Operational Delivery Engineer Review

by Balfour Beatty

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Rating

2.9/10
  • 1. Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

    • It is an operational role that is site based and requires you to manage the daily activities on site. Currently i work on electrical substations

    3/10
  • 2. Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

    • I've learnt how to manage difficult people of site

    3/10
  • 3. To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

    • I really don't enjoy the program because it has no co-ordination or management

    3/10
  • 4. How well organised/structured is your programme?

    • There is no structure to the program

    2/10
  • 5. How much support do you receive from your employer?

    • I receive some support from managers who have taken a keen interest in my development but as a whole there isn't much

    2/10
  • 6. How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

    • They are very difficult to communicate with and often do not reply to emails. We have mainly had to help each other as a group to complete work rather than ask the tutors

    3/10
  • 7. How well do you feel that your qualification (through your training provider) helps you to perform better in your role?

    • I don't think it helps much at all

    3/10
  • 8. Are there extra-curricular activities to get involved in at your work? (For example, any social activities, sports teams, or even professional networking events.)

    • I sometimes get involved in 5-a-side football

    4/10
  • 9a. Would you recommend Balfour Beatty to a friend?

    • Yes

  • 9b. Why?

    • They are very good at getting you onto training

  • 10. What tips or advice would you give to others applying to Balfour Beatty?

    • To ask more questions at the interview stage to get real picture of what the job involves

Details

Higher Level Apprenticeship

Engineering

Derby

May 2022

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