent pipelines
Who we're looking for
- A strong leader with a track record in leading the delivery of complex MEP or major infrastructure projects in a senior role
- Demonstrated experience of leading high-performing, multidisciplinary teams and managing supply chain partners
- Commercially astute, with experience managing budgets, risk, contracts and programme delivery
- Confident communicator, able to build trusted relationships with clients and key stakeholders
- Passionate about safety, with a commitment to driving a Zero Harm culture
- Experience embedding sustainable practices and continuously improving performance
- Knowledge of NEC contracts and large-scale project delivery environments
- Familiar with Lean construction principles and the use of digital tools to drive project outcomes
- A natural leader who can influence, inspire and develop others while building a collaborative team culture
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 Major Projects business is delivering some of the UK’s most complex and iconic infrastructure projects including HS2, the new high-speed railway and the first nuclear power station in a generation, Hinkley Point C. Using the latest technology, we’re driving productivity and creating a lasting legacy by delivering sustainable solutions that strengthen communities.
From consultancy and design, to all aspects of construction and maintenance. We have the proven expertise to deliver large-scale projects safely and successfully.
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, visitwww.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
