Reporting into Operations Manager

About the role

• 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 Opus PM’s 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 SHEA Advisors
• To have full understanding of workload/projects under responsibility
• Manage Team of experienced operatives – 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 Operations Manager to maximise the relationship & build for future.
• Local Authority relationships – Working with the Operations Manager to maximise the relationship & build for future.
• Maintain records and ensure that they are on the WMS – maximising usage of this. Aurora.
• Report on progress & performance weekly in programme & comm cell meetings
• Collaborate 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.
• 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.
• Procurement: Monitor and managing site materials, equipment, and plant resources to ensure they are available as required.
• Information capturing: Completing project documentation for record-keeping and future reference
• Contractual: Ensure the early warning process is followed if works differ from the agreed work instruction.
• Compliance Ensuring all work is completed according to safety standards and regulations.
• Preparation: Preparing and presenting project progress reports to management and stakeholders
• Identification: Identifying potential risks and issues in the project, and devising contingency plans

Attributes of a candidate

• 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 Opus.
• 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
• Forecasting: defining the scope of the project, including estimating costs and timeframes
• Planning: Developing detailed project plans and schedules to ensure timely completion of projects
• Coordination: Coordinating with Management, Site Agents, Operatives, and other departments involved in the project.
• Governance: Overseeing all delivery scope for the project, including monitoring project budget, and ensuring efficient use of resources.
• Communication: Engage in communication across all sectors of delivery