Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Where will you be working?
At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.
We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.
Transmission & Renewables- We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.
As part of our team, you’ll be at the forefront of the transition to net zero, working with not just those around you, but across the Group- sharing learnings to deliver essential infrastructure services for life.
What will you be doing?
We’re recruiting for an Assistant Project Manager to join our Transmisstion and Renewables division supporting projects throughout the UK.
As an Assistant Project Manager you will work as part of our Electrical Transmission Project Delivery Team who are responsible for the delivery of civil and M&E construction projects across the UK Transmission Network. You'll work on behalf of National Grid on Capital Equipment replacement and new build substation projects.
Were proud to be working in partnership with major clients, delivering substation build and refurbishment works across England and Wales including design, project management, cable installation, building construction, capital equipment installation, commissioning, decommissioning and demolition, as well as full turnkey EPC substation builds.
- Assisting the project manager in day to day management of site staff, issues arising from sites and design teams
- Coordination of project activities as required by the Project Manager
- Input into the development and implementation of Safety documentation including Health and Safety Plans, Method Statements and Risk Assessments
- Assist in monitoring performance of site staff with respect to Health and Safety, Quality and Environment
- Ensure full compliance on projects with all MUS procedures and current industry legislation, guidance and best practice
- Client liaison as required by the Project Manager
- Arranging progress meetings, pre-start meetings and client audits
- Taking minutes and chasing through actions as needed by the project
- Assisting in collation and identification of appropriate contractual change control
- Assisting with the capture of cost value reconciliation
- Assisting with the project programme updates including, chasing information from the team and advising the Project manager of project status
- Input into regular project reviews
- Working alongside all project support teams to ensure successful delivery of the project
- Assisting with Subcontractor procurement and programme
- Travel across the UK to sites as needed by the project manager
- Attendance at our main office on a regular/ as required by the project basis
What you’ll bring
- Previous experience or transferable skills; national grid experience preferred.
- Project Management qualification(s) and or Degree / Higher Education (preferred but not compulsory).
- Full UK driving licence - willingness to travel to and work from all sites throughout the UK
- Understanding of the basic construction elements of the UK electrical transmission and distribution infrastructure.
- Ability to communicate clearly and concisely at all levels, with the aptitude to distil complex messages for presentation to senior managers
What’s in it for you?
We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;
- Matched or contributory pension scheme
- Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
- Employee assistance programme
- My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
- Life assurance
- Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
- Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
- Reward and recognition scheme
In addition, this role offers:
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
- Private health care and health care cash plan for you
- Discretionary bonus scheme
About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs.
Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.
- We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
- We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
- We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
- We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life
Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.
It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.
Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.
For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.
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