Operations Manager

CraigTech Solutions. The Roads & Highways Recruitment Specialists; Essex; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

CraigTech Solutions. The Roads & Highways Recruitment Specialists in Essex is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead the delivery of major civil engineering and highway projects.

You will oversee planning, programming, and the management of large operational teams to ensure client satisfaction and on-time delivery. Role requires strong leadership, proven ability to manage resources and supply chains, and a focus on safety, cost control and profitable outcomes while maintaining

Qualifications

• Experience leading large operational teams.
• Strong planning, pre-programming and delivery skills.
• Proven ability to manage resource and supply chain.
• Commitment to health & safety standards.
• Experience recruiting and developing staff.
• Track record of reducing costs and improving profitability.
• Ability to build and maintain client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the pre-planning, pre-programming and delivery of works to ensure client satisfaction at all stages.
• Direct site teams, contracts managers, subcontractors and suppliers; coordinate daily activity and stakeholder communications.
• Ensure works programme is fully resourced with labour, plant and materials.
• Collaborate with management to meet all contract requirements and drive project success.

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Operations Manager, to join the leadership team at a well established Civil Engineering / Highway Contractor, based in Essex.

We’re looking for a manager with excellent Team Leadership & Client Relationship Building experience, ideally with a background in Highway Maintenance, Surfacing or Road Improvements.

Suitable candidates must have experience of running large teams of operational staff, including planning and programming, resource and supply chain management, ensuring that health & safety standards are being maintained, recruitment of new team members, driving down costs and improving profitability, and enhancing the client relationship.

Core responsibilites include:

• Leading the pre-planning, pre-programming and overall delivery of works, ensuring client satisfaction throughout. Ensuring site surveys and meetings carried out at appropriate project stages by relevant team members as required.
• Lead and manage site teams, contracts manager, subcontractors, and suppliers coordinating daily activities and communication between all stakeholders.
• Ensuring that the works programme is fully resourced with labour, plant and materials
• Working closely with Management team to effectively communicate and deliver all contract requirements