Operations Manager - Fire Protection - 12M FTC

BRE; Watford; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading organization in the Fire Protection industry as an Operations Manager to drive operational excellence and compliance. In this role at BRE, you will lead daily operations, ensuring efficiency and performance enhancements while contributing to safety in the built environment. This position offers great benefits, including a competitive salary and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Pension scheme – 5% employer-matched contribution

Life assurance – 4x your basic salary

HealthPartners cashback scheme

Onsite facilities – Restaurant and nursery

Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail for process improvement.
• Experience in the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry.
• Knowledge of quality management systems and budget management.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operations within Fire Protection teams.
• Ensure compliance with ISO standards and regulatory frameworks.
• Support team leaders in delivering customer-focused services.

Skills

Operational Efficiency

Leadership

Client-facing skills

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

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Drive Operational Excellence in Fire Safety – Join BRE as Operations Manager

Are you ready to take the lead in delivering impactful, high-quality services that make buildings safer? At BRE, we’re looking for an experienced Operations Manager to support and optimise the day-to-day running of our growing Fire Protection department. This is an exciting opportunity to join a trusted, purpose-driven organisation where your leadership will directly contribute to improving safety, compliance, and performance across the built environment.

Help BRE make buildings safer and more sustainable!

BRE aims to be the world’s leading innovation, science and data hub for the built environment. For more than a century, we have provided government and industry with cutting-edge research and testing. Join us to help deliver products, advice, services, standards and qualifications used around the globe to make buildings better for people and the environment. Through science-led solutions to urgent challenges, we will build a thriving and sustainable world.

Your role at BRE

As the Operations Manager, you will play a key role in driving operational excellence across BRE’s Fire Protection teams. This role ensures effective coordination, compliance, and efficiency across testing and certification services, contributing to the delivery of business objectives and continuous improvement of operational performance.

Key Responsibilities And Tasks

Oversee day-to-day operations across the Fire Protection teams, ensuring alignment with the business plan

Support team leaders and functional heads in delivering efficient, compliant, and customer-focused services

Ensure continued compliance with relevant standards (e.g. ISO 17065, ISO 17020, ISO 9000), directives, and regulatory frameworks

Identify and implement operational improvements to enhance productivity, performance, and profitability

Coordinate reporting and forecasting activities, contributing data to the Fire Protection dashboard

Support certification project oversight, including suspensions and withdrawals, in collaboration with Certification and Testing Leads

Contribute to strategic planning, departmental forecasting, and staff training initiatives

Provide operational input into financial planning and budget coordination

Support the Head of Fire Protection in delivering key business outcomes and performance improvements

What We Are Looking For

Strong attention to detail with the ability to critically assess and challenge existing processes to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency

Excellent interpersonal and client-facing skills, with the ability to build strong relationships both internally and externally

Confident decision-maker with proven ability to prioritise, delegate, and manage tasks effectively in a fast-paced operational environment

Solid experience within the Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industry

In-depth knowledge of quality management systems and practical experience in their successful implementation

Strong commercial and financial acumen, including experience in managing or coordinating departmental budgets

A collaborative team player who also demonstrates initiative and the ability to work independently when needed

Proven competency in Third Party Certification, with working knowledge of relevant standards including ISO 9000 (quality management), ISO 17065 (product certification), and ISO 17020 (inspection bodies)

BRE Benefits

At BRE, we offer a competitive salary, reviewed annually, along with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your financial security, well-being, and career development.

Financial & Security Benefits

• Pension scheme – 5% employer-matched contribution
• Life assurance – 4x your basic salary
• Enhanced maternity package
  
  

Health & Wellbeing

• HealthPartners cashback scheme – Reclaim costs on prescriptions, physiotherapy, dental care, and more
• Onsite facilities – Restaurant, nursery, and free parking, including at-cost EV charging points
  
  

Career Development

• Learning & development – Free access to BRE Academy and our online learning platform
• Professional membership reimbursement
  
  

For full details on our benefits, visit: BRE Employee Benefits

Work Location Options

Mostly Remote – This role is primarily home-based, with occasional travel to our head office in Watford for planned meetings.

Our Recruitment Process

Online Assessment

Shortly after you apply (within approximately 10 minutes), you’ll receive a link to complete an online assessment. This takes around 20 minutes and helps us better understand your skills and suitability.

Note to Employment Agencies

At BRE, we value the relationships we have built with our preferred recruitment partners. We do not accept unsolicited CVs from employment agencies. Any CVs submitted directly to a BRE employee or hiring manager without a signed BRE Employment Agency Agreement and an active engagement for the specific role will be considered unsolicited. In such cases, no fees will be payable should the candidate be hired through this or any other means.

Equal Opportunities Statement

BRE is an equal opportunities employer. We assess all qualified applicants based on merit and do not discriminate on the grounds of race, colour, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics.

BRE contributes to a thriving and sustainable world by developing science-led solutions to built environment challenges. Our vision is to be the world-leading innovation, science, and data hub for the built environment. We’re ambitious in terms of quality and global scope. We want governments and commercial markets to recognise us and demand our services, products and solutions. We want to be world-class, innovative, science-led and provide solutions.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Contract

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Construction

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