Chief Engineer & Designated Individual (Temporary Works)

Balfour Beatty Power T&D are looking for Chief Engineer & Designated Individual (Temporary Works) to join the business in Derby.

The Temporary Works Chief Engineer & Designated Individual (TWCE/DI) is the senior technical authority responsible for the governance, assurance, and oversight of all Temporary Works (TW) activities across Balfour Beatty Power Transmission & Distribution (BB PT&D) projects. The role ensures that the organisation's temporary works procedures comply with BS 5975-1:2024 and industry best practice, and that all engineering, risk management, design, approval, and site control processes are robust, auditable, and effectively implemented. The TWCE/DI provides technical leadership, oversight and support to Temporary Works Coordinators (TWCs), Temporary Works Supervisors (TWSs), and Temporary Works Designers (TWDs), and acts as the ultimate escalation point for complex or high-risk temporary works matters. They must also promote a proactive team culture and collaboration between different disciplines, communicating lessons learned and best practice.

Accountabilities:

• Undertake the role Designated Individual (duties as defined by BS 5975-1:2024) for the Balfour Beatty PT&D business
• Accountable for establishing, maintaining, and monitoring the organisation's Temporary Works Procedure, and project specific TW procedures (if required)
• Ensure projects are compliant with the approved TW procedure
• Ensure competencies of all Temporary Works duty holders (internal and external) and develop the team's technical skills to close skill gaps
• Ensure that there is a technical succession plan for the discipline
• Contribute towards the strategic direction for the discipline
• Drive a culture of innovation and value engineering within the discipline

Responsibilities:

The role is responsible for ensuring the design team delivers robust, optimal designs and comprehensive documentation for each project, while maintaining high standards of design quality through the review and approval of designs and drawings. The position also provides independent, expert scrutiny of design solutions, offering objective oversight and assurance to the design process.

• Organisational Governance & Compliance (BS 5975-1:2024)
• Leadership & Technical Authority
• Design Management & Assurance
• Site Implementation & Control
• Competence Management
• Training & Cultural leadership
• Interface Management

Ensures a relentless focus on Zero Harm.

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Degree level education in Civil / Structural Engineering (Masters preferred).
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) with ICE, IStructE, or equivalent.
• Extensive experience in the design, assurance, and management of temporary works in the civil engineering sector.
• Technical expert with strong and proven experience of design management, including the interface between permanent works and temporary works.
• Thorough knowledge of BS 5975-1:2024, CDM Regulations, and related engineering standards.
• Demonstrable experience acting as a senior engineering authority or Designated Individual (DI) within a major construction contractor.
• Skilled in Microsoft Office products (especially Excel) and analytical software (Autodesk, Bentley and others)

Desirable

• Previous experience of leading an engineering function team, with knowledge of design (temporary and permanent), planning, engineering, materials and bidding.
• Experience with overhead line, cabling, or substation construction methods.
• A strong background in complex, multi-contractor project environments.
• Keeps abreast of the latest technical knowledge in the industry
• Strong numerical capability and ability to assimilate data, review and report
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

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.

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

Balfour Beatty's Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.

From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and ongoing maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK's most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

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, visit

We are 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