Technical Support Plant Engineer in Watford

About The Role

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?

As an organisation, there is little we don’t do and plenty to get involved in. Our Group Support roles are vital in making sure we can help over 11,000 people deliver essential infrastructure seamlessly across water, energy, transport and telecom. This role is in our Plant and Fleet department, which supports teams across our business with their vehicle, plant and specialist equipment needs, offering hire solutions that are commercially effective, reliable, safe and compliant.

What will you be doing?

An exciting opportunity is available for a skilled and ambitious individual to join a growing plant hire division, working closely alongside the Plant Engineer and senior leadership team. This role is ideally suited to someone already established within the plant industry such as a Senior Fitter or Workshop Engineer who is ready to step into a Plant Engineer position, with structured support and development provided. From day one, involvement in the full scope of plant engineering activity will be expected. Responsibilities will be shared with the current Plant Engineer, offering the opportunity to build knowledge, confidence, and experience across all aspects of the role, ahead of future full accountability.

• Technical Leadership & Plant Specification
• Support the specification, acquisition, and management of plant and equipment
• Ensure plant aligns with operational requirements and long-term business goals
• Keep up to date with technical developments, supplier innovations, and industry regulations
• Carry out performance and reliability assessments
• Commercial & Business Support
• Contribute to plant lifecycle modelling and asset planning
• Support tender and bid preparation
• Provide technical expertise to internal teams, customers, and suppliers
• Supplier & Asset Management
• Build and maintain strong relationships with manufacturers and suppliers
• Participate in technical reviews, inspections, and investigations
• Site Visits & Stakeholder Engagement
• Travel nationwide to customer and supplier sites
• Support and represent the engineering function in meetings and projects

What you’ll bring

• Solid experience within the plant or construction equipment industry
• Background as a Senior Fitter, Workshop Engineer, or similar
• Strong technical knowledge of plant equipment and maintenance
• Commercial awareness and interest in asset management
• Confident communicator with the ability to engage stakeholders at all levels
• Willingness to travel across the UK

What’s in it for you?

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

In addition, this role offers:

• Discretionary bonus scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend - get rewarded for introducing people to us!
• £300 per annum tool allowance
• Tool Insurance
• Regular familiarisation, product and technical training
• Overtime - paid at time and a half

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 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.