Job Description
Senior Operations Manager – MEP (Consultancy)
London & Home Counties (Hybrid) | Permanent
I’m working with a private equity–backed, fast-growing consultancy to appoint a Senior Operations Manager within their MEP (Mechanical, Electrical & Public Health) business.
This is a key, growth-critical role reporting into senior group leadership, created to support rapid expansion and the integration of newly acquired MEP consultancies. The successful individual will play a central role in improving operational performance, embedding consistent ways of working, and enabling the business to scale effectively.
Why this role stands out
* Senior operational leadership role in a highly acquisitive consultancy
* Direct exposure to group-level leadership and decision-making
* Opportunity to shape how the MEP business operates at scale
* Significant influence over performance, systems, and delivery standards
* Clear growth trajectory as the group continues to expand
The Role
Working closely with MEP Directors and Group leadership, you will support and strengthen operational performance across the business, including:
* Project operations, resourcing, utilisation and delivery governance
* Performance reporting, fee management and operational KPIs
* Quality, compliance and risk management across MEP projects
* Integration of newly acquired teams into group systems and standards
* Continuous improvement of processes, tools and operational frameworks
This is not a site-based or contractor operations role. It sits firmly within a professional services / consultancy environment.
Who this role is likely to suit
This opportunity will appeal to senior professionals from MEP, engineering, cost or project management consultancies, including:
* Associate Directors or Directors with operational or practice responsibility
* Heads of Operations or Practice Managers within MEP consultancies
* Senior delivery or business operations leaders with an engineering background
* You are likely to have trained and progressed within consultancies such as: Arup, WSP, AECOM, Atkins / AtkinsRéalis, Jacobs, Mott MacDonald, Buro Happold, Cundall, Hoare Lea, Ramboll, Sweco, Stantec, HDR, Arcadis, Deerns, Atelier Ten, Hilson Moran, ChapmanBDSP, Hurley Palmer Flatt, AKT II, Hydrock, Egis, Systra, Pick Everard, or similar.Key experience
o Engineering background (Mechanical, Electrical or Building Services)
o Strong experience in a consultancy or professional services environment
o Exposure to operations, delivery governance, resourcing or utilisation
o Comfortable operating in a fast-growing, evolving business
o Experience supporting growth, change or integration is highly desirable
Interested?This is a confidential and priority hire. If you’d like an initial conversation to explore fit and context before anything formal, please apply or message me directly.