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Balfour Beatty

Site Engineer Review

at Balfour Beatty

Degree Apprenticeship

Civil Engineering

Plymouth

Review Submitted: February 2025

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role
5/5 - Skills Development
5/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:
5/5
Site Setting out, Permit creating and issuing, ITPs, Inspections, Material Approvals, Cat and Genny Scanning, Carrying out site inductions, going through drawings and creating technical queries, Taking site pictures of progression / issues,
To what extent do you enjoy your programme?
5/5
I enjoy my daily tasks, and the interactions with the site team which makes it a more enjoyable experience for myself.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?
5/5
Throughout my apprenticeship all my skills I have learnt are new. However during the last 6 months is where I have now learnt more of the skills I now have.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?
5/5
The programme is structured great.
How much support do you receive from your employer?
5/5
I receive some support from my employer
How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?
5/5
my training provider try to help me as best as possible
How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?
5/5
I don't believe that it helps me at all to complete my job role.
Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)
5/5
Lots of different events to get involved in including lots of social value events

Recommendations & Advice

Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?
Yes
Why?
The people who work at Balfour Beatty make it a good working environment which really helps to push through hard days and I can always count on someone to help motivate the team. Everyone is treated as a Team which makes it more comfortable and appealing to work here.
What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?
Go for it! You wont regret applying or joining. There are amazing people throughout the whole company
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