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Balfour Beatty

Corporate Member

Overview

Balfour Beatty is a recognised leader in modern rail engineering improving passenger experience. Balfour Beatty’s teams create better journeys by increasing network capacity, improving reliability and making railways more efficient and sustainable.

They provide rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of all rail assets. Their expertise covers track, power, electrification, civils, signalling, railway systems and technologies.

Meet the Group Chief Executive

Leo Quinn

Leo Quinn was appointed to the Board of Balfour Beatty as Group Chief Executive in January 2015, returning to the company where he started his career as a civil engineer. He was educated at Portsmouth University and Imperial College, London.

Leo joined the Group following five years as Group Chief Executive of QinetiQ Group plc and five years as CEO of De La Rue plc. He led both companies through successful transformations which restored each business to strength and created over £1bn of value.

Values & Culture

Building New Futures

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with Balfour Beatty?

As a RailEI Corporate Member, Balfour Beatty are greatly involved in many of the activities we deliver to our Members and the wider Industry. Our Members get the opportunity to meet and engage with Balfour Beatty’s professionals and leaders at most of our Technical Seminars, as well as many of our Training Courses, Section Meetings, Talks, Workshops and other technical events.

Projects

Discover the latest projects, activities, impacts and all the incredible work that goes on through their project pages.

People

Read about the Senior Leadership Team and the key professionals behind this thriving organisation.

Careers

Find out what career opportunities are currently available and access details on how to apply today.

Zero Harm

Committed to achieving Zero Harm across all their businesses; making safety personal.

Sustainability

Find out about their commitment to working sustainably through their strategy, planning and operational delivery.