ECS Engineering Services takes award for support of military personnel

The award is recognition that ECS is open to employing armed forces veterans, including the wounded, injured and sick, as well as military spouses and partners. ECS also meets the requirement of being open to employing military reservists and cadet instructors.

Also a requirement for the award, ECS is a signatory of the Armed Forces Covenant. The covenant pledges that those who serve or have served in the armed forces, including their families, are treated fairly in society. Support is provided in a number of areas, including helping to start a new career, which ECS is involved with.

ECS operates in conjunction with organisations such as The Career Transition Partnership, which aims to reintegrate military personnel into civilian life by identifying ideal employment based on skills, training and experience. ECS also works with Forces Families Jobs, a central portal for employment and training opportunities for military spouses and family members.

The company is currently recruiting for roles with mechanical and electrical engineering experience. ECS welcomes applications from former military servicemen and women, their families, as well as candidates with the right experience and skills from a variety of career backgrounds.

“We have employees who are ex-forces and they have great skills that they bring to the business,” says ECS’s Managing Director, Mark Watkins, who also served in the armed forces.

“We would like to recruit from former military servicemen and women because across all of the military branches, they’re very highly trained,” adds Mark. Mark also believes that employers have a duty to provide a fair opportunity of reintegration to a civilian career.

“We should be doing the best we can for people who’ve served their country. They deserve a fair chance and we need to do everything we can to make sure they get back in the workplace to become part of civilian life again,” he concludes.

ECS Engineering Services has over 30 years experience in delivering high quality, reliable and cost effective engineering solutions, specialising in bespoke design and construction of water, energy and environmental processing and management projects.

In conjunction with key supply partners, ECS has the expertise and capacity to design and install a wide range of water control engineering projects. With in-house fabrication services, which have CE Marking approval to EXC4, well equipped and highly skilled engineers can also complete structural steelwork, bespoke fabrication work and access metalwork to the highest standard.

With a complete range of site services available, ECS offers a full turnkey project managed service for mechanical and electrical installations including managing civils contractors and supplying pipework, control and automation work to ensure that every installation is installed and commissioned to the highest standard. Existing clients include the majority of the UK Water Utility companies, Government Agencies and Internal Drainage Boards.