Assistant Civils Site Engineer in Rotherham

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? At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives. We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation. This role will be within our Transmission & Renewables team. We design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity.

What will you be doing: We’re recruiting for an Assistant Civils Site Engineer to join us on our Rotherham substations site! This is an entry-level role, open to candidates at any stage of their career. You’ll be based primarily on site in Rotherham, spending as much time as possible on the ground to build your practical experience. As you develop, you’ll also attend remote ends and additional sites as required.

• Undertake training as required in order to learn the principles of 400/275/132kV substation construction & design.
• Gain an appreciation of the planning, preparation, and implementation aspects of substation work.
• To undertake periods of study to gain a nationally recognised qualification. Periods in between attending college will be spent on site developing work-based skills.
• Promote safety, health, and environmental initiatives e.g., Home Safe Every Day, throughout all projects within Transmission Networks.
• Ensure M Group's and the Client's standards are met/exceeded at all times.
• Actively promote the reporting of Safety Observation Reports (SORS).
• Assist with undertaking monitoring and inspections in accordance with the site Safety Management System audit schedule to ensure all team are working to required documentation.
• Assist with the monitoring of work quality throughout and participate in inspections, in line with the Site Quality Plan.
• Report and provide feedback to the Site Management team of any quality related issues.
• Report and provide feedback to the Site Management team of any environmental related issues.
• Contact point for correspondence and meetings with third parties e.g., surveys, design, environmental consultants, utilities, services, etc.
• Attend daily progress meeting and is responsible for ensuring that all information is communicated to the appropriate Task allocator.
• Supervision of sub-contractors as requested and when trained to do so.
• Attend weekly safety dial in meeting.
• In accordance with our certification to the ISO 9001/14001/45001 standards, each employee will comply with and contribute to the effective implementation of the current health and safety, quality and environmental policies.
• Maintain excellent levels of communication throughout the team and the wider business.
• Work towards Civils Site Engineer Competencies.

What you’ll bring:

• Willing to travel to all operational sites throughout the UK and hold a full driving licence.
• Self-motivated and possesses good organisational and communication skills.
• Team player.
• Able to follow instructions both written & verbal whilst challenging any instructions you feel is unsafe or do not understand.
• Computer literate.
• Basic knowledge of Health & Safety principles.
• 5 x GCSEs Grade C or above or equivalent, including English, Science & Maths or a Level 2 Apprenticeship.
• Staying away from home during the week.
• Possibility of weekend works on a one on one off basis.

What’s in it for you?

• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from.
• Matched or contributory pension scheme.
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year.
• Employee assistance programme.
• Life assurance.
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes.
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave.

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 are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting 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.