Operations Manager

Job Title: Operations Manager Industry: Critical National Infrastructure Location: Bridgwater, Somerset Salary: Up to £75,000 Basic Salary A growing service provider with major contracts across UK critical infrastructure is hiring an Operations Manager to lead its resident team at a major nuclear new build site in Somerset. You will be acting as the client's day to day operational representative on site, responsible for engineering, maintenance, support and operational delivery across a resident workforce and subcontractor base. This is a genuine long-term opportunity with a business that has significant, ongoing contract wins across the country. What's in it for you?

• Longevity and stability with a growing business backed by major, long running national contracts
• Genuine seniority and ownership, acting as the client's senior on site operational representative
• Direct line management and development responsibility for a resident operational team
• Exposure to a high profile, highly regulated critical infrastructure environment Responsibilities
• Lead and coordinate all resident operational, maintenance, support and approved works activity on site
• Own operational performance, workforce deployment, work prioritisation and delivery readiness
• Act as the primary day to day customer contact for operational delivery and service performance
• Line manage the resident site team, including resourcing, performance management and competence development
• Lead operational coordination of incidents, service degradation and site escalations
• Coordinate subcontractors and suppliers engaged in site delivery, ensuring competence, access and deliverables are confirmed before work begins Skills Required
• Demonstrable experience leading an operational engineering, maintenance or critical infrastructure team
• Experience of customer facing service delivery and managing operational commitments and escalations
• Full UK driving licence and ability to meet site access requirements Strong Differentiators
• IOSH Managing Safely, SMSTS or an equivalent management qualification such as ILM or CMI
• Experience within a managed service, maintenance or critical communications environment
• Working knowledge of radio, wireless, DAS, RF over fibre or integrated communications systems This is a rare opportunity to take genuine operational ownership on one of the UK's most significant infrastructure sites, with a business that offers real longevity. Apply now.