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Job Title: Piling Operations Manager

Salary/Rate: £60,000 - £80,000

Location: Nottingham

Job Type: Permanent

Industry/Specialist Area: Piling

Client Description:

Our client is proud to be one of the country’s leading Geotechnical Engineering contractors and has earned an enviable reputation for quality, innovation and customer service. The business is represented throughout the UK by a network of regional offices, each offering a full portfolio of project disciplines. This enables them to provide all their clients with the most efficient, reliable and value-engineered solution regardless of a project size or location.

Job Description:

Due to continued growth, a significant increase in the value of projects and their forward order workload, our client is now looking to recruit an Operations Manager whom will be responsible for overseeing the delivery of contracts within the Specialist Piling division.

The role will provide total support to the Business Unit Managing Director and will operationally take control of all contracts, and indeed the division from a day to day supporting general management perspective.

This will be successfully achieved through effective management and servicing associated clients and the focus upon maintaining net margins and a high level of client and staff satisfaction, whilst liaising closely with the directors in providing regular progress and general business reporting.

The Role

To direct all contracts and operations with a hands-on approach to the day-to-day activities of the division
To develop and implement strategic plans for contracts and the division, ensuring that all goals are either achieved or bettered with an emphasis upon service delivery
To effectively manage all activities with regard to operations, construction, staff, quality, health and safety and business planning
To act as a focal point for the client, whilst steering and guiding contracts and the division forward, ensuring full client liaison and development coupled with moving the business ahead by increasing service levels and client focus
Working with the commercial team to ensure effective cash flow management
Producing accurate management reports on time and co-operating tightly with the commercial department
Hold regular review meetings with the staff in developing a proactive focus upon quality, overheads, manpower, programming, organisation and delivery aspects
To further develop the supply chain and sub-contractor partnering process where necessary to improve upon existing terms if possible
To ensure a high level of teamwork and cohesion between all levels of staff
To chair and direct regular meetings with staff to discuss progress as well as providing the directors with reports and to liaise with other Senior Managers within the Group with regard to operating policy and opportunities for work
Report back to directors on ongoing issues keeping them informed of any potential problems that could affect the business

The Person

To have a proven track record in hands on leadership / management from within a geotechnical / piling / foundations engineering organisation
To ideally have run projects / contracts / operations with a diplomatic and pragmatic approach, coupled with a hands-on attitude to clients, sub-contractors and people / team management
To have had firsthand experience of leadership / management, and thus able to demonstrate a tenacious, lead from the front approach in achieving results
To have experience of any type of piling / foundations / geotechnical / ground engineering contracts and operations
Must possess an excellent understanding of the contracting process, combined with the ability to manage and develop the businesses both technically and commercially
Able to demonstrate a career of steady progression, progressing in a structured manner with reputable organisations
Good levels of experience at both pre and post contract stages

This challenging and exciting opportunity, officially based in the Midlands but with full working flexibility afforded, requires an individual with a strong technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the lead for a region, division, operations or business unit within the aforementioned sectors.

A highly attractive basic salary (permanent) plus extensive benefits package is on offer for the successful candidate, along with security and significant career enhancement given the company’s market leading status, and their commitment to sustained profitable growth throughout the UK.

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