Principal Operations Manager

Description:

Amazing infrastructure isn’t the only thing that gets built here. Incredible careers do too. Join our Living Places team as a Principal Operations Manager on the Lincolnshire Highways Contract and you can build something to be proud of.

Accountable for the end to end delivery of £15m of reactive and cyclical related operations, ensuring that the service is resourced appropriately to meet the contractual requirements and Inspections.


What you'll be doing

As a Principal Operations Manager, you will have the following responsibilities:
 

• Embedding a culture of Zero Harm
• Ensure compliance with all statutory and company procedures across all the functions, H & S specifically
• Manage the area’s financial and operational performance to meet financial targets providing proactive contribution into the month end CVR process
• Understand, anticipate and deliver client requirements in terms of budget allocation, service spend and providing value for money
• Maintain a framework for performance management, succession planning and the development of people within the team
• Manage supply chain to deliver service excellence and profitability.

Who we're looking for

You will have the following:
 

• Appropriate Civil and Highways experience and technical qualification degree of similar
• Highly motivated to deliver customer satisfaction
• Self-motivated to achieve a high level of performance
• Demonstrate leadership skills that will inspire the team to succeed
• Good business acumen
• Demonstrate an ability to successfully lead an operational team
• Experience in the efficient and effective management of resources
• Commercial Awareness – understand cost of doing business, SLAs and KPI
• Understanding of basic works programming.