LV Engineering Manager - Penketh

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a  friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where you’ll be working?

BGEN is one of the UK's largest multidisciplinary design and build contractors with over 100 years of industry experience. We support clients in the Water, Power & Energy, Pharmaceutical, Nuclear and Food and Beverage industries to deliver next generation, value-added engineering solutions. 

What you'll be doing?

You will provide supportive line management for all LV Engineering colleagues, carrying out performance reviews, setting clear objectives, and guiding development.

You will champion wellbeing, engagement, and retention while managing any people‑related processes with fairness and care.

You will mentor the engineering team, plan resources, balance workloads, and monitor capacity to shape future needs.

You will support succession planning, uphold quality standards, and contribute to audits and technical reviews.

You will maintain strong documentation, embed safety in all activities, collaborate closely with wider teams, and play an active role in business planning, growth, and coordination meetings.

What you'll bring: 

• HNC/HND or Degree in Electrical Engineering or related discipline.
• Significant experience in LV control panel, MCC, or industrial electrical engineering.
• Previous experience managing engineering teams.
  
• Strong understanding of engineering standards and quality requirements.
• Excellent communication and leadership skills.
• Experience within the UK Water or Utilities sector.

What’s in it for you? 

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include; 

• Company Pension Scheme
• Death in Service Benefit
• Opportunity to purchase additional holidays per year (up to 5 days for full time employees)
• My Rewards – offering discounts on high street and online shopping
• Employee assistance programme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Car Allowance/ Salary Sacrifice scheme 

In addition, this role offers;

• Private health care for you 
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays  
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us! 
• Overtime
  

About us
We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We’re one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. 

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours. 

We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet 
We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations 
We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts 
We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group. 

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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