Operations Director

AECOM; Belfast; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure consulting firm in Northern Ireland is seeking an Operations Director to oversee financial performance for a major energy infrastructure programme. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in operations and business management, with responsibilities including compliance oversight, financial planning, and proactive risk management. The role entails regular travel to Birmingham. AECOM offers competitive benefits and a flexible working model.

Benefits

Career development opportunities

Flexible hybrid working model

Technical practice networks

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience in project delivery and client management.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience in financial planning and operations management.

Responsibilities

• Implement and ensure compliance with AECOM Ethics & Compliance policies.
• Develop and implement the programme financial plan.
• Monitor business performance against financial plans and outlook.

Skills

Operational and business acumen

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in relevant discipline

Job description

Start here. Grow here.

Are you ready to challenge the boundaries of whats possible? As AECOMs Operations Director for the major energy infrastructure programme you will have direct accountability for the financial performance of the business unit within the Environment Energy (EE) business line in the UK&I region. This programme comprises a portfolio of projects being delivered under a unified framework and includes employees fully allocated to its delivery. At peak delivery the programme is expected to generate $2030m Net Revenue (NSR) annually with individual projects ranging in value up to $20m.

Working closely with the EE Operations Director, Energy Business Unit Director, Energy Operations Director, and programme leadership you will drive performance by mitigating risks and maximizing opportunities to grow and continuously improve the programme's key performance metrics – Net Revenue, Labour Contribution % EBITA % Operating Cash Flow, and Enterprise Capabilities Hours as a % of Direct Labour Hours. Additionally the role will have responsibility for ensuring that AECOMs risk committee conditions for approving the proposal are delivered upon and realized e.g., margin improvement plans minimum EC hours usage etc.

Due to the programme leadership being based in Birmingham there is an expectation for this role to require regular travel to Birmingham on a weekly basis.

Key Responsibilities :

• Ethics & Compliance: Implementing and ensuring compliance with AECOM Ethics & Compliance policies and procedures.
• SH&E: Lead by example by visibly driving SH&E culture and ensuring effective implementation of SH&E policies and procedures.
• Technical Excellence & Quality: Act as a technical excellence champion and work closely with the Energy digital lead alongside programme leadership to ensure the right client solutions are delivered on time cost and to professional quality and legislative standards every time.
• Financial Plan: Responsible for developing and implementing the programme financial plan and outlook with Energy and EE leadership.
• Business Performance: Achievement of the annual financial business plan and outlook; continuously monitor actual performance vs the plan / outlook and taking proactive action to mitigate issues and maximise opportunities.
• Bidding: Support the WAP / WAF pricing process within the programme by contributing directly to the development and execution of scopes of work alongside the commercial manager.
• Risk & Opportunities Management: Develop a culture within programme where both risks and opportunities to EBITA and cash flow are proactively identified assessed and managed.
• Project Governance: Ensure control of project delivery through the implementation of consistent and effective Healthy Starts Contract Bid and Project reviews Risk Management and achievement of project data quality metrics.
• Project Manager Development: Work with EE Operations to ensure effective training is in place to develop confident and commercially and operationally astute project directors and managers.
• Commercial Management: Responsible for proactively identifying and rectifying problem projects and working with the EE and programme Commercial team to drive effective and consistent change management processes and resolve commercial disputes with clients.
• Sources of Revenue: Responsible for maintaining the accuracy of the Sources of Revenue for the programme - by ensuring that all task orders are accurately recorded in Salesforce at all times and live projects have the correct NSR backlog forecast end dates and phasing profiles.
• Resourcing Strategy: Support the EE Resourcing Lead with the development and implementation of an appropriate sustainable resourcing strategy for the programme e.g. through internal workshare, EC centres timesheet contractors and permanent hires.
• SG&A Control: Proactively control and manage non labour SG&A costs such as travel, recruitment fees and indirect procurement.

Come grow with us.

Lets not forget about the perks at AECOM. You’ll enjoy a range of core and personalized benefits designed to support your future and well-being customized to fit your lifestyle. Take advantage of career development opportunities, our flexible hybrid working model to ensure a work-life balance that suits your lifestyle, technical practice networks, AECOM University, and volunteering days.

Qualifications :

Ready to push the limits of whats possible

• Bachelors degree in relevant discipline (engineering, finance, business etc.) preferred
• Operational and business acumen demonstrated through previous experience e.g. from project delivery, client account/framework management operations, commercial finance, or P&L management.
• Team player who demonstrates a record of championing AECOM's values and leadership behaviours and building relationships as a trusted business partner.
• Critical thinker who can solve complex problems, challenge the status quo in any aspect of the business and successfully identify and deliver initiatives to drive continuous improvement.
• Ability to build relationships with and positively influence stakeholders across AECOM's global business and at all levels.
• Acts as a mentor to others to help improve their understanding of what is needed and why to drive business performance.

We celebrate diversity including neurodiversity and believe it enriches our team. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and abilities. If you are an applicant with a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to complete the application process please contact us at [email].

At AECOM we value everyone's unique contributions and perspectives.

If you meet some of the requirements above or have transferable skills you believe would benefit us we would be delighted to hear from you!

Additional Information :

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About AECOM

AECOM is the world's trusted infrastructure consulting firm delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle from advisory, planning, design, engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy, and the environment our public and private sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. AECOM is a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $14.4 billion in fiscal year 2023. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at @AECOM.

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Remote Work: No

Employment Type: Full-time

Key Skills: Employee Relations, Employee Evaluation, Management Experience, Profit & Loss, Conflict Management, Operations Management, Project Management, Budgeting, Leadership Experience, Supervising Experience, Leadership management, Financial Planning

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1