Company Description
United Living is a leading infrastructure, construction, and property services company in the UK. We help our customers and the communities they serve benefit from resilient infrastructure, affordable homes, and improved living spaces that are fit for the future. Our mission is to be the partner and employer of choice for designing, building, maintaining, and connecting communities and critical infrastructure, to create a more sustainable and inclusive society.
United Living Group is comprised of four complementary businesses, all dedicated to realising our vision of creating a connected, sustainable future:
Property Services – We revitalise homes and communities through the regeneration of living spaces, breathing new life into neighbourhoods. From delivering large programmes of work for social housing providers, to ensuring the highest building safety standards, we provide a range of services for public sector clients.
Infrastructure Services – Our team of infrastructure specialists design, build and maintain critical energy and water infrastructure, for the UK’s largest network owners and operators. The work we do supports the requirement for effective solutions to address the UK’s decarbonisation goals, and our processes minimise environmental and carbon impacts, whilst ensuring the safe and reliable operation of assets.
New Homes - As experienced and specialist new build housing contractors, we create homes and regenerate areas with communities in mind. We work collaboratively with registered partners, local authorities, and private developers to provide high quality, energy efficient, and sustainable homes for people to live and grow.
Connected - We connect people through fixed-line and wireless telecom infrastructure, ensuring seamless communication and access to information for all. At United Living, we have one of the largest specialist in-house teams for project management, acquisition, design, construction, and maintenance in the UK.
Job Description
To manage the fixed network projects and ensure every project is completed as per the agreed timeline and quality standards.
Specific Duties
- To manage fixed telecom projects at all stages of the project lifecycle and use the PM tools appropriately to facilitate recording, processing communicating and archiving project progress.
- To liaise with project managers for multiple project activities, resources, equipment, and submission of RFQ’s and PO’s.
- To oversee the planning, installation and maintenance of civil works, cable Laying and associated works for all fixed network projects.
- To liaise between management and the project teams regarding the project plan, resources, deployment and project execution.
- Responsible for supporting and controlling of project's risk, scope, quality, schedule, communications, and integration plans.
- To report client on deliverable completion and manage all financial aspects related to the projects. · To liaise with technical project team to define and verify the scope and discuss, propose and recommend technical solution.
- To prepare deployment plans, risk assessment, cost control and other project reports for management review.
- To manage all incoming and outgoing project documentation.
- To devise and implement quality assurance practices and follow SOP’s.
- Perform any other relevant tasks assigned by the management
Health and Safety Responsibilities
- Uphold company’s Zero Harm culture and promote positive SHEQ culture throughout the team
- Set a good example to others by working and leading safely
- Perform quarterly leadership safety audits
- Take reasonable care of yourself and any other person who may be affected by your actions and omissions
- Adopt a positive attitude, cooperate and assist the company in all aspects of SHEQ
- Understands all relevant company health and safety policies and arrangements based upon the policies
Qualifications
Personal Skills
- Minimum 5 years in Fixed Network - Telecom Industry
- NRSWA / Street works Supervisor Qualification
- Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
- Organised
- Flexible
- Time management / ability to work to deadlines
- Excellent problem solving and negotiation skills
- People-management skills including performance management
- Problem-Solving skills
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Ability to develop, establish and maintain customer and internal relationships
- Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and cross-functionally within a team environment
- Ability to manage conflict in a positive manner
- Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and projects simultaneously
- Proven ability to lead and manage a team to drive results
- Ability to cultivate existing and new relationships with existing and new customers and other stakeholders
Additional Information
Benefits:
- Bike to work scheme
- Company pension
- Life insurance
- Private medical insurance
- Wellness programmes
- Choice of 2 days per week WFH / Additional leave allowance
Additional Information:
- Must be highly computer literate including Microsoft Office and confident in managing and working with large data sets
- This job is a full-time permanent role, 8am-5pm Monday to Friday from our Widnes Office (WFH available)
- Opportunity to spend time in and working closely with other departments will be provided to ensure the successful applicant gains a wide depth and breadth of experience and understanding of the company and industry
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