Area Delivery Manager – Specialist Water Contractor – Midlands

AA Euro Group are currently working with a specialist water contractor currently operating across the UK and Ireland. We are looking for an Area Delivery Manager to join the team covering sites across the Midlands and South of England.

Reporting To:  UK Contracts Manager

Purpose: As part of our on-going investment in our UK-based resource pool, we are seeking an individual to assist with our project planning, development and delivery activities. The focus of the role will be on the delivery of settlement tank scrapers, chemical dosing systems and other products offered as well as assisting with the delivery of specific larger contracts on occasions. The role will be centered on projects within the Severn Trent Water and Anglian Water regions, but there will be a need to support other regions as required.

Suitability: The role would suit a flexible and enthusiastic individual with an inquisitive mind and a water industry background. They will need to be self-motivated, a good communicator and willing to work in a small business environment.

Location: Home-based within the target region, and hybrid working will be considered. Local and some nationwide travel and occasional visits to our Group headquarters in Ireland.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• General Duties:
  • Supporting Project Manager(s) in the delivery of water and wastewater treatment projects to help ensure they a completed on time and within budget.
  • Co-ordinating with site and office-based personnel working on each project.
  • Conducting site visits to plan, monitor and close out project delivery activities.
  • Liaising with all personnel working on the project regarding all aspects of the contract.
  • Maintaining a high standard of positive communication with our client site teams

• Project Planning & Communications:
  • Preparing health, safety, quality and environmental documents such as the Design Safety Plan, Construction Safety Plan, Quality Plan, Environmental Plan, Traffic Management Plan, Risk Assessments, Method Statements, Safety File, and O&M Manual, etc.
  • Timeline planning of all installations from awarding of contract to completion and handover of all documentation.
  • Organising, planning and attending technical meetings with clients and consulting engineers.
  • Ensuring all documentation for the project is current and saved within the project folder.

Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ):

• Enforcing safe work practices onsite and ensuring that policies and procedures are adhered to at all times during the installation.
• Reporting accidents, incidents, dangerous occurrences and / or near misses to the Project Manager and Safety Manager.
• Liaising with internal safety officers and auditors during site inspections.
• Accommodating HSQE site inspections from the client or other external bodies.
• Liaising with the project manager and design personnel to ensure that health and safety is considered at every aspect of design and to ensure compliance with design specification.
• Recording and closing out non-conformances and ensuring that the corrective action, root cause and preventative / improvement actions are successfully identified.

Financial:

• Coordinating the financial elements of the project with the project manager.
• Purchasing and acquisition of project cost components including labour, parts, materials, plant etc.
• Invoicing and debt retrieval as appropriate.
• Coordinating the entry of relevant data on the internal Company IFS system.
• Retrieval of relevant financial reports from the internal Company IFS system.

• Other Duties:
  • Attend Contracts team meetings, in person or remotely.
  • Assist in managing the regional office when other workers are away or on leave.
  • Maintaining and nurturing customer relationships.
  • Producing case studies of completed projects.
  • Other duties as may arise from time-to-time, that are consistent with the job-holder’s knowledge and skills, and are needed to effectively perform the role.

Key Skills & Experience:

Engineering or science degree, HND or equivalent

Minimum three years’ experience in a project management or delivery management role within the utilities sector and/or M&E engineering environment.

Experience within the UK water industry is a distinct advantage.

Able to demonstrate an ability to work on multiple projects or initiatives simultaneously.

Advanced MS Office skills with the ability to analyse and manipulate data sets.

Report writing skills.

Good communication skills, able to interact effectively with Clients and colleagues.

Strong analytical and interpretive skills, ability to deliver data in a user friendly and relevant manner.

Organisational skills with a commitment to the role and a keen eye for detail.

Willingness to travel nationwide (including overnight stays) and to the Group headquarters in Ireland as required.

Full driving licence, any existing endorsements should be declared in the application.

Package: Competitive salary/OTE, negotiable according to skills and experience. Expenses scheme. Employee assistance programme including health screening. Company pension scheme offered. Access to training and development.