Location: Derby (Hybrid working with time split between office/site and home with occasional travel required)
Key Skills for This Role
NEC
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Working here isn’t just a job.
You can advance your career at Avove, and we’ll reward you with a range of benefits that recognise great work.
We provide full training and continuous development to help you reach your potential.
We strive to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can be themselves.
Join us and take the next step towards a fulfilling career.
We understand the impact our work has on our society and the environment.
It’s the difference we make that improves people’s lives and helps the economy to grow.
We work alongside our customers to deliver resilient, bespoke infrastructure solutions that keep the taps running, the energy flowing and people connected.
The work we do together matters.
About The Role
Location: Derby (Hybrid working with time split between office/site and home with occasional travel required)
Benefits
Company car, enhanced annual leave, company pension scheme, family friendly policies
Responsibilities
Lead the safe, compliant and efficient delivery of Avove projects.
Apply project management fundamentals (PMQ or equivalent) to govern project lifecycle, including scope, schedule, cost, risk, and quality control
Manage project performance under NEC contracts, including cost forecasting, compensation events, and risk mitigation
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Strong background in construction and project management, with knowledge of PMQ fundamentals or equivalent methodologies
Demonstrable experience managing NEC contracts and commercial performance
Experience delivering linear works across challenging environments (rural, environmentally sensitive, or constrained corridors)
Expertise in trenchless technologies and complex pipeline interfaces
Ability to lead multidisciplinary site teams and coordinate multiple stakeholders
Strong understanding of programme controls, risk management, and cost management
Experience with land access, stakeholder negotiation, and environmental compliance
Ability to make informed decisions under technical, programme, and environmental constraints
Background within clean water / utilities infrastructure sector is essential
What’s in it for you…
We offer a rewarding salary that is tailored to your skills and experience.
But that’s not all!
We celebrate hard work and give recognition to our colleagues.
In addition to this, we understand that one size doesn’t fit all so everyone has access to a variety of flexible benefits that work for you.
24 days holiday plus bank holidays
Company pension scheme
Life assurance
Family friendly policies
A selection of lifestyle benefit options
Financial wellbeing programme
Employee assistance program for health and wellbeing and onsite mental health first aiders to support our colleagues.
We love to give back so we offer you volunteering days in your community and charity matched giving where we will boost your fundraising.
Rewards initiative for achieving recognised professional qualifications.
About us…
We design, build and maintain the UK’s utilities infrastructure to help transform local communities for the better.
We provide cutting-edge and sustainable engineering solutions and play a critical role in helping to keep the water running, the lights on and people connected.
We are an expert, responsible and agile partner, providing vital services to water, power and telecommunications sectors.
We work closely with our clients to help protect and improve their assets, enhance customer experience and protect the natural environment.
Everything we do is designed to drive continual improvement and move life forward.
We are proud to work in partnership with leading utility providers, including Severn Trent, United Utilities, Yorkshire Water, Northern PowerGrid, Northumbrian Water Group, Scottish Power Energy Networks and Scottish Water
We are an equal opportunities employer...
We welcome applications from candidates of all races, genders, disabilities, religions, ages and sexual orientations.
We know that having a diverse workforce encourages new perspectives, inspires creativity and creates an engaging workplace and we are committed to creating an inclusive environment where all colleagues can thrive.
When it comes to inclusion, we’re making sure we keep up the progress with our Communities of Practice, who help us do just that.
What next...
We encourage you to apply for this role as soon as you can.
We recognise talent waits for no one, so we progress candidates individually through all stages of recruitment process.
If you have any questions, please reach out for an informal discussion.
About Avove
Water & Wastewater Utilities792 employeesFounded 2022
UK utilities infrastructure company designing, building, and maintaining water, wastewater, telecoms, and vegetation-management networks for utility clients.
