Multi-Utilities/Power Operations Delivery Manager.
Edinburgh, Scotland.
£70,000-£80,000 + Company Benefits.

Role Profile - Operations Delivery Manager.

Reporting into Head of Operational Delivery.

My client is a privately owned civil engineering and multi utility company based in the North West. Established over 15 years ago and a workforce of over 50. They are now looking to recruit an experienced Operations Delivery Manager to cover projects based out of Edinburgh, they are looking for a candidate that has commercial/operational delivery knowledge across the power sector (ideally Scottish Power or SSE) or has come from a multi-utilities delivery background.

About the role:

* Lead and manage the Scotland Business Unit - Expected T/O £8m-£12m.

* Work in close co-operation with all Clients to deliver the Framework objectives.

* Meet the business goals on Safety, Compliance, Customer Service, Environmental & Commercially on profitability, by maximising outputs & controlling costs in the delivery capacity.

* Use resources to their optimum across contract to create maximum efficiency.

* Work with Other Company Business Unit Leads to maximise continuity on programmes - cross flexing resource to meet the needs of the programme.

Responsibilities:

- Actively promote and enforce the company safety culture and standards close collaboration with H&S Manager.
- To have full understanding of workload/projects/contracts.
- Manage Team of experienced project managers - set targets, hold to account, and review periodically to ensure they remain on track for week, month, year goals are achieved.
- Ensure sufficient resources to programmes - Planned & Reactive works.
- Manage and monitor projects and teams ensuring key milestones achieved.
-Ensure health and safety regulations are followed.
-Drive daily performance. Ensure we have & maintain short interval control to keep outputs up.
- Client liaison and management. Working with the Business Director to maximise the relationship & build for future.
- Ensure strong budget control including change management.
- Maintain records and ensure that they are on the WMS - maximising usage of this. Aurora.
- Report on progress & performance weekly.
-Supporting all functions of the business to work together effectively.
-Contral Data returns, enabling continuous cashflow.
- Employ a Right First-Time approach - Quality improvements & reduced cost.
- Communicate changes to relevant parties.
- Carry out any other duties appropriate to this post.
- Communicate with other depts i.e. Planning - to ensure we have a smooth cradle to grave delivery.
- Meet with clients periodically to review performance - selling our qualities on Customer Service, safety, outputs, environment.
- Maximising internal trading with ORS, OTM.
- Ensuring that fleet operational capabilities are aligned to business requirements and enable us to respond with agility to client expectations and opportunities.
- Be a good decision maker allowing work to continue / progress without hold ups.

Leadership:

* Provide effective, positive, and trusted leadership to the business Unit.

* Empower and motivate your teams to perform at their best by setting, directing and effectively communicating the vision for the Company.

* Leading by example in acting with integrity and upholding the highest professional standards of quality, performance, and productivity.

* Oversee and maintain adequate succession and contingency plans for key leadership positions within your teams.

* Responsible for the development of your direct reports.

* Deliver stand downs, Toolbox talks to entire workforce - delivering key business messages