{"id":127263,"date":"2023-05-30T10:59:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T09:59:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=127263"},"modified":"2023-05-30T10:59:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T09:59:27","slug":"balfour-beatty-jacobs-partner-drive-innovation-strategic-construction-design","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/balfour-beatty-jacobs-partner-drive-innovation-strategic-construction-design\/127263\/","title":{"rendered":"Balfour Beatty and Jacobs partner to drive innovation in strategic construction design\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Balfour Beatty has recently announced Jacobs as their new partner for strategic construction design as they aim to improve health and safety, sustainability, and social value in the company<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jacobs, a prominent design, engineering, and project management consultant, have been added to Balfour Beatty&#8217;s designated strategic construction design team. This collaboration aims to consolidate the industry&#8217;s top design and engineering expertise under one umbrella.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jacobs have a workforce of over 60,000 people, generating an annual revenue of around $15bn. They offer a range of professional services, including technical solutions, scientific expertise, and project delivery for governmental and private entities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>How collaboration can improve strategic construction design<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Strategic Design Partnership was formed in 2017 and aims to redefine the relationship between designers and contractors. The partnership\u2019s goal is to offer Balfour Beatty&#8217;s customers early access to a synchronised and cooperative design and construction team.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The partnership will focus on designing solutions for construction and infrastructure projects through collaboration. An emphasis will be placed on crucial such as health and safety, sustainability, social value, and the implementation of modern methods of construction.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The announcement builds on the success of the Strategic Design Partnership, which secured the IS044001 accreditation for collaboration in 2018.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Jacobs joins Atkins and Mott MacDonald<\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cWe are delighted to welcome Jacobs to our strategic construction design team, joining together with Atkins and Mott MacDonald as we continue to re-frame the designer-contractor relationship and drive enhanced collaboration and innovation across the construction and infrastructure industry,\u201d said Stephen Tarr, Balfour Beatty\u2019s CEO for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.balfourbeatty.com\/sectors\/power-and-energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major projects transport, energy and power<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cAt Balfour Beatty, we truly believe that collaborative partnerships such as the Strategic Design Partnership have the opportunity to revolutionise our industry and must be considered as the vehicle of choice to ensure that projects are procured, designed and delivered safer, faster, better and greener,\u201d he continued.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Jacobs has recently announced a number of exciting new projects, including a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/jacobs-partners-university-manchester-develop-11m-robotics-research-centre\/127165\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">collaboration with the University of Manchester to build a\u202f new cutting-edge robotics research centre<\/a>.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The facility, known as the Centre for Robotic Autonomy in Demanding and Long-lasting Environments (CRADLE), will serve sectors such as space, nuclear decommissioning, energy generation, and urban infrastructure.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The project will receive $11m of funding over the next five years from the UK Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) through the Prosperity Partnerships programme.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:true,&quot;134233118&quot;:true,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u201cThe Strategic Design Partnership enables closer integration of our collective expertise to drive efficiencies and co-create value-focused solutions for long-term transformation,\u201d said Bruce Chalmers, vice President of Jacobs.<\/span><span 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