Energy O&M Account Director (Fellside)

Equans is a renowned energies & services contractor and a proud member of the Bouygues global industrial group. Our expertise spans the design, construction, and maintenance of buildings and critical infrastructure worldwide. We have a great opportunity within Equans Embedded Energy for an Account Director to oversee O&M contracts in Northern England and further development in the region.

Equans Embedded Energy operates multiple customer sites with large-scale embedded energy capacity across the UK, providing specialist management of onsite generation for industrial processes and the ability to export to the Grid. We combine multiple technologies to meet our customers’ specific needs, and provide design, build, operate and maintenance services. Our skills and expertise can help industrial businesses to achieve their carbon reduction goals.

We are experts in many technologies, including combined heat and power (CHP), biomass, and energy from waste. By locating generation on customers’ sites we provide our customers with industry leading safety management, reduced energy costs and carbon footprint and assured energy security for their operational needs.

Job overview

The Account Director will be a senior member of the Embedded Energy Senior Leadership Team, responsible for leading the delivery of services on the Fellside contract, supporting business development across the North including mobilisations. The role requires strong commercial, operational and people leadership, with accountability for performance, customer relationships, risk management, audits and the production and delivery of the Fellside site AOP.

Reporting to the Embedded Energy Business Unit Director the role will require hybrid working with regular site attendance in line with site needs.

Key Activities:

• Senior Leader with significant experience in Critical Energy Infrastructure
• Working as part of the Senior Leadership Team responsible for developing an efficient organisational structure, strategy setting, client relationship building, business development and project management.
• Part of the Senior Leadership Team (SLT) responsible for setting and shaping the strategy for Embedded Energy.
• To optimise the profitability of the business at all times
• To lead on the management of risk as well as opportunity, in a safe and compliant manner.
• To grow the business by developing and maintain strong relationships with customers generating value and ensuring long-term business opportunities for Digital & Energy Services.
• Providing leadership to ensure compliance with statutory and Company practices across all service lines.
• To ensure that our operations comply with the Nuclear Site Licence conditions at all times by ,
• Ensuring Equans processes and procedures are aligned & can be clearly demonstrated  at all times.
• Lead a performance culture, with continuous improvement and increased employee engagement.
• Ensuring a Talent pipeline/key successors are identified.
• Deliver Services by displaying EQUANS Leadership behaviours
• Work with the Business Development Team to develop & drive pipeline and opportunities
• Lead on mobilisations within the portfolio

Skills, qualifications & experience:  

• Qualified to degree level or equivalent experience & skills
• Significant experience operating at a Director level
• Significant experience working within Energy & Critical Infrastructure business
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen with experience of running P&L consisting of multiple clients / stakeholders
• Excellent presentation, influencing and motivation skills
• Inspirational people leader with experience of working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team 
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Safety Rules knowledge
• Clear SHEQ leadership and Safe Systems of Work (SSoW) management
• Excellent IT skills and experience of operating a range of management systems
• Collaborative and results orientated 

We offer an excellent benefits package including:   

On offer is a competitive salary, car or car allowance and benefits package, which includes;

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays) 
• Life Cover equivalent to 3 times annual salary 
• 10% Bonus
• Company shares
• Company car or car allowance
• Private health
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers 
• Gym membership discounts  
• Cycle to work scheme  
• Holiday purchase scheme 
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year 
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalized support programmes 
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme 
• Access to our growing employee networks including WiE (Women in EQUANS), RISE (BAME), LGBTQI+, Working Parents, YPN (Young Persons Network) and our Disability Network 
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app 

Who are we? 

In the UK & Ireland, Equans is a provider of sustainable facilities management and regeneration, and cutting-edge energy and digital services. Our 15,000 employees combine these activities to deliver decarbonisation across the built environment and help businesses, communities, public sector organisations and government to accelerate the transition to a low carbon, resilient world.  

Globally, Equans is a world leader in the energy and services sector with operations in 20 countries, 90,000 employees working on 5 continents and a turnover of 19.2 billion euros in 2024. Equans is a subsidiary of the Bouygues group.

What’s next?  

If this role is of interest to you, please click below to register, apply, and track your progress! A member of our Resourcing Team will review your application and be in touch.  

At Equans, we’re committed to building a diverse, respectful and inclusive workplace that truly reflects the communities and markets we serve.

Joining Equans means being part of a culture where every voice is valued, supported by vibrant employee led networks championing inclusion and diversity across gender, ethnicity, disability, LGBTQ+, veterans, parents, and young professionals.

Guided by our core values, we foster a culture of respect, integrity, collaboration, and excellence – empowering our people to deliver outstanding results and be their authentic selves every day. Our approach means we welcome candidates with transferable skills who may not meet every specific requirement, and where possible we support flexible working arrangements and reasonable adjustments to enable success.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check or security vetting, as noted in the role requirements. A criminal record will not necessarily be a barrier to obtaining a position with us. 

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