Temporary Works Manager in Chelmsford

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.

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 water and wastewater capital project delivery team. Our teams deliver large-scale capital programmes aimed at keeping water infrastructure resilient for the long-term while protecting the environment.

As our Temporary Works Manager you’ll be working on our Anglian Water Contract in the Anglian Water region. You’ll oversee a project from initiation to completion, taking full responsibility for all aspects of temporary works planning. Conducting Category 1 and Categories 2 and 3 checks on the temporary works for our Anglian Water client, as well as their subcontractors’ sites. You’ll assist the development of Category 0 Standard Solutions in collaboration with the Temporary Works and Design teams across the water division. Conduct regular reviews of Anglian Water procedures and processes to ensure compliance with legal requirements and adopt the latest industry best practices. You’ll be undertaking delegated activities from the C-DI to ensure Workbook One (Appointments) and Workbook Two (Project Registers) provide a consistent approach across the north and water division. Be an active team member of the water division Temporary Works Working Group and drive best practices across the water division. Preparing and checking a variety of temporary works designs. Assisting with associated Anglian Water permits and third-party requirements. You’ll be providing technical support and advice to the Design and Delivery teams. Undertaking temporary works audits in line with MGroup Water quality procedures and BS5975:2024 requirements.

What you’ll bring:

• Hold regular status meetings with project teams and clients.
• Active member of the design and operation teams in driving the project forward whilst embracing innovation and alternate working methods.
• Visible health & safety leadership.
• Embrace innovation and new ways of working.
• Communicates effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative technical solutions.
• Make effective use of available training opportunities.
• Seeks and participates in personal development opportunities with the professional development of an accredited body.

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include:

• Matched pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000s 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
• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private health care for you
• Health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Personal Accident Cover

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.

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.