Senior Operations Leader, UK Survey & Digital Engineering

Murphy Geospatial; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Flexible working options

Wellbeing support

Ownership opportunity

Performance bonus

Geospatial technology access

Job summary

Murphy Geospatial – A Woolpert Company in London is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead the day-to-day operational performance of our UK Survey & Digital Engineering teams. You will oversee resource planning, utilisation and project delivery across multiple teams, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and to the required standards.

You will drive commercial performance, manage budgets and forecasts, and act as the escalation point for operational and client challenges,

Qualifications

• 3+ years in a senior operations or management role.
• Experience managing resources across multiple teams or departments.
• Strong commercial and financial understanding, including budgets, forecasting, WIP and project profitability.
• Experience overseeing project delivery and resolving operational and client challenges.
• Strong stakeholder and client management skills.
• Understanding of health, safety, quality and technical standards.
• Degree or relevant professional experience in surveying, engineering, construction or related discipline advantageous.
• Ability to travel to UK offices, project sites and client locations when required.
• The right to work in the UK and fluent English language skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support Operations Managers across our UK Survey & Digital Engineering teams.
• Take ownership of resource planning and utilisation, balancing workloads across teams to maximise capacity and productivity.
• Oversee operational performance, ensuring projects are delivered on time, within budget and to the required standards.
• Drive strong commercial and financial performance, including revenue, margins, forecasting and project profitability.
• Act as a senior escalation point for operational and client issues, taking ownership of resolutions and recovery plans.
• Work closely with Sales and Finance to align project pipeline, resources and future capacity requirements.
• Identify opportunities to improve operational processes, efficiency and consistency across teams.
• Build a culture of accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement, while supporting the development and retention of our people.

Skills

Operations management

Resource planning

Budgeting

Forecasting

Project profitability

Stakeholder management

Client management

Leadership

Education

Degree in surveying, engineering or construction

Job description

Murphy Geospatial – A Woolpert Company in London is seeking a Senior Operations Manager to lead the day-to-day operational performance of our UK Survey & Digital Engineering teams. You will oversee resource planning, utilisation and project delivery across multiple teams, ensuring projects are completed on time, within budget and to the required standards.

You will drive commercial performance, manage budgets and forecasts, and act as the escalation point for operational and client challenges,