Temporary Works Designated Individual

About The Role

Job Title: Temporary Works Designated Individual

Location: Motherwell Office (Regular site visits as required)

Project Type: Civils & Builds

Company: Balfour Beatty Group

Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, supports communities, and enables economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget.

Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we’re growing our teams. Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.

Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Temporary Works Designated Individual to build new futures.

Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline of large-scale critical infrastructure projects in Scotland, you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning. Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.

What you'll be doing

Talk Positively:

You are passionate about what you do, talk with pride and enthusiasm about the Balfour Beatty business, our colleagues, our industry, and our future

Collaborate Relentlessly: You share ideas and expertise, build connections and work with your team to drive performance and strengthen relationships

Encourage Constantly: You nurture a supportive environment, empowering, motivating and inspiring colleagues with regular and powerful feedback

Make a Difference: You challenge yourself to always have a positive impact, find solutions and stand up and be counted when it matters

As the Regional Scotland Designated Individual, you will be

Responsible For The Following

• Ensure the business units complies with BS5975:2024 Part 1
  
  

and the company’s Temporary Works Procedure

• Approve and record appointments of Temporary Works
  
  

Coordinators (TWCs), Alternate TWCs, and supervisors (TWSs)

• Validate competence of designers, checkers and subcontractors
• Lead audits and reviews to monitor compliance and identify
  
  

improvements

• Act as the escalation point of technical or procedural issues
  
  

related to Temporary Works

• Promote awareness and provide guidance on Temporary Works
  
  

procedures

• Support competency development for TWCs and TWSs
• Ensuring lessons learned from audits and incidents are
  
  

embedded into future practice

• Ensuring a relentless focus on Zero Harm
  
  

Who we're looking for

The Designated Individual must demonstrate exceptional leadership and integrity, acting as the senior authority for Temporary Works governance.

Strong communication skills are essential to influence and guide project teams, ensuring compliance without compromising delivery. A collaborative approach is critical, as the DI will work across multiple disciplines and engage with internal and external stakeholders.

Attention to detail, resilience under pressure, and a commitment to continuous improvement are key attributes for success.

Candidates should have extensive experience in civil engineering or construction management, ideally within a variety of infrastructure projects.

A proven track record in Temporary Works design, coordination, or assurance is essential, alongside a deep understanding of BS5975 Part 1 and industry best practice.

Experience in leading teams, managing technical risk, and implementing governance frameworks is highly desirable.

Familiarity with subcontractor management and competency assessment processes

will be advantageous.

Professional membership of an engineering institution (e.g., ICE or IStructE) and relevant Temporary Works training or accreditation will strengthen suitability for the role.

Why work for us

• Be part of a major energy infrastructure investment that’s shaping the UK’s low-carbon future.

Work on challenging, high-profile projects with the support of a skilled, multi-disciplinary team.

Join a culture of learning, improvement, and excellence—where your voice makes a difference.

Enjoy a competitive salary, development opportunities, and a flexible, inclusive working environment.

Professional and personal development

The size and scale of Balfour Beatty coupled with our strong pipeline of work provides incredible opportunities, regardless of what stage you are at in your career.

We encourage and empower our employees to take control of their career and explore which part of the business they want to work in and what role is right for them. We actively encourage our managers and employees to have open communication throughout the year about wellbeing, development and career opportunities.

We're proud of the Balfour Beatty Academy. Whether it’s sharpening your technical expertise, improving your personal skills or seeking support to become professionally qualified, our 70:20:10* approach to development means we have a learning approach that suits everyone.

• 70% learning on the job, 20% learning from those around you, and 10% formal training courses and learning events.
  
  

For further information about Balfour Beatty Regional Scotland please go to www.balfourbeatty.com/careers/Scotland - You can also check out further job opportunities in the careers section

About Us

From Dunfermline’s tramways in 1909 to highland hospitals today, Balfour Beatty has been trusted for over a century to deliver the complex and critical infrastructure and iconic buildings Scotland relies on.

We have the people, knowledge and experience to safely deliver projects right first time, maximising value for money and ensuring a positive social impact and inclusive economic growth for local communities.

Our award-winning sustainable projects, including active travel, Passivhaus and retrofit, demonstrate our commitment to supporting Scotland’s transition towards net zero in the built environment.

Diversity and inclusion

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 www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we

are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). 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. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com