Do you want to be part of a successful, dynamic, forward-thinking business? Do you have a proactive approach and enjoy an engaging fast-paced role?
We have a great opportunity for you to begin your Story journey, at an exciting time of growth in our highly successful, family-owned, civil engineering business.
The role will initially be located in Birmingham City Centre with planned relocation out of the city to Tamworth from July 2025.
As part of the senior management team support the MD in leading and managing the Engineering team to deliver safe, high quality, profitable projects and drive continuous improvement and development.
Provide leadership of the Engineering team, maintaining Story’s external reputation in delivering a capable, competent and profitable engineering function
- Anticipate and project future forecasts/budgets for the medium to long term for the function, sizing the organisation to meet demand and growth plans
- PnL responsibility for the function within the regional business and input into reviews on project health and action accordingly
- Lead for engineering function on tender deliverables, ensuring a timely and robust submission on prospective tenders and framework contracts
- Review, simplify and monitor business systems and accreditations
- Drive collaborative working to provide cost effective and innovative design solutions
- Provide design and engineering service to support safe and profitable projects from enquiry to completion
- Drive involvement in National engineering and safety forums
Implement a competent and scalable Engineering & Quality Management Framework to support the growth of the business.
- Set and manage a framework of multidisciplinary support for the rail, water, power and other emerging sectors in which Story operates
- Ensure robust Engineering management of frameworks from a technical and safety perspective
- Ensure a robust ‘authority to work’ procedure is in place and adhered to
- Ensure a clear and robust sign off process for design is in place and adhered to
Lead the internal Engineering team and provide additional external technical and legal support to ensure compliance with regulatory and any other standards. Raise Storys profile and contribute towards growth and successful delivery.
- Monitor developments, standard and legislation changes to drive proactive plans for the Technical function
- Develop and maintain regular business to business engagement with supply chain consultants to identify future work winning opportunities
- Lead Key Account Management for supply chain consultants to monitor and maintain performance in accordance with KPI measures
- Maintain and enhance accreditations
Provide technical support for the ongoing delivery of rail, civil engineering and multidisciplinary projects.
- Ensure all opportunities for value add/innovation are explored
- Undertake technical reviews to support the work winning effort, with a particular focus on major projects.
Provide strategic leadership to the Engineering function
- Coach and mentor individuals to maximise potential of themselves and the team
- Set robust performance and personal objectives that are aligned to the business plan delivery
- Identify talent and potential within the team, driving development and capacity
- Identify poor performance within the team and address
- Ensure reward and recognition activities are fair, equitable and aligned to business performance
- Take lead role in developing Early Careers programme through engagement with Sponsor Universities and professional bodies
- Identify and enable Continuous Improvement and Innovation opportunities to enhance process and performance
Benefits
- At Story Contracting, we invest in our people. We provide award-winning training and development opportunities for all employees to help you get to where you want to be in your career.
- In addition to a competitive salary and pension, we show we care about our people by offering a health cash plan and wellbeing support to keep you fit and well - inside and outside of work.
- Our agile working policy allows for a mixture of office and home working, and flexible working arrangements are available so that our people are engaged to give their best.
- We care about our communities too and offer our employees two paid for volunteering days each year to spend as a team or individually.
Why Story Contracting?
Story Contracting is a privately-owned, award-winning infrastructure company who is financially secure and agile with a wide range of public, private and third sector clients who enjoy working with our talented and committed team. Our track record for delivery on time and to budget, safely and reliably, has meant repeat business from our clients, which is reflected in our motto of ‘Do It Right!’
Our values are at the heart of everything we do - the way we work and the behaviours we display. We believe that this is what makes Story Contracting and our people exceptional.
GROUNDED - Everyone is equal at Story. We are down to earth and treat each other with respect.
HARDWORKING - We all pull our weight and work hard for each other.
PROUD - We are proud of our safety, our projects, our people, our clients and the success we create together.
FAMILY - We nurture, train, develop and keep our people safe, just like a family. We are inclusive and do the right thing for the business and its people.
TRUSTED - What we say is what we do. Our clients, our people and our communities trust us to do it right.
WINNERS - We are hungry for success and want to be the best performing contractor for our clients, our people and our communities.
Every Story Matters
We are proud to be a place where everyone can be part of the Story!
As part of our pledge to eliminate discrimination and encourage diversity among our Story Team, our ‘Every Story’ policy ensures all employees are a part of a diverse environment and always feel included.
All applicants will receive careful consideration for employment regardless of who you are, where you come from or what you believe in.
