Address VIVO, a 50:50 joint venture between Serco and EQUANS, has been awarded places on the Defence FM and Housing Maintenance framework contracts.
VIVO embodies both experience and innovation. It combines Serco’s comprehensive track record delivering engineering, technical and FM services to the UK MOD for over 55 years with EQUANS’ market leading FM, energy, asset optimisation and regeneration capabilities.
Location:Kineton Defence Munitions, CV46 2UL
Salary: Competitive + car/allowance + benefits
This is an exciting opportunity in which you will m anage the delivery of multiple Projects (concept-design-pricing-delivery-handover) for a programme of Billable Works (Projects), ensuring a high-quality output and that all works are delivered on time and within budget, deliver support to customers with technical, professional and specialist knowledge with minimal supervision and u se clear communication to deliver technical solutions to customer and client and reflect the VIVO values.
This role will include covering sites in Lichfield, Whittington, Northfield.
Role Responsibilities:
Oversee delivery of Billable Works (projects) in accordance with Government Regulatory and Statutory undertakings, complying with all Health & Safety and Environmental standards and policies.
Monitor contractors to ensure suitably qualified and experienced operatives are directed to relevant tasks to achieve safe working, timely delivery and required quality and all performance indicators are consistently achieved.
Review Risk Assessments and Method Statements to ensure they are to an acceptable standard.
Ensure all works are delivered to the relevant H&S standards/rules.
Confer with DIO/MOD stakeholders to agree the requirement, manage the design and scope process to provide a tender package.
Work with the Vivo commercial team to manage the tender process, review and evaluate technical proposals, provide a customer price that is VFM.
Support end users and management in providing optimal solutions to customer requirements to resolve end user issues.
Deliver works to the MOD’s carbon reduction and sustainability targets.
Manage cost and stakeholder expectation through excellent communication and sound commercial decisions to ensure value for money.
Work with all stakeholders to support the management and mitigation of contract risk.
Ensure appropriate work plans and budgets are in place to achieve programmes and financial commitments, whilst meeting the changing operational need.
Progress tasks end to end through the Maximo IT management system
Ensure all documentation relating to Billable Works are completed and distributed in a timely manner, including upload to the Sharepoint system
What You Need To Do The Job:
HND level qualification in a Building/Civil Engineering or Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience
Management level qualification in H&S and Environment (e.g. SMSTS)
Developed IT skills (e.g. Excel, Word etc.)
Demonstrable experience of supervising staff in Project Management including:
Managing contractors
Stakeholder management
Management of costs
Planning, directing and controlling activities
Management of Safe Systems of Work
Experience of supervising site operations, including:
Planning, directing and controlling activities
Agreeing scope and priorities of work
Proactive performance management
Ability to solve problems and make decisions
This role will require you to pass SC Clearance.
What We Offer:
6% employer matched pension contribution
25 days annual leave
Car or car allowance
Single private medial cover
Life assurance 2 x base salary
VIVO Defence Services
The role you have applied for is with VIVO Defence Services, a joint venture between Serco and EQUANS. By applying for this role, please be aware that information contained within your CV may be shared between VIVO Defence Services, Serco and EQUANS during the recruitment process.
At VIVO, we are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. Therefore, we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool.
We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working and operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly a Disability Confident Employer. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. If candidates wish to request extra time to apply then they should contact 0345 010 4000 and ask to speak to a VIVO Recruiter.
