Head of Operations

JR United Kingdom; Andover; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading operations company in South England is seeking a Head of Operations to manage substation projects. The role involves overseeing project teams, ensuring projects are delivered on time and to high safety standards. The ideal candidate will have experience managing projects valued at £40 million or more and possess strong leadership and stakeholder management skills. This position offers competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holidays

Cycle To Work Scheme

Benefits portal

Qualifications

• Experience managing construction or engineering projects valued at £40 million or more.
• Commercial awareness and experience with project control and contract conditions.
• Excellent understanding of construction management best practices.

Responsibilities

• Functional lead for project delivery, overseeing project teams.
• Accountable for overall profit and loss of projects and delivery on time.
• Liaising with multiple departments to promote seamless project execution.

Skills

Experience managing construction or engineering projects valued at £40 million or more

Commercial awareness and experience with project control

Excellent understanding of construction management best practices

Safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely

Proficiency in project management tools such as Primavera P6

Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills

Ability to manage project risks

Education

Formal qualification from a recognized Project Management body (e.g., APM PMQ)

HNC in Electrical or Civil Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

Microsoft Project

Microsoft Office

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Aureos are looking to appoint a Head of Operations for the SSE framework in the South of England managing the substation projects.

The successful candidate will be;

• Functional lead for project delivery, overseeing Senior Project Managers (SPM) and Project Managers (PM) and project delivery teams for multiple projects, ensuring the safe, compliant, and commercially effective delivery of all projects and programmes.
• Accountable for overall profit and loss of a standard/complex project(s) and delivery on time to the highest standards of safety, sustainability, environmental and quality.
• Able to maintain a collaborative working environment which ensures client, internal and other stakeholders’ requirements are effectively managed, and employees feel motivated and engaged to deliver.
• Liaising with multiple departments to promote seamless project execution. The role will be performed at all project stages from Part A Feasibility, Part B Detailed Design and Part C Construction

Skills and Qualifications

• Experience managing construction or engineering projects valued at £40 million or more.
• Commercial awareness and experience with project control and contract conditions.
• Excellent understanding of construction management best practices.
• Safety qualification such as IOSH Managing Safely is advantageous.
• Experience working with CDM regulations and ISO9001 quality processes.
• Proficiency in project management tools such as Primavera P6, Microsoft Project, and the Microsoft Office suite.
• Formal qualification from a recognized Project Management or construction professional body (e.g., APM PMQ) or an HNC in Electrical or Civil Engineering (or equivalent) with relevant project management experience.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage project risks and implement effective mitigation strategies.
• 25 Days Holiday + 8 Bank Holiday
• Cycle To Work Scheme
• Benefits portal

Aureos are an equal opportunities employer, and we are determined to ensure that no applicant or employee receives less favourable treatment on the grounds of gender, age, disability, religion, belief, sexual orientation, marital status or race, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown to be justifiable.