Assistant Business Manager

Mind Partners; Folkestone; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Mind Partners is supporting VINCI Energies (Actemium + FCC) in recruiting an Assistant Business Manager for their Folkestone site. You will work on primary industrial projects, liaising with teams in France and coordinating with the Business Manager on project scope and delivery.

The role requires a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, strong project management and commercial monitoring skills, and the ability to lead a small engineering team. French knowledge is a plus.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical engineering or NVQ level 6 or equivalent.
• Experience in project management and liaison with multidisciplinary teams.
• Knowledge of electrical equipment and control/automation would be advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Act as point of contact with customers for studies and with assigned site.
• Liaise with design office, site manager, and business manager.
• Participate in drawing up quotations.
• Draw up purchase requisitions (equipment).
• Carry out projects: design studies, project management, tests on platform and site, provide technical assistance.
• Monitor commercial and financial performance of projects.
• Regularly update manager on project progress.
• Manage a team of 2 Electrical Engineers.

Skills

Project management

Customer liaison

Team management

Communication

Safety compliance

Education

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

CAD

Technical design software

Office suite (Excel/Word/Access)

Job description

Mind Partners is a retained head‑hunting firm with offices in Paris, London and New York. We are partnering with Actemium +FCC, part of VINCI Energies, to find their Assistant Business manager and join their team on their Folkestone site.

VINCI Energies is founded on five values: trust, autonomy, entrepreneurship, responsibility and solidarity. They underpin VINCI Energies' service culture and management model.

ACTEMIUM Boulogne-sur-Mer + FCC, a VINCI Energies company, offers solutions to modernise and secure its industrial customers' infrastructure and production tools. The company has expertise in electrical engineering (electrical studies, HV/LV distribution, video surveillance, access control) and control command (automation/supervision, low‑voltage and fibre optics, network management, industrial IT). As part of the company's development, a work centre has been set up in FOLKESTONE, England.

They are now looking for a new team member to assist the business manager with managing projects for their primary industrial customer and liaising with the teams in France.

Position Summary: The Assistant Business Manager reports directly to the Business Manager for the projects assigned within the framework of a business deal.

Requirements

Responsibilities

• You are the point of contact with customers for studies and with the site you are assigned to.
• Liaise with the design office, site manager, and business manager.
• Participate in drawing up quotations.
• Draw up purchase requisitions (equipment).
• Carry out projects in terms of:
  • Designing and carrying out studies (study file)
  • Project management (physical progress planning, etc.).
  • Takes part in tests on the platform and on‑site.
  • Provides technical assistance.
• You are responsible for commercial and financial monitoring of your projects.
• Regularly inform your manager of the progress of the projects for which you are responsible for.
• Manage the team of 2 Electrical Engineers.

Quality Safety Health Environment missions

• You play an active role in safety (visits and talks in accordance with the QSHE)
• Apply the company's QSHE procedures.
• Inform the QSE correspondent of events relating to its sites (QSHE‑related problems, non‑compliance, etc.).
• Take part in taking corrective or preventive action.
• Ensure that Quality, Health, Safety and Environmental rules are applied on its sites.

Knowledge

• Some knowledge of French language would be a plus.

Know‑how

• Proficiency in basic business software (Excel, Word, Access).
• Proficiency in technical design software.
• Proficiency in CAD, technical calculation, office automation and management software.
• Knowledge of electro‑technical equipment.
• Know how to use measuring equipment.
• Familiar with the company's quality procedures and organisation.
• Know the Group's organisation and culture.

Knowing how to be

• Good interpersonal skills.
• Diplomacy, charisma and persuasion.
• Able to work in a team.
• Curious and creative.
• Mobile and meticulous.
• Have a sense of responsibility and safety.
• Have good interpersonal and commercial skills.
• Concerned about its image and that of the company.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Electrical engineering / NVQ level 6 or equivalent.

Excellent salary package and benefits on offer