Senior Head of Field Operations – Remote UK

Utilise Recruitment; Slough; Remote; GBP 63,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus

Car Allowance

Remote Working

Senior Leadership Role

Career Progression Potential

Job summary

Utilise Recruitment is seeking a Head of Field Operations to oversee South region field delivery with remote work and regular travel across the Southern UK. You will lead regional managers and frontline teams, shaping operational performance across multiple contracts.

This senior role requires strategic leadership, delivery excellence, compliance, safety, and people development in a large, dispersed workforce. You will work with the senior team to drive growth and client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading large field-based or multi-site operational teams.
• Background in compliance services, facilities management, security or related sectors.
• Proven experience managing senior management teams and complex reporting structures.
• Strong track record of delivering operational performance improvements.
• Experience in regulated or compliance-driven environments.
• Knowledge of workforce planning and service delivery frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership across a regional field operations function.
• Develop and coach regional managers, team leaders and frontline teams.
• Ensure safe, efficient delivery aligned to contracts and standards.
• Drive consistency, accountability and service excellence regionally.
• Review performance data and implement improvement initiatives.
• Support mobilisation projects, budgeting and resource planning.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Strategic thinking

Planning

Education

Health & Safety qualification (IOSH/NEBOSH)

Management qualification or equivalent leadership experience

Job description

Utilise Recruitment is seeking a Head of Field Operations to oversee South region field delivery with remote work and regular travel across the Southern UK. You will lead regional managers and frontline teams, shaping operational performance across multiple contracts.

This senior role requires strategic leadership, delivery excellence, compliance, safety, and people development in a large, dispersed workforce. You will work with the senior team to drive growth and client satisfaction.