Operations Manager in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire

Operations Manager - Planned Maintenance
Location: High Wycombe - Hybrid
Salary: £80K - £100K + Benefits

We are working with a leading national contractor operating within the property services market to recruit an Operations Manager to lead the operational delivery of multiple contracts, ensuring excellent performance across programme, commercial results, quality, health & safety and customer satisfaction.

The Operations Manager will oversee teams delivering kitchen and bathroom refurbs, passive fire, decarbonisation/retrofit, electrical, legal disrepair and voids contracts for housing associations, ALMOs, and local councils. You must have delivered these types of projects for a leading social housing refurbishment contractor and be able to use MS Project to be considered.

Operations Manager Responsibilities:

• Lead the operational and commercial performance of multiple contracts
• Manage Contracts Managers and wider operational delivery teams
• Ensure projects are set up and delivered in line with contract and business requirements
• Monitor programmes, resources, procurement requirements and performance
• Ensure contractual KPIs, reporting and service standards are consistently achieved
• Maintain strong commercial performance and protect contract margins
• Lead regular operational and strategic contract reviews
• Oversee recruitment, performance management, training and development
• Build strong relationships with clients, consultants, subcontractors and suppliers
• Drive quality, productivity and continuous improvement across contracts
• Take overall responsibility for operational health & safety performance
• Identify and mitigate operational and commercial risks
• Ensure contracts are delivered to programme and client expectations

Operations Manager Experience:

• Extensive social housing construction experience
• Proven experience managing multiple contracts and operational teams
• Strong commercial and contract management knowledge
• Excellent planning and programming skills, including MS Project
• Experience managing KPIs, budgets, resources and contract performance
• Strong knowledge of CDM and health & safety requirements
• Experience working with different forms of construction contract
• Excellent client, stakeholder and supplier management skills
• Strong leadership, negotiation and communication skills
• The ability to identify risk, implement change and improve operational performance
• A strategic, proactive and commercially focused approach

Operations Manager Salary & Package:

You will be working for a modern, forward thinking business; that believes the strengths, skills and personalities of their people are the key to the groups success. This is a full time, permanent role for which you will receive up to £100,000 + Car/Allowance + Benefits.

Apply today or contact Dave for more information on (phone number removed).