Semi-Qualified Welder

About the role

At Balfour Beatty, we're looking for an experienced and motivated Welder to join our team at Bottesford.

Working as part of our site-based welding and maintenance team, you'll play an important role in keeping our piling equipment and machinery safe, reliable and operational.

You'll be responsible for carrying out welding repairs, maintenance and modifications to a range of heavy plant and equipment, helping to minimise project downtime and extend the working life of our machinery.

This is a hands-on role for someone who takes pride in producing high-quality work, has a proactive approach to problem-solving and understands the importance of working safely and efficiently in a busy site environment.

Please Note: This role will be based at Balfour Beatty Bottesford, Roseland Business Park, Long Bennington, Newark, NG23 5FF.

What you'll be doing

As a Semi-Qualified Welder, you'll support the maintenance team by:

• Assisting with repairs and maintenance of piling rigs and equipment


• Carrying out welding tasks under guidance and supervision where required


• Helping to identify damage, wear and defects on plant and equipment


• Applying hard facing and wear parts to improve equipment lifespan


• Using plasma cutting and oxy/propane equipment to remove damaged sections


• Ensuring all work is completed safely, efficiently and to a high standard


• Completing inspection and maintenance records accurately


• Reporting hazards, near misses and safety observations


• Working closely with the welding and maintenance teams to minimise downtime


• Participating in daily briefings and team communications


• Maintaining a clean and organised work area

Who we're looking for

• Some welding experience, ideally with MIG and/or MMA welding


• A welding qualification (or currently working towards one)


• Experience working with steel fabrications or heavy plant equipment is desirable


• Basic understanding of fabrication drawings


• Experience using hand tools, abrasive wheels, and cutting equipment is advantageous


• A willingness to learn and develop welding and fabrication skills


• Good awareness of health and safety practices


• Reliable, proactive and able to work well as part of a team


• Basic IT skills

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

Asset & Technology Solutions provides innovative, safe and sustainable solutions to the Balfour Beatty projects across the UK. Our wide range of equipment and services includes HGV's, tower and crawler cranes, piling equipment, CCTV and security services, survey services and drones, suction excavators, sweepers, modular accommodation and much more.

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