Location
London - Old Oak Common development

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Competitive salary offered

About the Role
Balfour Beatty has an exciting opportunity for a Lead Package Manager to join our Major Projects team working on the iconic Old Oak Common station development in London. This £1 billion HS2 project will create the UK’s best-connected rail station featuring six underground platforms and up to eight platforms on the Great Western Main Line. The station will provide high-speed rail services to the Midlands, central London, Scotland, the North, and direct links to three major airports, alongside passenger and retail facilities designed to deliver an exceptional customer experience.

As Lead Package Manager, you will oversee the Conventional Station Superstructure package, including Structural Steel, Secondary Steel, and Envelope works. You will manage three subcontractors delivering these works and lead a multi-disciplinary team. Your responsibilities will include managing subcontractor performance, raising health, safety and environmental issues, coordinating day-to-day interface activities, construction sequence strategy, scope analysis, identifying scope gaps, producing procurement documentation, liaising with designers, and proposing value engineering improvements.

Your role covers the full package lifecycle: tendering, procurement, delivery, commissioning, and handover. You will ensure contract and commercial control in line with NEC3 compliance, manage change, cost forecasting, and reporting. You will own the programme by reviewing schedules, client reporting, and trend analysis. Leading multidisciplinary teams, coaching, resource planning, and conflict resolution will be key aspects of your role. You will manage risks and stakeholders including technical, commercial, safety, political risks, and third-party approvals (HS2, Network Rail, TfL, utilities). Ensuring safety and environmental compliance and monitoring subcontractor progress, operatives, plant, and design deliverables are essential.

Join Balfour Beatty VINCI SYTRA joint venture and be part of a team shaping the future of UK infrastructure through innovative, inclusive, and collaborative working practices that value Leadership, Respect, Integrity, and Safety. We offer professional growth opportunities while contributing to one of the UK’s most significant transport hubs.

Experience
- Strong understanding of contracts and Works Information
- Civil engineering experience on major infrastructure projects
- Knowledge of procurement processes
- Ability to monitor and report subcontractor performance
- Experience managing multidisciplinary interfaces and temporary works

About you
- Proven leadership skills with the ability to coach and manage teams
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Strong organisational and problem-solving abilities
- Committed to safety, quality, and environmental standards

Qualifications
- Experience with structural steel, roofing, cladding, and glazing is desirable
- Familiarity with Network Rail, TfL, and utilities interfaces is advantageous
- Knowledge of document control systems such as BC, eB, and CEMAR is preferred