Atlas NextWave are recruiting for a General Manager for an Oil & Gas / Renewable training provider in the Liverpool area. This will be a full time, permanent role, working Monday to Friday, 37.5 hours per week.
The role will be reporting to the Operations Director, playing a key role within the senior management team, the General Manager will have overarching responsibility for the England based training centres ensuring the company deliver high quality training & consultancy solutions for to its clients. The main aim of the role is to deliver consistently high-quality outcomes for the company, ensuring that the centres perform effectively and efficiently through the robust planning of courses, the efficient utilisation and development of employed and contract trainers to deliver fee-earning activity and to work collaboratively with Business Development to be responsive to our Customer’ demands. The delivery of market leading, innovative and quality focused courses, ensuring that optimum levels of productivity are achieved. The post-holder will possess the leadership skills to make bold recommendations for the betterment of the business.
• Managing the day-to-day operations and performance across training delivery, admin, planning and maintenance of the Northern Region Training Centres (York, Teesside & Liverpool) to ensure the delivery provision of products and services to achieve the annual business plan, budget and contributing to the ongoing strategic plan for the company.
• Supporting the operational strategy of the business for products and services, training locations and employee capability
• Delivery of profitability against budgeted margins for all centres within the region and the production of timely and accurate forecasts and Management Information (MI) for the company's Operations Director and Managing Director.
• Managing workforce planning and forecasting to ensure it is efficient, appropriate and within budget constraints. Manage, report & Improve the overall effectiveness and efficiency of all trainers and contractors.
• Maximise utilisation of internal and external resources, through continuously reviewing workload, manpower and costs to ensure training is delivered effectively in a timely manner.
• Driving a high performance culture through reward and recognition and managing poor performance, conduct and attendance in line with company policy and UK employment law
• Ensuring the provision of support to the company's Customer Service and Business Development teams to win new business and maintain/grow existing relationships
• Demonstrating that the company's core training services meet the requirements of internal and external stakeholders including Directors, customers and awarding bodies. (GWO, OPITO, ECITB, ESFA and Ofsted)
• Manage and participate in internal audits as QA schedule dictates and external audits from awarding bodies and clients as necessary.
• Ensuring the continued review and development of relevant product portfolios. Support product development processes; aiding the design, development and implementation of new courses as well as rolling out updated procedures where necessary.
• Ensure and verify that on-going Continuous Professional Development and training requirements for staff are met and are planned accordingly to minimise disruption to the business
• Accountable for all HSEQ matters within the Northern Region Centres, familiar with and adheres to the Health and Safety Policy and Procedures and maintains an up-to-date knowledge of current health & safety legislation and industry knowledge.
• Manage competency assessments processes to ensure verification of competence of the instructional team in order to satisfy both their individual role development as well as awarding body’s requirements.
• Working with Operational and Maintenance teams to review and implement new procedures where necessary, to close out accidents and incidents as required.
• Ad-hoc projects as per requirements of the business.
If you have relevant experience and may be interested, please apply and your CV will be reviewed.