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?
We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.
This role will be within our MEICA and capital maintenance team. Our Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation (MEICA) experts offer a one-stop solution, including ongoing operation and maintenance services.
What will you be doing?
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- Identify and develop new business opportunities through client relationships.
- Manage service and contract delivery, ensuring performance, safety, quality, and profitability.
- Support the preparation of tender and bid documents for AES Business Unit opportunities.
- Build long-term client partnerships and maintain positive relationships.
- Develop site-specific policies and procedures aligned with company values and client needs.
- Manage and develop staff, promoting a positive culture, training, and high retention.
- Monitor contract performance and provide formal monthly reports on compliance.
- Ensure the highest health and safety standards through inspections and proactive management.
- Manage contract budgets to ensure cost-effective delivery and value for money.
- Conduct accident investigations and report findings to management and HSEQ.
- Ensure compliance with HSE requirements, proper PPE usage, and proactive safety measures.
- Report monthly and year-to-date P&L performance, ensuring timely WIP recovery.
- Prepare and review risk assessments and method statements (RAMS).
- Delegate RAMS preparation and approve site work plans as required.
- Conduct van and site audits, post-work inspections, and additional risk assessments.
- Obtain necessary work permits for the Business Unit and ensure compliance.
- Act as the daily technical point of contact for engineers and technicians.
- Review and approve weekly timesheets and manage staff PDRs.
- Manage daily framework operations, balancing labour levels and material supply.
- Expedite surveys and quotations for inspections and remedial work.
- Ensure compliance with contractual KPIs and proactively address potential issues.
- Provide updates to management and clients on project status, actions, and objectives.
- Offer guidance on project delivery methods and manage multidisciplinary teams.
- Ensure framework objectives are met on time and to high standards.
- Utilise IT systems to track and monitor project progress and deliverables.
- Ensure timely submission of financial and schedule reports to the Operations Manager.
- Provide accurate month-end financial information to the Commercial and Operations Managers.
- Ensure robust Quality Assurance plans are in place and adhered to.
Skills & Knowledge Requirements
- Previous experience within the C&I sector would benefit all applicant
- Proven experience in a managerial role
- Previous experience within the Water, Energy and Rail sectors, would benefit all applicants.
- Strong leadership and team management skills, with the ability to motivate and inspire others.
- Excellent project management abilities, with a track record of successful project completion.
- Demonstrated commitment to safety and adherence to safety protocols.
- Strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise tasks in a fast paced environment.
- Flexibility to travel to project sites and work outside regular business hours, if required
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;
- 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;
- Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
- My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holiday
- Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!
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’re 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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