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: Home based with national travel.
Salary: Competitive + car/car allowance
Full time, Permanent
VIVO have an exciting opportunity for a Utilities Manager to join our friendly and successful team to provide overall management of utility metering rollout and operation by VIVO to support the end client understanding on energy consumption at site/building/asset level, reduction of energy costs and achievement of its carbon reduction ambitions.
Reporting to the Energy & Sustainability Director, you will be part of the wider Energy & Sustainability team covering all VIVO sites from Wales to Newcastle.
This role will see you ensure the delivery of a programme of metering projects to time and budget, be responsible for the establishment and ongoing relationships with metering. consultants/contractors to support the Vivo net zero carbon work programme, develop and manage Framework Agreements for rollout of metering and data collation and the completion of feasibility studies and designs via the subcontractor network.
You will also provide technical support to internal and external stakeholders on metering technologies, including meter data collation, to our energy management platform and local Vivo site teams on works completion, champion use of metering technologies across Vivo via case studies/sharing successes, provide progress reports for internal and external stakeholders and develop pipeline and financial forecasts for metering ensuring local site teams are aware of likely future work for resourcing purposes.
In addition to this, you will ensure appropriate work plans and budgets are in place to achieve programme deliverables and financial commitments, work with all stakeholders to support the management and mitigation of programme risks, and manage cost and stakeholder expectation through excellent communication and sound commercial decisions to ensure value for money.
What You Need To Do The Job
First and foremost, you will have demonstrable experience of delivery of metering projects, managing the implementation of metering at building/asset level, and be an expert on metering technologies including meter data collection.
You should have excellent stakeholder management skills, be able to plan, direct, control and report on activities and manage costs.
It is essential that you hold HNC/D level qualification in a Building/Civil Engineering or Electrical/ Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline, or have extensive working experience within a similar role to be qualified by experience and have developed IT skills (e.g., Excel, Word, CAFM, Teams, SharePoint etc.)
This role will see you travel to sites up and down the country so you will need a full UK driving licence and be prepared to be on the road 3 days out of 5.
What We Offer:
- 25 days annual leave
- 6% employer matched pension contribution
- Single private medical cover
- Company car/car allowance
- Life assurance at 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.
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