Operational Excellence Co-ordinator

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 for an Operational Excellence Coordinator to join our highly successful Energy Solutions business; primarily supporting our renewable energy projects. 

Our Energy Solutions business oversee major renewable EPC projects across the UK.  We design, install, commission and operate large scale solar PV farms for our clients. Supplying renewable energy from solar power plants enables local communities to reduce costs and reduce their carbon footprint.

Alongside our solar farm projects we are involved in delivering a wide range of energy solutions to secure a more sustainable future.

Key activities

• Preparing cost models for new bids, including ensuring COP and Overhead provisions are accurate, sales sheet is current in line with business expectations. Active actor of the collaboration with Equans UK&I BDO and DE&S BDO teams.
• Preparation of cash and liability flow preparation, and foreign currency hedge forecasts
• Liaison with design team for latest bill of materials and site layouts, including the interrogation of design approach, ensuring operational efficiencies are being considered
• Review of key site particulars that will influence pricing strategy, for example review of flood risk assessments which will affect foundations and placement of major electrical equipment
• Review of programme of works preprepared by others ensuring costs, and payment profile are in line with governance expectations, ensuring a positive cash flow.
• Detailed cost comparison for governance review, including review of trends across portfolio of schemes to support decisions on pricing strategies and discussions with prospective employers
• Preparation of Contractor’s Proposal, ensuring price, qualifications, and key contractual commitments are reflective of governance approval.
• Constant review of lessons learned from current operational schemes, to ensure new pricing is reflective of current issues and/or scope gaps
• Support in preparation of subcontracts ensuring scope of works reflects costs build up
• Transfer of tender cost build up to P0 post contract award, and handover to commercial team
• With assistance from procurement; obtaining current pricing from suppliers & subcontractors
• Providing support where necessary with regards to quality element of bids
• Maintaining a very good relationship with all customers and ability to build trust and confidence
• Management of insurance claims, obtaining key information from site team, and preparing necessary information to the loss adjustors for claims to ensure a swift settlement
• Liaison with subcontractors, and management of bond register, ensuring bonds are maintained through contractual period
• Preparation of current contract variations where necessary, especially assisting the commercial team on major design changes or portfolio scope gaps, where multiple items will need to be reviewed, and full cost model analysis will need to be considered

Skills, qualifications & experience

• Strong communications skills
• Full understanding of MS Office
• MSc, Energy Management

Role Benefits

• 25 days leave
• 5% Pension
• Company share scheme
• Supplier discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company assistance programme

Who are we?

EQUANS is a world leader in energy services with nearly 100,000 employees working in more than 50 countries, with an annual turnover of over 17 billion euros.  

In the UK & Ireland, EQUANS is a provider of technical, FM, regeneration and energy services – with specialist capabilities in smart buildings, green mobility, district & embedded energy and decentralised renewables.

EQUANS’ 13,500 UK & Ireland employees combine these activities to help businesses, public sector organisations and government to embrace the energy transition towards net zero, and also the digital & industrial transitions that are redesigning the way we move, work and live.

EQUANS is a Bouygues group company.

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.

As part of a positive action drive to address under-representation in senior management positions we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010.

In support of our positive action measures, we will consider applications that do not meet all the technical requirements if candidates can demonstrate how transferable skills will enable them to successfully deliver the remit of the role in an environment which promotes a flexible working culture.

At Equans we’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone’s voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do, should you join Equans you’ll find a welcoming and open workplace where you’re supported and encouraged to be your true self at work. You’ll also have access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility (representing those with physical and mental disabilities), Encompass (representing the LGBTQ+ community), RISE (representing people from ethnic backgrounds), Veterans & Reservists, WOMEN TOGETHER (representing women in Equans), Working Parents, and Young Professionals.