Operations Manager

Description:

Bates & Bradshaw are recruiting on behalf of a large company in the Hull area who operate as one of the leading building, repairs, and maintenance contractors. They are presently employing around 500 people and have a turnover of £50m and they have some ambitious plans in place to grow this again over the coming years.

Job Description

Due to a sustainable increase in work, I am recruiting an Operations Managers with experience from within a Construction and/or Building Maintenance Environment, who can help to deliver the growing ambitions of my client.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Chief Operations Officer, you will oversee one of the following business areas:

* Planned Works

* Contracts and New Build

* Responsive Maintenance

Main Responsibilities

* To lead, develop and manage the designated operational area to deliver of the overall Company business plan

* Monitoring the work in accordance with all relevant policies, procedures, legislative and statutory requirements

* Delivering contracts safely and within the Company’s financial management frameworks

* To recruit, train, develop and performance manage the teams’ human resources

* Develop and establish systems and procedures to provide a continuous improvement culture

The Ideal Candidate

Skills

* Highly developed people management skills

* Excellent communication skills

* Highly developed technical skills covering a broad range of construction disciplines

* Analytical and problem solving with the ability to provide innovative solutions to complex problems

* A confident person with the ability to create a positive working environment which drives a culture of respect and mutual support within the team

Knowledge

* Expert technical knowledge relating to the construction industry

* Health & Safety relating to the construction industry

* A good understanding of all legislative and statutory requirements appertaining to the construction industry

* A deep understanding of performance management

* Well-developed commercial awareness

Experience

* Over five years’ experience in a building maintenance/construction environment of which at least two years’ experience in a management role covering staff and resource control

* Proven experience of effectively managing large multi-disciplined teams

Qualifications

* A recognised technical qualification within a construction environment

* A recognised and suitable health and safety qualification

* Full UK driving licence

* Degree or equivalent in management / construction related (preferred)

* NEBOSH National Certificate in Construction Health and Safety (preferred)

* CSCS Card (preferred)

* Membership of a relevant Professional Body (preferred)

Benefits

* 30 Days Holiday plus Bank Holidays

* Performance Related Bonus Scheme / 3 x salary life cover with pension membership

* Company pension with circa 18.5% employer contributions