Operations Manager (O&M)

Vital Energi Utilities Limited; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to oversee contract delivery and manage a team of Contracts Managers. This role involves ensuring projects meet high standards and developing client relationships. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background and proven leadership skills, contributing to the company's vision of achieving the UK’s Net Zero targets.

Qualifications

• Several years’ experience as a Contracts Manager/Operations Manager.
• Experience as Principal Contractor & Principal Designer.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of contracts safely, on budget, and on time.
• Oversee Contracts Managers and ensure QA procedures are followed.
• Build strong client relationships and promote the company.

Skills

Leadership

Client Relationship Management

Health and Safety Management

Education

HND/degree in Engineering

Job description

Direct message the job poster from Vital Energi Utilities Limited

Operations Manager (O&M)

Would you like to be part of Vital Energi’s Strategy of Growth?

We’re looking for an experienced and driven Operations Manager to lead the successful delivery of contracts safely, on programme, on budget to the client. This is a key leadership role where you'll oversee a team of Contracts Managers, ensuring projects are delivered to the highest standards. High involvement in the development of client relationships, liaison with sub-contractors and suppliers of materials or services to Vital Energi.

You'll play a central part in shaping project outcomes, building strong client relationships, and driving innovation in installation methods and technologies.

Who are Vital Energi?

Vital Energi is a leading provider of renewable energy infrastructure and systems to the public and private sectors. We support Hospitals, Universities, New Build Developments, Towns & Cities, as well as Industrial and Commercial clients to reduce their carbon emissions and improve the efficiency of their buildings.

Vital Energi’s Vision is ‘to protect our planet for future generations’. We are doing this by enabling the UK’s Net Zero targets.

Key Responsibilities

• Attend pre-contract meetings in conjunction with senior commercial staff
• Understand the contract and client requirements for performance and delivery of the projects
• Ensure Contract Managers are on top of approving and maintaining construction programmes and the key milestones associated with these.
• Ensure all Contracts Managers are managing Vital Energi’s QA procedures and that they are being followed, projects are defect free and successfully completed
• Ensure all those beneath them are producing health and safety plans and managing all H&S aspects across all sites to an high standard.
• Input into selected and securing labour and sub-contractors for the all projects across the UK
• Attend key site meetings with key clients and look to ensure the team below are managing all clients expectations.
• Review systems and methods when required to improve contract performance internally and ensure those beneath them are implementing these methods
• Undertake reviews with all members of staff within this unit.
• Work closely with the key client to further develop relationships and promote the company as well as looking to secure further works.
• Engage with potential clients to build relationships and work as a key member of a bid team.
• Promote and comply with the Company’s policies on equality and health and safety both in the delivery of service and the treatment of others.
• Input into both secured and unsecured trading forecast for current year and future years
• Partake in unit commercial monthly reviews to costs across all projects can be managed and acted upon when needed by implementing measures to those under their control.

The Person

• Several years’ experience as a Contracts Manager/ Operations Manager controlling a large value project or a number of lesser projects at one time.
• Experience of undertaking projects as the Principal Contractor & Principal Designer
• A proven track record of a similar role within a related engineering environment
• HND/degree qualification in an Engineering subject is essential.

Only applicants who are legally entitled to work in the UK and are currently resident in the UK are invited to apply.

Notice to Agency and Search Firm Representatives:

Vital Energi Utilities Ltd is not accepting unsolicited CVs from agencies and/or search firms for this job posting. CVs submitted to any Vital Energi Utilities Ltd employee by a third party agency and/or search firm without a valid written & signed search agreement, will become the sole property of Vital Energi Utilities Ltd. No fee will be paid if a candidate is hired for this position as a result of an unsolicited agency or search firm referral. Thank you.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Other

• Industries

  Utilities and Services for Renewable Energy

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