Plant Engineer

Balfour Beatty plc; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A major construction firm is seeking a Plant Engineer to manage daily operations and ensure the safety and efficiency of plant and equipment in Birmingham. Ideal candidates will have experience in plant administration and strong communication skills, along with a valid CSCS card and driving licence. This full-time position offers entry-level opportunities in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in plant admin/co-ordination, ideally on construction projects.
• Basic understanding of plant machinery, maintenance, and safety standards.
• CSCS card and valid driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily plant operations and ensure compliance with safety policies.
• Manage maintenance schedules for plant and equipment.
• Liaise with site teams and support cost control.

Skills

Plant administration

Communication skills

Documentation

Multitasking

Tools

MS Office

Plant/vehicle systems

Job description

Overview

Plant Engineer role at Balfour Beatty VINCI

Balfour Beatty Vinci has an exciting opportunity for a Plant Engineer to join our team based in Birmingham on one of our flagship project areas. As a Plant Engineer you’ll coordinate all plant, equipment, ancillaries, and inspections required in support of BBV delivery teams at Curzon Street.

Some of the duties you will have include:

• Coordinate daily plant operations and ensure compliance with safety and BBV policies
• Manage records, reports, and maintenance schedules for plant and equipment; support procurement, inventory, and contractor coordination
• Oversee facility upkeep and assist with issue resolution
• Liaise with site teams, support cost control, and share updates across departments
• Assist with meetings and general plant admin tasks as needed

The ideal candidate for the role would have the below:

• Experience in plant admin/co-ordination, ideally on construction projects
• Strong multitasking, documentation, and communication skills
• Basic understanding of plant machinery, maintenance, and safety standards (e.g., LOLER, PUWER, HSWA)
• Proficient in MS Office (Excel, Word, Power BI, PowerPoint) and plant/vehicle systems
• CSCS card and valid driving licence

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
• 35 cuttings
• 56 culverts
• 2 twin bore tunnels and 2 cut and cover tunnels
• 28 underbridges and 11 underpasses

Diversity and Inclusion

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.

• 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.

Seniority level

• Entry level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Engineering and Information Technology
• Industries: Civil Engineering