Painting Operations Manager

Foresight Search Ltd; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A multi-regional main contractor operating in the property services sector is seeking a Painting Operations Manager to oversee large scale painting contracts. The role involves managing teams, ensuring quality and safety standards, and leading commercial strategy. The successful candidate will have strong experience in painting contract management and team leadership. This position offers a competitive salary, flexible working, and a substantial benefits package.

Benefits

£8,000 car allowance

20% bonus scheme

Flexible working (1 day WFH per week)

25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays

Company benefits package

Qualifications

• Strong experience within large scale painting contracts as Contracts Manager or above.
• Experience managing teams (office and site based).
• Familiarity with NHF contracts and Schedule of Rates.
• Ability to produce board-level reporting and lead commercial strategy.
• Proactive, innovative mindset with excellent leadership and stakeholder skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee contracts to complete work to quality, time and cost constraints.
• Ensure Health and Safety policies are communicated to all site staff.
• Mobilise allocated projects and manage the programme of works.
• Manage workforce productivity ensuring targets are set before work starts.
• Communicate with site teams regarding costs and progress.

Skills

Experience in large scale painting contracts

Team management

Familiarity with NHF contracts

Leadership skills

Stakeholder management

Job description

Title : Painting - Operations Manager

Location : South West - flexibl location

Salary : £65,000 - £75,000 + £8,000 car allowance + 20% bonus

Sector : Painting & Property Services

Start Date : ASAP

The Company - Painting Operations Manager

Our client is a long-established and highly respected multi-regional main contractor operating in the property services sector. With a strong UK presence and a reputation for excellence, they deliver large scale painting contracts and retrofit decarbonisation and planned maintenance framework projects — primarily for social housing providers.

They offer a secure pipeline of work, excellent career development opportunities, and are widely recognised as one of the best employers in the industry.

The Role : Painting Operations Manager

An excellent opportunity for somoene with extensive experience in overseeing large scale commercial painting contracts to oversee the Painting division of a successful Property Services company. You will report to the Regional Director and oversee a number of live contracts through Contracts Manager and Project teams, The role will benefit form an establsiated commercial team and an excellent order book as part oflong term framework agreements.

Key responsibilities of the Regional Commercial Manager include :

• Ensure all Site teams have the relevant experience and ability to manage their allocated projects.
• Oversee contracts to complete work to quality, time and cost constraints
• Ensure Health and Safety policies, procedures, safe working practices and risk assessments are effectively communicated to all site staff and contractors.
• Conduct specific and generic risk assessments on all operations where applicable
• Positively endorse the H&S culture and values.
• Co-operate openly with any accident / incident investigations and report any accidents / incidents within 24 hours.
• Respond in a timely manner to any branch or site non-compliance.
• Understand and implement safe systems of work
• Mobilise allocated projects
• Understand and manage programme of works
• Ensure we meet and exceed customer expectations in terms of service, reliability, quality and responsiveness.
• Manage workforce productivity ensuring targets are set and issued before work starts
• Ensure quality procedures are followed and all aspects of the work exceed customer expectations.
• Communicate with site teams and workforce so they know what is expected of them
• Understand how to influence and act upon poor performance
• Communicate within Branch regarding costs and progress, explaining any variances

The Person – Painting Operations Manager

To be successful, you will have :

• Strong experience within large scale painting contracts as Contracts Manager or above
• Experience managing teams (office and site based)
• Familiarity with NHF contracts and Schedule of Rates
• The ability to produce board-level reporting and lead commercial strategy
• A proactive, innovative mindset with excellent leadership and stakeholder skills

The Reward for the Regional Commercial Manager

• Base salary up to £75k
• £8000 car allowance
• Bonus scheme up to 20%
• Flexible working (1 day WFH per week)
• 25 days’ annual leave + bank holidays
• Company benefits package