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 deliver 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 connections to three major airports, incorporating passenger and retail facilities to ensure an exceptional customer experience.

As Lead Package Manager, you will be responsible for 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 day-to-day duties will include managing subcontractor performance, raising health, safety and environmental issues, overseeing interface activities, construction sequence strategy, scope analysis, identifying scope gaps, producing procurement documentation, liaising with designers, and proposing value engineering improvements.

Your responsibilities will cover the full package lifecycle: tendering, procurement, delivery, commissioning, and handover. You will ensure contract and commercial control in line with NEC3 compliance, manage change control, cost forecasting, and reporting. You will own the programme schedule, review client reports, and conduct 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, and political risks, and secure third-party approvals from HS2, Network Rail, TfL, and utilities. Ensuring safety and environmental compliance and monitoring subcontractor progress, operatives, plant, and design deliverables are essential to success in this role.

Join Balfour Beatty VINCI SYTRA joint venture and contribute to shaping one of the UK’s most significant transport hubs in an innovative, inclusive, and collaborative environment that values Leadership, Respect, Integrity, and Safety. We offer opportunities for professional growth while working on transformative infrastructure projects.

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
- Strong organisational and communication skills
- Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships including HS2, Network Rail, TfL, and utilities
- Proactive and solution-focused approach to risk and issue management

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