Operations Manager

Aureos; Colchester; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous salary

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Pension

Learning & Development opportunities

Assistance and wellbeing support

Job summary

Aureos, a growing £10m High Voltage business, seeks an HV Operations Manager to lead the safe, efficient delivery across HV projects in the UK. You will manage project managers, engineers and subcontractors, ensuring programme, budget, quality and client requirements are met.

You will apply strong leadership, deep HV technical knowledge and commercial awareness to deliver projects from planning through to handover, while maintaining high safety standards.

Qualifications

• Senior HV operations or project delivery leadership experience.
• Strong knowledge of HV substation, distribution, cabling and commissioning.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and subcontractors.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational delivery across HV projects, ensuring safe and effective execution.
• Accountability for safety, quality, programme, cost and client satisfaction.
• Manage and develop project managers, site managers, engineers and supervisors.
• Oversee HV substation, distribution, cabling, protection and commissioning works.
• Ensure CDM compliance, RAMS and switching arrangements.
• Lead planning, labour forecasting, outage coordination and subcontractor mobilisation.
• Monitor portfolio performance with reviews, KPIs and corrective actions.
• Support bids, mobilisation plans and client presentations.
• Collaborate with commercial, design, planning, procurement and SHEQ teams.

Skills

HV operations

Project delivery

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

CDM Regulations

Safety leadership

Change management

Education

Electrical engineering degree

Tools

MS Office

Job description

If you are looking to work for a growing business who truly value and care for their employees, then look no further! Aureos are seeking a HV Operations Manager, taking a senior operational leadership role within a growing £10m High Voltage business. Aureos works in partnership with clients across the UK energy infrastructure sector, delivering safe, compliant and high-quality HV substation, distribution and electrical infrastructure works from planning through to installation, commissioning and handover. Safe and compliant HV delivery Effective use of people, plant, subcontractors and commercial resources Delivery of projects on time, to budget and to the required quality standards The successful candidate will be responsible for the following: As HV Operations Manager, you will take overall responsibility for the safe, efficient and commercially successful delivery of HV works across a £10m business unit. You will lead operational teams, project managers, engineers, supervisors, SAPs and subcontract partners to ensure projects are delivered in line with programme, budget, client requirements, statutory obligations and industry standards. The role requires strong leadership, technical understanding of HV infrastructure, sound commercial awareness and the ability to build effective relationships with clients, framework partners, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operational delivery across HV projects, ensuring works are planned, resourced, delivered and closed out safely and effectively.
• Take accountability for business unit performance across safety, quality, programme, cost, margin, risk and client satisfaction.
• Manage and develop Project Managers, Site Managers, Engineers, Supervisors, Authorised Persons and subcontract delivery teams.
• Oversee delivery of HV substation, distribution, cable, protection, control, commissioning and associated civil/electrical works.
• Ensure compliance with CDM Regulations, company safety rules, client procedures, switching arrangements, permits, RAMS and relevant industry standards.
• Lead operational planning, labour forecasting, outage coordination, procurement input and subcontractor mobilisation to support profitable delivery.
• Monitor project and portfolio performance through regular reviews, reporting, KPIs and corrective action planning.
• Support bids, tenders, early contractor involvement, contract reviews, mobilisation plans and client presentations.
• Work closely with commercial, design, planning, procurement, SHEQ and senior leadership teams to manage risk, change, opportunity and operational performance.
• Drive continuous improvement across delivery methods, productivity, governance, quality assurance, lessons learned and team capability.

Skills, qualifications and experience

• Proven experience in a senior HV operations, project delivery or electrical infrastructure leadership role.
• Strong understanding of HV substation, distribution, protection, control, cabling, commissioning or electrical network activities.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary teams and subcontractors across multiple concurrent projects.
• Sound knowledge of health and safety legislation, CDM Regulations, permit-to-work processes, RAMS and electrical safety requirements.
• Commercially aware, with the ability to manage budgets, margins, forecasting, variations, risk and project reporting.
• Confident client-facing communicator with strong stakeholder management, negotiation and escalation skills.
• Able to lead teams through change, growth and operational improvement while maintaining a clear focus on safety and quality.
• Relevant electrical, engineering, operations or project management qualifications are desirable, with authorisations or sector-specific accreditations beneficial.

In Return You Will Receive

• Generous salary
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays
• Pension
• Learning & Development opportunities
• Assistance and wellbeing support

Equal Opportunities

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.

Aureos is a multi-disciplinary energy and transport networks specialist engineering services provider, spanning the design, engineering, installation, maintenance, and crisis response of critical infrastructures across power, renewables, nuclear decommissioning, railways, highways and local government sectors.