Overview
Position: Operations Manager
Location: Braintree, Essex (office-based)
Employment type: Permanent, full-time role: 5 days per week, Monday to Friday
Salary: competitive plus benefits
Company: Swann Engineering Group Ltd
Swann Engineering Group is an ethical and forward-thinking company with a focus on governance, diversity of specialist skills, and end-to-end product lifecycle management including design, manufacture, installation, maintenance and customer support. We work with UK mobile network operators, telecommunications infrastructure owners, housebuilders and major Construction companies across the UK.
About the Role
As Operations Manager you will oversee the planning, production and installation of structural and architectural steelwork projects, ensuring quality and safety standards are met and that projects are completed in a cost-effective and timely manner. You will manage the life cycle process of each project from award to close out, coordinate design and fabrication, ensure the team has the right resources, lead the team and maintain regulatory compliance. You will be the key point of contact for the company\'s site-based clients and contractors.
Main Duties And Responsibilities
* Provide clear and inspirational leadership within the SAS team to achieve project targets.
* Control and manage resources within assigned projects to achieve financial margin targets, including attending prestart meetings, implementing contracts, and conducting contract reviews.
* Responsible for production, procurement, and planning of daily operations.
* Coordinate with relevant departments to ensure delivery times are met.
* Report project commercial issues such as overspend or delays and their consequences.
* Capture variations and monitor budgets to ensure contract costs are recovered.
* Plan, schedule and review workload and manpower to meet targets cost-effectively.
* Oversee on-site works as required, proactively resolving issues.
* Ensure the production team has time to manufacture and deliver products as per client requests; monitor production schedules and communicate changes to relevant parties.
* Ensure Health and Safety best practices and regulations are followed, consulting with in-house H&S experts where necessary.
* Build strong relationships with stakeholders across departments.
* Maintain positive and constructive communication with clients, site and office based, to uphold and enhance relationships through service.
About You
* Solid technical background and experience
* SMSTS or SSSTS trained is desirable
* Computer literate with MS Outlook, Excel, Word and Microsoft Project
* Proven project management skills, including experience of contract terms and conditions in construction
* Experience negotiating and working with sub-contractors and suppliers
* Basic understanding of project financials for managing budgets
* Strong drive to achieve results
* Good knowledge of Health & Safety legislation
* Strong problem-solving skills to identify and resolve technical, logistical and interpersonal issues
* Strong attention to detail
* Ability to engage and motivate others
* Excellent communication and organisational skills
* Confident communicator who builds trust with colleagues, subcontractors and clients
What We Offer
Competitive salary, pension, health care cash back scheme, 20 days holiday plus 8 bank holidays (salary sacrifice scheme available for additional holiday) and cycle to work scheme. This is an office-based permanent, full-time role at our Head Office in Braintree, Essex. Immediate start available.
Please apply with a CV.
By applying for this role, your details will be shared with Ortolan People, engaged to provide recruitment support in processing applications. We endeavour to respond to all applicants within three working days. Very high volumes may extend this timeline.
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