Temporary Works Coordinator in Reading

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 Coordinator you’ll take responsibility for overseeing all temporary works activities across our projects. You’ll ensure that every element of temporary works is delivered safely, efficiently, and in line with all relevant industry standards and company procedures. Your technical expertise and leadership will be essential in supporting safe, high-quality project delivery.

As the primary point of contact for all temporary works matters, you’ll coordinate design requirements. You’ll develop clear design briefs, issue permits to proceed or load, and maintain accurate temporary works registers. You’ll liaise closely with Temporary Works Designers, contractors, site teams, and external stakeholders. Ensuring all solutions are suitable, compliant, and delivered in line with BS 5975 and internal processes. You’ll also ensure Category 1, 2, and 3 design checks are completed where required. You’ll ensure temporary works are built strictly in accordance with approved drawings and specifications.

Beyond the technical duties, you’ll support the development of Temporary Works Supervisors and other team members, helping to embed strong standards and consistent working practices. Promoting a culture of safety and proactive risk management will be central to your role. You’ll have the ability to collaborate with in-house teams, supply chain partners, and multiple external design consultants simultaneously. Your influence will help secure compliance, drive best practice, and enable the smooth and safe progression of our construction activities.

Do you have extensive experience working in a Temporary Works role within construction, civil engineering, utilities, or infrastructure? Have you had Temporary Works Coordinator training (CITB or equivalent)? Strong understanding of BS 5975 and relevant safety legislation. Do you have excellent organisational, communication, and problem-solving skills?

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 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 plus health Care Cash Plan, giving you the ability to claim back medical expenses for things like dental, eyecare and physiotherapy and much more!
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend get rewarded for introducing people to 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.