Operations Manager – Passive Fire & Fire Doors

P. Ducker Systems Ltd; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car Allowance

Performance Bonus

Genuine opportunity for career progression

Job summary

P. Ducker Systems Ltd is seeking an experienced Operations Manager for their new Passive Fire division, based in Warrington. This hybrid role offers a competitive salary of £75,000 – £85,000 plus car allowance and bonus, providing a unique opportunity to build and lead a key business unit.

Successful candidates will manage delivery, recruit their own team, and develop long-term client relationships, contributing to the national growth of the division within an established Facilities Management contractor.

Qualifications

• Proven Operations Management experience within Passive Fire.
• Strong knowledge of Fire Doors and Fire Compliance.
• Experience delivering PPM and Reactive FM contracts.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Passive Fire and Fire Door projects nationwide.
• Build and recruit your own operational team.
• Develop relationships with existing and new clients.

Skills

Operations Management experience within Passive Fire

Strong knowledge of Fire Doors and Fire Compliance

Experience delivering PPM and Reactive FM contracts

Commercial awareness and leadership capability

Job description

Job Description

Operations Manager – Passive Fire & Fire Doors

Warrington (Hybrid)

£75,000 – £85,000 + Car Allowance + Bonus + Benefits

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join one of the North West’s most established Facilities Management contractors as they launch and grow a new Passive Fire division.

Already delivering nationwide FM services across social housing, healthcare, education, prisons, commercial and public sector estates, the business has secured long-term client relationships that present significant opportunities to grow its fire compliance offering.

This is not simply an Operations Manager role. This is an opportunity to build and lead a new business unit with the backing of an established national contractor.

Working closely with the Managing Director, you will take responsibility for developing the Passive Fire division, managing operational delivery, recruiting and building your own team, developing client relationships and helping shape the long‑term strategy for the department.

Initially based from the Warrington office (approximately three days per week), the role will develop into a national leadership position as the division grows.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Passive Fire and Fire Door projects nationwide
• Build and recruit your own operational team
• Develop relationships with existing and new clients
• Manage subcontractors and directly employed labour
• Drive operational performance, quality and compliance
• Support business growth across public and private sector frameworks

We’re looking for someone with

• Proven Operations Management experience within Passive Fire
• Strong knowledge of Fire Doors and Fire Compliance
• Experience delivering PPM and Reactive FM contracts
• Existing industry contacts and supplier relationships
• Commercial awareness and leadership capability
• Ambition to build and grow a business unit

What’s on offer

• £75,000 – £85,000 salary
• Hybrid working
• Car Allowance
• Performance Bonus
• Genuine opportunity to build and lead a national division
• Long‑term career progression within an established national FM contractor