Balfour Beatty + Kier + Costain + Skanska UK + Laing O'Rourke, HS2 OOC BBVS JV £1 bn + Main Works £5 bn, CDM 2015 + BSA 2022, CITB 0.35% PAYE.
UK civil mega-project prime workforce against Balfour Beatty plc (FTSE 250 LSE-listed; HS2 Old Oak Common BBVS JV ~£1 bn + Main Works C2/C3 ~£5 bn), Kier Group plc (Bedford; FY24 revenue £3.905 bn / order book £10.8 bn), Costain Group plc (LSE; FY24 forward work £5.4 bn), Skanska UK (Skanska AB sub), Laing O'Rourke, Murphy Group, Bouygues UK (Bouygues SA sub Companies House 03460378), and VINCI Construction UK — CDM 2015 (SI 2015/51) Principal Contractor duties + Building Safety Act 2022 Gateways 1-3 via Building Safety Regulator (HSE) + Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker minimum £41,700 from 22 Jul 2025 + per-pay-period from 8 Apr 2026 + CITB Levy 2026 0.35% PAYE + 1.25% Net CIS.
Request Technical BriefingRegulator exposure profile
- CDM 2015 (SI 2015/51) + BSA 202228%
- Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker £41,70026%
- CITB Levy 0.35%/1.25% + CIS24%
- Modern Slavery Act s.5422%
UK civil mega-project prime exposure axes.
UK civil mega-project prime exposure matrix against Balfour Beatty / Kier / Costain / Skanska UK / Laing O'Rourke × CDM 2015 / BSA 2022 / Modern Slavery Act 2015 s.54 / CITB. HS2 + Network Rail CP7 anchor demand.
| Balfour Beatty | Kier Group | Costain | Skanska UK | Laing O'Rourke | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CDM 2015 (SI 2015/51) | covered | covered | covered | covered | covered |
| BSA 2022 Gateways | covered | covered | covered | covered | covered |
| Modern Slavery Act s.54 | covered | covered | covered | covered | covered |
| CITB Levy + CIS | covered | covered | covered | covered | covered |
- In-scope
- Conditional
- Tightening
- Out of scope
BSA 2022 HRRBs >18m / 7+ storey + 2+ residential units; HS2 station boxes outside HRRB scope.
Named projects in this jurisdiction
- HS2 Old Oak Common Station BBVS JV (Balfour Beatty 42% + VINCI 42% + SYSTRA 16%; ~£1 bn construction-management contract; 850m underground station box; foundations complete Feb 2025; platforms installed May-Jun 2025) Balfour Beatty VINCI SYSTRA JV 2025
- HS2 Main Works Civils C2/C3 (Balfour Beatty VINCI Notice to Proceed for c. £5 bn main civils contracts) Balfour Beatty VINCI
- Kier Group plc (Bedford-HQ; FY24 revenue £3.905 bn; order book £10.8 bn; National Highways + TfL + county-council Infrastructure Services framework) Kier Group plc 2024
- Costain Group plc (LSE; FY24 forward work £5.4 bn) + Skanska UK + Laing O'Rourke + Murphy Group + Bouygues UK + VINCI Construction UK Costain + Skanska UK + Laing O'Rourke + Murphy + Bouygues UK + VINCI
UK civil mega-project prime: Balfour Beatty (HS2 OOC BBVS JV ~£1 bn / Main Works C2/C3 ~£5 bn), Kier (£3.9 bn FY24 / £10.8 bn order book), Costain (£5.4 bn forward work), Skanska UK, Laing O’Rourke, Murphy, Bouygues UK, VINCI Construction UK. CDM 2015 + BSA 2022 + Sponsor Licence + CITB govern.
01. Pre-pricing — CSCS card + CIS + CITB Levy
CSCS card per worker. CIS 20%/30% withholding. CITB Levy 2026 0.35% PAYE + 1.25% Net CIS.
02. Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker + CDM 2015
Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker minimum £41,700 from 22 Jul 2025; per-pay-period from 8 Apr 2026. CDM 2015 Principal Contractor duties + construction phase plan.
03. CITB + BSA 2022 Gateway compliance
CITB Levy reconciliation. BSA 2022 Gateway 2 application via Building Safety Regulator for HRRBs in scope.
04. HMRC + HSE-defensible evidence pack
Minimum pack: UK-bank-traceable remuneration, English-language CoS + contract, CIS statements, CITB returns, CSCS card, Modern Slavery Act s.54 cascade documentation.
05. India and Gulf sourcing corridors — the UK civil-mega pathway
Indian Larsen & Toubro Heavy Civil + Gulf Saudi Binladin / Six Construct pools. The 8 to 14-week corridor delivers CSCS + Sponsor Licence + Skilled Worker £41,700-eligible candidates against Balfour Beatty HS2 BBVS, Kier highways, Costain civils, Skanska UK, or Laing O’Rourke scopes.