Operations Manager

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Job Description

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OPERATIONS MANAGER - ENVIRONMENT

ANNESLEY OR WARRINGTON

What you will be doing:

An opportunity has arisen for an Operations Manager to join the team at Galliford Try within our Environment Midlands Business.

Our Midlands business unit covers Framework Agreements for Severn Trent Water and Welsh Water so ideally, you will based in or around the Annesley or Warrington area and will have the opportunity to travel across multiple sites/projects in the Region.

As Operations Manager you will be accountable for the successful delivery of a large programme of work as part of our Framework Agreement with Severn Trent Water and Welsh Water.

You will lead multi-disciplinary teams in delivering projects ranging from small and simple complexity to large and technically challenging engineering projects, within both the Networks and Treatment Waste and Water arenas.

The Operations Manager will be responsible for overseeing all activities and employees to ensure that projects within your portfolio are delivered safely on time, in budget and meet all their requirements. This will include responsibility for the financial control and reporting of the portfolio ensuring the programmes is delivered in accordance to the company standards and procedures and meets commercial expectations of the business unit. You will be accountable for reporting on the safety, commercial, programme and quality elements of their portfolio.

One of the primary responsibilities will be to align to the Client's direction and needs, interpret contract commitments and to manage Client / Contractor expectations within the context of Galliford Try's and their commitment to continuing their longstanding relationship with Severn Trent Water and Welsh Water. By identifying, adopting, and promoting innovative approaches which will allow and establish efficiencies within the programme through proactively pursuing opportunities that exist in procurement, design, and construction. Working with the Client to ensure that the key deliverables within each stage of the projects are being administered to the highest quality the Operations Manager will ensure that the proper interpretation of the design briefs are established, and the delivered solutions meet and exceed the expectations of the Client. Working with the Client to enable the most efficient and cost-effective approach in delivering outstanding projects while maintaining the highest standards of health, safety, quality assisted by the Commercial Manager will demonstrate and develop financial controls that detail profit and loss and detailed cost to complete reports for each project within the programme. The above aligns fully with the regions primary control to effectively manage time, cost, and quality objectives.

About You:

• Proven leader with the ability to motivate and inspire teams to achieve successful outcomes.
• Facilitate and lead meetings and set objectives.
• Report at portfolio level on time cost quality
• Track record of effective staff development and employee relations
• Programme Management experience
• Capable of strategic planning and managing change
• Excellent track record of HS&E performance
• Full project / programme life cycle experience
• Experience of NEC suite of Contracts
• Track record of accountability for the performance of a business
• Facilitates team and client meetings effectively.
• Resolves and / or escalates issues in a timely fashion.
• Ability to make autonomous decisions and be able to support your outcomes
• Preferably degree level qualified but not essential.
• Extensive knowledge of Water / Waste Treatment and Infrastructure construction sectors preferred (however may have transferable skills from petrochemical, oil, gas, etc).
• Strong project / programme management background
• Excellent oral and written and communication skills
• IT literate in Microsoft Office applications

You will also be able to demonstrate the following key attributes.

• Desire to understand and promote the Company purpose, vision, values and culture
• Organised, structured and professional, with a passion for excellence, striving to delivering the best.
• Flexibility, resilience and the ability to influence and build relationships with key stakeholders. Demonstrating strong ethical standards with openness and honest.
• Commitment to the provision of excellent customer service, passionate, committed and enthusiastic in all that you do.
• A self-starter with a can-do attitude and a desire to pick up new challenges. Dedicated to working together to achieve results.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £3.2 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

• Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
• A wide range of corporate discounts
• Cycle to Work schemes
• Comprehensive pension plan
• Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
• Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
• Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction groups with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Environment business please contact Emily Bunniss on emily.bunniss@gallifordtry.co.uk.

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

A full job description for this role is available upon request.

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About the Team

Our Environment Business provides 'source to sea' asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water, Southern Water and Thames Water for both Infrastructure and Non-Infrastructure projects ranging from £1-40m over the next five years.