Operations Manager

We are recruiting for an Operations Manager for our client who is an operational consultant and specialist contractor within the water industry.

This role would be suited to someone with a logistics background.

The Operations Manager will report to the Business Lead but will have a clear service delivery responsibility to the Head of Drilling and the Head of M&E.

We want the very best Operational Support Manager that we can find, and we anticipate that the successful candidate is currently working as an Operations Manager in a medium sized civils business/specialist drilling business or has served in the Forces in the a logistics role and is itching to develop.

The successful candidate will be based in Wallingford however, may need to travel and stay throughout the UK, as required.

The Job

• To work with all the project managers as part of a team but also to deliver a service to them to enable jobs to be delivered successfully.
• To make sure that all work is mobilised effectively on site (equipment, QUENSH documentation, welfare) – on time, within budget, safely and with the customer’s needs firmly in mind.
• To manage the workshop and yard facility to support operational delivery on site.
• To manage the driving team along with taking responsibility for holding the CPC accreditation and managing drivers’ hours and truck maintenance
• To manage the servicing and maintenance of all the relevant equipment and vehicles
• To take overall responsibility for making sure all employees have the right training in place – using a parent company employee to manage the administration.
• Working with the Finance Manager – make sure all the relevant insurances are in place and are costed to the job appropriately.
• To go the extra mile to ensure that jobs are completed to the excellent standard required and to get repeat business from customers.
• To take full responsibility for all the mobilisation costs and ongoing costs associated with “getting the job done” (such as off hiring equipment) – working hand in hand with the appropriate project manager – really owning site efficiency.
• To ensure the highest standards of health and safety on all jobs and develop the team to produce great results in a timely, efficient, and safe manner.

Knowledge / Skills:

• Have experience of working in an environment with large plant and equipment.
• Be organised and a completer finisher – and never leave anything to chance.
• Be able to work with and manage people effectively – this job is all about getting the best out of people and working as a team.
• Be extremely commercial – understand profitability.
• Have a track record in delivering great operational solutions.
• Be competent at using Microsoft Office.

Education:

• Be a CPC holder.
• Have an engineering qualification.

If you are looking for a fantastic career opportunity and want to work for a forward-thinking Company with excellent company benefits, then click on the ‘apply now’ button.

Please note that no terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate on the grounds of a person’s gender, marital status, race, religion, colour, age, disability, or sexual orientation. Every candidate will be assessed only in accordance with their merits, qualifications, and abilities to perform the duties of the job.

Due to the high volume of applications, we receive we are not always able to reply to all applications. If you haven’t heard back from us within 2 weeks, then please accept that your application has been unsuccessful for the role we currently have advertised.

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