Managing Director - Infrastructure

Morrison Utility Services Limited.; Warrington; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading utility services provider in the UK is looking for a strategic leader to oversee MEICA operations and drive growth. This role requires extensive experience in infrastructure sectors, exceptional financial management, and a collaborative leadership style. Candidates should demonstrate a proven track record of transforming organizations and managing significant P&L responsibilities. The company values inclusivity and encourages ongoing development. A great opportunity for those ready to make a significant impact.

Benefits

Company car and fuel card

Private healthcare

Pension scheme

Retail discounts via My Rewards

Cycle to work scheme

Enhanced maternity and paternity leave

Recognition scheme

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Qualifications

• Significant experience in large multidisciplinary organisations within regulated sectors.
• Track record in delivering complex MEICA frameworks.
• Experience in managing P&L and cash generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic direction for revenue growth and market leadership.
• Ensure efficient and innovative MEICA operations.
• Accountable for P&L performance and operational risk management.
• Maintain health, safety, compliance standards.
• Develop high performing workforce and effective organisation design.
• Strengthen client relationships and supply chain management.

Skills

MEICA leadership experience

Commercial and financial acumen

Collaborative leadership

Strategic thinking

Job description

Overview

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 will you be working?

At BGEN we help our clients in building new assets and to optimise existing assets, which play a crucial role in reducing carbon footprints to meet net-zero targets. We are skilled at navigating complex regulated environments and are the powerhouse technical engineering and digital solutions offering in the UK market. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure. This role is in our Infrastructure team, our team is responsible for multi‑disciplinary MEICA engineering design, off‑site fabrication & capital project construction services; asset maintenance & systems integration. Energy, Telecoms & Water sectors across the Group.

Responsibilities

• Strategic leadership and growth: Lead the business unit’s strategic direction to achieve significant revenue growth, margin improvement and market leadership in complex MEICA delivery, to deliver c£90M growing organically to c£180M turnover per year within 3‑to‑4‑year cycle achieving blended margin at +10% EBITDA.
• Operational excellence and delivery: Ensure consistent, efficient and innovative end‑to‑end MEICA operations across all frameworks, projects and manufacturing activities.
• P&L, commercial and financial management: Take full accountability for P&L performance, commercial governance, financial discipline and operational risk management.
• Safety, compliance and quality governance: Maintain uncompromising standards of health, safety, compliance and quality across all operational environments.
• Organisational leadership & people development: Build and develop high performing workforce of 700+ self‑delivery team, including c400 field and 100 manufacturing operatives ensuring effective organisation design, talent development and succession planning.
• Client, stakeholder & supply chain management: Strengthen strategic client relationships and lead development of a resilient supply chain that supports scalable high‑quality delivery.

Qualifications

• Significant MEICA leadership experience of large multidisciplinary organisations within highly regulated infrastructure sectors, including Water and Energy.
• A strong track record of delivering and scaling technically complex MEICA frameworks and capital projects.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with experience managing P&L, cash generation, margin improvement and operational risk.
• A collaborative and influential leadership style with excellent communication skills.
• A growth mindset with experience in year‑on‑year growth, transformation and change leadership.
• Strategic thinking and decision‑making capability with experience driving innovation, standardisation and continuous improvement.

Values & Inclusion

• 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.

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 are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting army 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. If you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry‑recognised programmes, training and development.

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.

Benefits

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• Private healthcare
• Pension scheme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1,000’s of retail discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays