About Barhale
Who are Barhale?
Barhale is a business founded on family values, having been established by our Chairman, Dennis Curran in 1980. We are one of the largest privately owned civil engineering and infrastructure specialists in the UK, with over 40 years of experience in providing design, civil engineering and maintenance services working across multiple sectors, including:
- Water
- Transport
- Built environment
- Energy
We operate as a tier one partner for blue chip, regulated and private clients, working as part of large frameworks, joint ventures and alliances, as well as on individual standalone projects, developing long-term relationships based on delivering to the Barhale values which have been integral to our business since their inception in 1985.
Our direct delivery model is at the core of everything we do as we believe that people are our greatest asset. Therefore, we robustly source, train and retain all our own frontline delivery teams as well as management and support services. We employ over 1,200 employees nationwide.
We possess a range of specialist skills to support our civil engineering and infrastructure activities, including:
- Tunnelling
- MEICA
- Temporary and permanent design
- Steel-fabrication
- Signs (design and fabrication)
- Health & safety equipment and products, including PPE
Company Website:
https://www.barhale.co.uk/
Company Showcase Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFqsoclCUZA
Why join Barhale?
- As a Gold Investors in People, we are committed to a high standard of people practices, creating an inclusive environment and ensuring cultural alignment to business strategy, ethos and philosophies.
- Job security, long-term secured work through various frameworks and large infrastructure schemes
- A broad range of civil engineering and mechanical, and electrical schemes across some of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects and clients
- Strong career progression as demonstrated by our track record in promoting from within, as we believe this is a key driver of our success
About IOS (integrated Operational Solutions)
Barhale is one of three delivery partners within the Anglian Water Integrated Operational Solutions Alliance. IOS is a medium complexity, capital maintenance and enhancement, Civil and MEICA, design and build delivery unit working across Water and Water Recycling to support the successful implementation of the Anglian Water AMP 8 business plan.
Trainee Project Engineer - IOS
The Role:
In your role, you will support the Project Team (consisting of Project Engineers, Site Managers and commercial staff) in the delivery of Civil and MEICA projects in the Water Industry. Primarily working in the pre-construction phase, whilst providing support to our site teams if required in the construction phase.
This is an excellent opportunity for an individual with strong practical/engineering skills and customer-facing experience looking for the chance to train, grow and develop within a specialist industry.
Do you have the passion to lead projects, drive continuous improvement and deliver innovation towards maintaining the health of our waterways through Water Recycling treatment or the delivery of clean, safe drinking water through the Clean Water treatment process?
In this varied role, you will be both site and office-based. You will be provided with extensive on-the-job and external training for you to become an expert within the industry. This role would suit an individual with strong engineering and practical skills with experience in a customer-facing role, who is looking for a new challenge and the chance to play a key role in exciting projects.
Our commitment to you is to provide a staged learning process, ensuring you have the skill set to undertake the full Project Engineer role and the tools to continue to develop throughout your career with us.
Key Responsibilities:
- Supporting the delivery of Civil and MEICA projects within the Water industry in East Anglia
- Producing detailed reports
- Liaising with clients
- Office and site-based (travel required)
- Extensive training provided.
- Leading to the management of projects as you develop
Person Specification:
The successful candidate is likely to meet all the following criteria:
- Hands-on engineering background
- Experience in a customer-facing role
- Engineering qualification NVQ or higher
- Happy with regular travel within the Anglian Waters catchment
- Full UK Driving Licence
- Lives a commutable distance from Peterborough / Northampton.
Caring and investing in you
Our values have been embedded at Barhale for over 40 years, and they are our guiding principles regarding how we care and invest in people. Our values are our commitment to being a people-centric company.
As a Gold Investors in People company and a Sunday Times 100 Best Company to Work For, we are committed to investing in people. We are passionate about creating a working environment where people are supported throughout their careers, where people can enjoy security and be part of a company that cares about them.
From the moment you join us, your well-being and career aspirations will be supported by.
- Competitive salary
- Company Pension
- Life Assurance
- Private Medical
- 25 days of annual leave in addition to 8 public bank holidays and loyalty days
- 8 hours volunteering
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your mental, physiological and financial wellbeing
- Flexible benefits via salary sacrifice
- Company car/green car scheme/car allowance/Van (dependent on position)
- Leadership & management training and coaching
- Regular line management engagement and appraisal to support your career progression
- Development supported by internal and externally delivered training
- Continuous service awards
Would you like to know more?
Please contact our Recruitment team via careers@barhale.co.uk