Plant Operations Specialist

About the role

Location: Glasgow or Inverness, with regular travel across Scotland
Business Unit: Power Transmission & Distribution
Hours: 37.5 hours per week

At Balfour Beatty, we're delivering some of the UK's most significant power infrastructure projects, helping to connect communities and support the transition to a low-carbon future.

As our Power Transmission & Distribution business continues to grow across Scotland, we're looking for a Plant Operations Specialist to become the regional expert for all plant-related matters across a diverse portfolio of major energy projects.

This is a hands-on operational role where you'll work closely with project teams to ensure the right plant, equipment and vehicles are available when and where they're needed. From forecasting future requirements and optimising utilisation to supporting plant procurement and cost control, you'll play a vital role in keeping projects running safely, efficiently and cost effectively.

Based from either Glasgow or Inverness, you'll travel to sites across Scotland, including locations such as Dundee, Elgin, Argyll, Invergarry and the Isle of Skye.

What you'll be doing

As the Plant & Logistics Operations Specialist, you'll act as a key point of contact for our project teams, ensuring plant and equipment requirements are effectively planned, managed and optimised across the Power Transmission & Distribution business.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Acting as the key point of contact for all plant-related matters across Scottish Power T&D projects.


• Working with project teams to forecast, plan and coordinate plant requirements.


• Monitoring plant utilisation and helping projects maximise efficiency while reducing unnecessary spend.


• Supporting the specification, sourcing and mobilisation of plant, equipment and vehicles.


• Liaising with internal stakeholders, suppliers and specialist plant providers to resolve operational issues.


• Supporting projects with plant budgets, cost recovery, damage reduction initiatives and hire management.


• Identifying opportunities for cost savings and continuous improvement across plant operations.


• Visiting project sites to build strong working relationships and provide practical operational support.


• Providing regional support on fleet and PPE-related matters when required.

Who we're looking for

We're looking for somebody with strong plant knowledge who understands how operational projects depend on having the right equipment, vehicles and resources available at the right time.

You'll ideally have:

• Experience coordinating plant, fleet or equipment requirements within construction, utilities, infrastructure, rail, civils or energy sectors.


• Knowledge of plant hire, mobilisation, utilisation and off-hire processes.


• Strong organisational and planning skills with the ability to manage multiple project demands.


• Experience working with operational project teams and managing stakeholder relationships.


• Commercial awareness and an understanding of cost management and budget control.


• A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.


• A willingness to travel regularly across Scotland to support project teams.

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 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 on-going 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.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty, we want everyone to be able to thrive and achieve their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. We're making great progress through our Value Everyone DEI Action Plan, but we know we've got more to do. Find out more about our values and DEI initiatives.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

We are committed to our processes being barrier-free and will support adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. Please let the recruiter for this role know if you require any adjustments.

We're looking to continually improve our recruitment process, so if you have any feedback, please share this with us via candidaterecruitmentenquiries@balfourbeatty.com