Responsibilities
* Provide overall operational control of a large forecourt estate, ensuring sites are safe, open, compliant and operational every day
* Act as the operational leader for the network, owning key workstreams across pre-planned and reactive maintenance including DSEARS, Wetstock Management, Pump Maintenance, Drainage and Contamination incidents, electrical maintenance, VR1 and VR2 compliance and testing
* Liaison with Primary Authority (London Fire Brigade) and other brigades across the UK
* Ensure robust wetstock control, monitoring and response
* Oversee maintenance and asset reliability, prioritising safety‑critical systems and minimising site downtime
* Lead incident and crisis response for serious operational events
* Drive consistent site and supplier standards through clear operating procedures and performance reviews
* Stakeholder management across multiple internal functions and external stakeholder groups, setting clear expectations, holding leaders to account to deliver operational excellence
* Ensure operational readiness for audits, inspections and regulatory engagement including Petroleum Officers
* Lead the effective rollout of operational changes across the estate, ensuring adoption and compliance
* Identify operational performance improvement actions and opportunities ranging from tactical to strategic
Qualifications
* Proven experience managing large, multi‑site, high‑risk operations
* Strong knowledge of safety, risk management and regulatory compliance
* Deep operational discipline with the ability to maintain control at scale
* Experience leading through layers and managing dispersed teams across multiple organizations
* Methodical and decisive leadership during incidents and operational disruption
* Strong use of operational data to drive action and consistency
* Experience in a hybrid working environment that balances collaboration and flexibility
Benefits
* Discretionary company bonus
* Company pension up to 7% matched
* Company Car allowance of £5,700
* 15% colleague discount in store and online
* Free access to wellbeing services such as Stream, 24/7 virtual GP, counselling, health and dental cash plans and a 24/7 employee assistance helpline, alongside discounts across a range of services and activities, from airport parking, enhanced to theme parks and cinemas
* Asda Allies Inclusion Networks – helping colleagues to make sure everybody is included and that our differences are recognised and celebrated
* Excellent parental leave policies, including maternity & adoption leave, paternity leave, shared parental leave, neonatal care leave, and support for those doing fertility treatments
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