Careers at Crane Building Services & Utilities

Raveena Ramamoorthy,

Graduate Engineer

Early in my life I dreamt of becoming a Doctor, but then moved towards Engineering and did my Bachelors’ degree in Electronics and Communication in Chennai, India.

After a short period of time working in a recruitment firm, I learned of the work being done by engineers on the subject of sustainability and this was a real turning point for me. I decided to leave India, and I came to the UK to study for a Masters’ Degree in Management and Corporate Sustainability.

At a Careers event I made my way over to the Crane Building Services and Utilities Stand and I was immediately attracted to the philosophy and culture of the Crane business.

Two years on, I haven’t looked back. I work in a busy engineering team, helping to ensure that we consider the compliance and sustainability aspects of our entire organisation. I really love that my role enables me to collaborate with colleagues from all across the business and this has helped me continue to grow personally and professionally. I remain ambitious for the future, and I look forward to a long and prosperous career within the Crane family.

In my spare time I have challenged myself with learning mandarin so every day really is a school day.

Richard Burgess

Technical Support Manager

Growing up I just seemed to be good at Maths, so I continued with that, adding Physics later, before moving on to do Engineering at Brunel University, through to the completion of my Masters in 2012.

As I finished university I was pointed towards Crane by my University careers office, and I was fortunate enough to join Crane BSU in 2012 as a Graduate Production Engineer.

After some time in Manufacturing, I moved into the Design Engineering team and was then promoted to Senior Design Engineer in 2020.

In 2024 I was promoted to Technical Support Manager for the UK, where I am able to use my technical and product knowledge in a more customer facing capacity across both our Water and Gas businesses. Every week is different and I love being able to help our customers by sharing with them my understanding of our products and how they can be used in the field to solve customer problems.

I’ve continued to build on my technical knowledge since I joined Crane as well as being supported through my Team Leader apprenticeship.

I am looking forward to continuing to support the business and my continued personal development.

Chris Gray

President

Growing up, I was always fascinated by how things worked and spent much of my time building and fixing mechanical things. I gravitated towards Maths and Physics through school and then went on to study Engineering and Manufacturing Systems at Bristol University.

During my degree I was able to spend a summer working at GKN and once my studies were complete, I was fortunate enough to join their Graduate program which gave me the opportunity to gain experiences across many areas of the business.

After a couple of years rotating through different roles and departments, GKN gave me the opportunity to relocate to the USA to get my first supervisory role, leading a team of 30 production operators on a night shift in Pennsylvania.

After 12 years with GKN, I was looking for a fresh challenge with a business that had a rich history and a highly regarded portfolio of products. Crane ticked all the boxes, and I was delighted to join Crane in 2012 as Value Stream Leader for our Water Small Products team in Hitchin. I was later given the chance to work on Project Everest which involved the movement of all production machines and processes from a facility in St Helens into Hitchin. The project was a real challenge but a great experience and got me involved in all aspects of the business.

I applied for the Site Leader role unsuccessfully on two occasions before securing the role in 2016, and then became VP of Operations, Quality and HSE in 2019 and President in 2023. Throughout my time at Crane, I have been challenged and supported in equal measure, and I continue to embrace every opportunity that comes my way.

What I have enjoyed most throughout my career is working with talented people, solving challenges, and seeing teams achieve more than they thought possible. When I am not working, I enjoy keeping fit and spending time with my wife and our two boys.