Wayleave Warden

Location

Scotland | United Kingdom

Job description

About the role

Our tomorrow is built on a firm foundation. Here at Balfour Beatty, were on our way to leading every market were in, and we have the strategy and momentum to get there.

Join our Power Transmission and Distribution team as a site based Wayleave Warden on our exciting projects across Scotland

This is an opportunity for involvement in prestigious projects helping to deliver low carbon energy in the UK.

The Environment is key, and in everything we do we aim to leave a positive lasting legacy with the environment and the communities in which we work.

What development opportunities are available?

Development opportunities could be transition onto operations site engineering in the future.

What you'll be doing

As a Wayleave Warden, you will have the following accountabilities:

• To arrange third party consents and submit formal applications as per the project programme and project team requirements. This may include Road and footpath closures with local authorities, planning applications for access routes off the public highway, applications to the Rivers and Canals trust etc.
• To communicate with Client Wayleave warden to secure agreed access and ascertain Grantor details and any specific requirements.
• To communicate on a daily basis with the Client and Project team regarding access to Grantor property, to keep the grantor informed of all required activities.
• To prepare weekly a grantor concerns schedule to inform all project staff of any specific access restrictions or requirements.
• To prepare a photographic / video record of condition prior to access to sites.
• To prepare a record of condition on completion of sites.

Who we're looking for

We are a small team led by a Project Manager, Site Manager and around 8 supervising engineers. The Wayleave Warden role is within this supervisory team

You will have the following:

Essential

• Communication skills dealing with landowners / occupiers and client reps
• Computer skills to work on Excel spreadsheets and Word documents
• Base understanding of land management / farming processes that may be affected by construction activities
• Appropriate Health, Safety and Environmental knowledge and experience;
• Communication and negotiating skills which are a key element for this role;
• Full driving license.

Desirable

• Reasonable understanding of civil engineering and excavation works;
• Understanding of Agriculture and Grantor / land agent requirements;
• Underground / overhead utility knowledge and experience;
• Knowledge of traffic management legislation;
• Able to work as part of a team;

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver amazing projects in challenging conditions; developing, managing and maintaining the vital infrastructure and public spaces that modern economies, societies and communities rely on.

About us

Our skilled and dedicated teams deliver a range of proactive and reactive services which support a reliable and safe supply of power flowing to millions of homes and businesses around the world. Our contracts range from 50,000 schemes to 100 million plus major projects.

Balfour Beattys Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions. With experience and expertise across the full spectrum of the electricity grid our teams have capability across overhead lines, cable tunnels, distribution networks and substations. From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support clients in the development of some of the worlds most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business. To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. 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.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:

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