AmcoGiffen
Project Manager (MEICA)
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Sector: Environment Agency MEICA Framework
Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Controls & Automation
Location: Highbridge, Somerset (Wessex Region)
What We Offer
- Competitive salary (negotiable based on experience)
- Company car or car allowance
- 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays (increasing with service) and the option to purchase additional annual leave days (up to 5)
- Up to 3 volunteer days
- Company pension scheme
- Life Insurance
- Medicash Health Cash Plan & Rewards
- Strong professional development pathways with clear progression opportunities
- A supportive working culture built around safety, wellbeing and respect
- Access to Mental Health First Aiders and a 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme
An Exciting Opportunity to Lead the Environment Agency Wessex MEICA Framework
We are seeking an experienced and motivated Project Manager to lead the delivery of a long-term Environment Agency framework across the Wessex region, covering Bristol, Somerset, Wiltshire and Dorset.
This is a key leadership role responsible for managing a team planning and undertaking MEICA activities, including minor projects, planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive maintenance across a diverse portfolio of Environment Agency assets. The successful candidate will play a critical role in maintaining and developing an established client relationship while ensuring the safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery of framework activities.
Reporting to the Regional Manager, the role is primarily based from the office in Highbridge with regular travel to sites across the Wessex region.
About The Business Unit
Our specialist MEICA team delivers a broad range of maintenance, repair, upgrade and project works across Environment Agency assets throughout the region. Activities include the maintenance and improvement of pumping systems, moving structures, electrical and mechanical plant, control panels, PLC and SCADA systems, flood defence infrastructure and associated assets.
Working within an established framework environment, the team delivers planned and reactive works, minor capital projects and asset improvement schemes, ensuring critical infrastructure continues to operate safely and effectively.
The Role
As Project Manager, you will be responsible for the safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery of works across the Environment Agency Wessex MEICA Framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing the day-to-day delivery of minor projects, planned preventative maintenance and reactive maintenance activities across the Wessex region.
- Leading and developing a multidisciplinary team undertaking mechanical, electrical and asset maintenance works.
- Preparing and reviewing Construction Phase Plans (CPPs), Risk Assessments and Method Statements (RAMS).
- Ensuring all works are delivered safely, on time, within budget and in accordance with contractual, environmental and quality requirements.
- Working closely with specialist subcontractors and supply chain partners to deliver framework activities.
- Managing and maintaining strong working relationships with Environment Agency stakeholders and continuing the positive, established client relationship.
- Supporting the identification and resolution of reactive asset issues, providing practical engineering solutions where required.
- Working collaboratively with commercial teams to develop task costings, project estimates and pricing submissions.
- Managing project programmes, resource allocation and delivery priorities across multiple workstreams.
- Monitoring project performance, identifying risks and implementing mitigation measures.
- Ensuring effective change management and communication across client and operational teams.
- Conducting site visits and asset inspections across the region to support operational delivery and client engagement.
- Supporting future business growth opportunities and framework development activities.
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About You
We welcome applications from candidates with a range of backgrounds and experiences. If you have the right technical capability, leadership skills and customer-focused approach, we'd love to hear from you.
Essential Requirements
- Previous experience as a Project Manager, Senior Agent, Contracts Manager or similar leadership role within a MEICA, mechanical, electrical or engineering environment.
- Strong understanding of mechanical and electrical assets, ideally including pumps, weirs, moving structures, control systems, electrical apparatus, PLCs and SCADA systems.
- Experience managing planned, reactive and maintenance-based work programmes.
- Ability to prepare and review CPPs, RAMS and other project documentation.
- Experience managing subcontractors and specialist supply chain partners.
- Commercial awareness with experience supporting cost planning, pricing and programme development.
- Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong leadership, organisational and problem-solving abilities.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Qualifications
- SMSTS.
- Relevant Mechanical and/or Electrical qualifications.
- HNC, HND, Degree in Engineering or equivalent industry experience would be advantageous.
Why Join Us?
This is an excellent opportunity to take ownership of a well-established Environment Agency framework and play a leading role in the management of critical flood defence and water management infrastructure across the Wessex region. You'll join a collaborative and supportive team environment, with the autonomy to influence operational performance, strengthen client relationships and contribute to the continued growth of the business.
The Company
Why AmcoGiffen?
You will be joining a reputable and firmly established, engineering contractor operating nationally in rail, civils and engineering markets. AmcoGiffen are renowned in the market as a specialist civil, building, mechanical and electrical renewals and maintenance business with ongoing and successful projects and frameworks across the country, you will become part of our expert outfit.
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AmcoGiffen has a wealth of experience working on sensitive, live assets in highly regulated environments, we deliver exceptional peace of mind for our customers, creating and maintaining assets across a growing range of high-quality public and private sectors. These include rail, power generation, electricity distribution, flood defence, aviation, waterways and much more.
Diversity & Inclusion at AmcoGiffen
We value collective expertise, but also the spark that one person can bring. As one of us, you can be you, because your individuality is an asset to our business and the communities in which we work and represent.
We are working hard as part of the civil engineering and construction industry, to improve diversity & inclusion. Our Diversity and inclusion journey at AmcoGiffen, is constantly evolving and is designed to break down barriers and promote the principles of a diverse workforce through multiple channels. This includes delivering training, raising awareness, regular forums and sharing our engagement calendar of activities and events to encourage participation at all levels throughout our organisation.
Diversity & Inclusion is embodied throughout our SPIRIT core Business values and lies at the heart of our culture of Safety, Professionalism, Innovation, Respect, Integrity and Teamwork.
AmcoGiffen is an Equal Opportunities Employer, offering challenging, worthwhile careers to everyone and is pro-actively committed to improving our understanding year on year to foster a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees as well as for the customers and communities in which we serve and operate within. It doesn’t matter to us what your age, disability, employment status, gender, health, marital status, sexual preference, membership or non-membership of a trade union, nationality, race, religion or social class are, or indeed any other personal characteristics not directly related to the relevant job. Anyone who meets the requirements of the job is eligible for employment with AmcoGiffen.
Health & Wellbeing
Operating from a people first perspective we support safety and wellbeing in the workplace as a priority. We have large number of colleagues that are trained and qualified mental health first aiders to support and listen where appropriate. We enrol all of the AmcoGiffen family onto an employee assistance programme which provides 24 hour, 7 days a week counselling and advice services.
Is AmcoGiffen your next career challenge? If so, apply now!
For more information or to arrange a private and confidential discussion about AmcoGiffen career opportunities, please contact our Recruitment Team:
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