Operations Director

Lucion Environmental Advisory; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Operations Director to drive the operational and commercial performance of its Environment & Sustainability Business Unit. This senior leadership role offers the chance to shape the future of a forward-thinking consultancy dedicated to making the world a safer place. You will be instrumental in operational excellence, financial delivery, and mentoring high-performing teams. If you have a strong commercial mindset and a passion for innovation, this is an opportunity to make a significant impact while working in a collaborative and supportive environment.

Benefits

25 Days Annual Leave

Life Assurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Healthcare Cashback Scheme

Enhanced Parental Leave

Electric Car Salary Sacrifice Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Referral Bonus

Wellbeing Centre

Environmental Initiatives

Qualifications

• Proven track record in operational leadership within large consultancy environments.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and commercial matters across the Business Unit.
• Own budget delivery and financial KPIs, including revenue and EBITDA.

Skills

Operational Leadership

Stakeholder Management

Strategic Growth

Team Leadership

Financial Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Job description

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Operations Director – Environment & Sustainability

Location: Flexible / Hybrid (UK-based)

Business Unit: Environment & Sustainability

Reports to: Business Unit Director (BUD)

Are you a strategic and commercial leader ready to help shape the future of one of the UK’s most forward-thinking environmental consultancies?

At Lucion, we are on a mission to make the world a safer place, delivering trusted environmental, sustainability and risk management services across the UK and beyond. As we continue to grow, we’re looking for an Operations Director to lead the operational and commercial performance of our Environment & Sustainability Business Unit – helping drive results across people, projects, and clients.

The Role

Working closely with the Business United Director, you will share responsibility for the overall delivery of profit and loss and be a driving force behind the strategic direction of the business unit. You’ll play a critical role in operational excellence, financial delivery, and the ongoing success of our people and clients. This is a senior leadership role offering autonomy, impact, and the chance to shape one of Lucion’s key business areas.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead operational and commercial matters across the Business Unit
• Act as a visible leader who champions Lucion’s core values and open, collaborative culture
• Share and embed best practice across teams
• Work with senior leaders across Lucion to integrate services and grow the business
• Deputise for the Business Unit Director as needed
• Own budget delivery and financial KPIs, including revenue, utilisation and EBITDA
• Lead BU forecasting, reporting and risk/opportunity management
• Make key decisions on proposals, frameworks, and commercial strategy
• Oversee resourcing, utilisation and strategic workload planning

Operational Delivery & People Development

• Support market trend analysis and identification of growth opportunities
• Contribute to significant bids and business development activity
• Maintain strategic succession and retention plans
• Mentor and manage key members of staff
• Represent Lucion externally at events, in key accounts, and with partners

About You

You will be an experienced leader with a strong commercial mindset and the ability to inspire and deliver. You bring:

• A proven track record in operational leadership within large, multi-disciplinary consultancy or professional services environments
• Excellent interpersonal, stakeholder and relationship management skills
• Experience identifying and delivering strategic growth opportunities
• A collaborative, forward-thinking approach with a passion for innovation and improvement
• The ability to lead and mentor high-performing teams
• Experience balancing commercial priorities with client and people needs

What you'll get in return:

• 25 Days annual leave in addition to bank holidays
• Life assurance
• Employee Assistance Programme – when you need support, we make sure it’s readily available for you from an independent provider 24/7 365 days a year
• Wellbeing centre – access to healthy eating ideas, work outs and mediation guides
• Discounts & cashback platform – exclusive access to deals from over 800 retailers where you can both spend money and earn cashback on every day expenses
• Referral bonus – as a growing company, we are always looking to bring in talented individuals that fit our community. If you recommend someone that joins us, you’ll be rewarded every time.
• Healthcare cashback scheme - claim back the cost of every day healthcare bills - from fillings and acupuncture to a new pair of specs. Our scheme also provides access to GP services 24/7 and expert health information.
• Supportive family policies - whatever your parenting journey is, we will offer support when you need it.
• Enhanced parental leave - we stand above other companies in our field, offering a significantly enhanced scheme for maternity and paternity leave.
• Electric car salary sacrifice scheme – lease a fully electric car through salary sacrifice, paying for it out of your gross salary before tax and national insurance is calculated.
• Cycle to work scheme - whether you want a new bike, equipment or both, Cycle to Work will save you from 32% to 47% on the total cost.
• Environmental initiatives - each year we take part in World Environment Day initiatives to continue in our mission to protect people and planet, such as planting trees and seagrass as part of biodiversity regeneration projects.

Working Culture

• Our Social Value Fund gives our people the chance to make a positive difference. Our employees can request financial support for sponsorship or donations and volunteering leave for causes that matter to them.
• Social events – held at regular intervals allowing you to spend some down time with your colleagues.
• Charity sports events – fancy taking part in a half marathon or a sponsored bike ride? We’re always looking at ways we can offer our services or sponsorship to give something back to our people and local communities.
• Connected communication systems - online chat, working groups for things you’re passionate about, blogs, employee representative groups and more.
• Team meetings - we love to get together (in person or online) whenever we can, to discuss what we’re up to within our team and the wider Lucion community.
• Long term career development – we have a nationwide presence with more than 500 employees operating across 12 specialist sectors including energy, healthcare, offshore, infrastructure, agriculture and land development. This means we can offer a wide range of career opportunities to those who share our commitment to making a positive difference to the environment.

Recruitment Agencies please note: Lucion operates a strict PSL. We only accept CV’s from agencies that have been appointed and briefed by Lucion’s Talent Acquisition Team. Lucion will not accept any unsolicited CVs sent to any member, employee, representative or business unit of the Lucion Group, regardless of whether they are on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL). Any unsolicited introduction will be treated as a CV ‘sent in kind’ and as such Lucion rejects all liability to pay any such fees for an unsolicited introduction.

Important: Lucion has become aware of fraudulent activities where individuals impersonate our company, offering fake job opportunities or requesting payments. Please be cautious of unsolicited communications, especially those asking for personal details or payments. Our recruitment process never involves payment or requests for bank information. We only use official company email addresses and never conduct interviews via instant messaging. If you suspect any fraudulent activity, please contact us directly at: [e-mail]

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  General Business, Management, and Other

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