Operations Manager

About The Role

The Civils Operations Manager is responsible for the overall operational delivery of civil engineering projects, ensuring works are delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards. The role provides strong leadership across multiple sites, manages project teams and subcontractors, and acts as a key link between commercial, planning and site delivery functions.

Key Responsibilities

• Working as part of the Senior Management Team to ensure best in class services are provided to our clients
• Managing pre start meetings, project reviews and sign offs
• Site visits to check quality of work and health and safety
• Supervising and training team members
• Managing day to day requirements and requests of our clients
• Maintaining a safe and healthy work environment by establishing, following and enforcing standards and procedures, complying with legal regulations
• Managing the commercial administration of the construction team, dealing with valuations, disputes and final accounts
• Encouraging and inspiring operations teams to produce their best work using resources in a cost effective way
• Ensuring delivery processes recognise current legislation, standards and codes of practice
• Helping the business to develop robust delivery procedures
• Supporting the construction teams with planning and delivery of large construction activities
• Ensuring development and review of project plans provide structured delivery
• Assisting the business in winning new work
• Managing relationships with key subcontractors

Desired Certifications

• SMSTS (desirable)
• CSCS (desirable)
• First Aid at Work (desirable)
• Temporary Works Coordinator/Supervisor (desirable)

Skills

• Good forward planning and excellent motivation skills to manage teams with diverse skill sets and goals, enabling coordinated delivery
• Works well under pressure
• Good people skills, ability to present ideas effectively and evaluate others
• In depth knowledge of all aspects of a construction project and efficient document management
• Understanding of NEC contract administration
• Proven leadership

What's in it for you?

• Competitive salary
• Holiday allowance starting at 26 days per annum plus bank holidays (pro rata for part time roles)
• Flexible and hybrid working options (role dependent)
• Life insurance - 4 x annual salary
• Enhanced company pension scheme
• 24/7 free and confidential Employee Assistance Programme
• GP24 Service - access to remote, private GP services 24/7, 365 days a year plus second medical opinions
• BRUSHRewards - discover ways to get more active and make savings on everyday essentials, holidays and special treats
• Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity/paternity
• Bike to work scheme
• Long service awards
• Professional development and training support

About The Company

McGowan Group is based in the UK's largest National Park. The group is driven by a respect for the natural environment and its people, dedicated to nurturing, training and developing our team of talented, like minded individuals, investing in young people and offering modern apprenticeships and opportunities for progression and career development throughout the group.

McGowan Infrastructure is strategically headquartered in Aviemore, within the Cairngorms National Park. A trusted ICP accredited contractor with key clients in both the public and private sectors, we have a proven track record in delivering major civil engineering and infrastructure projects across the UK & Ireland. With wide ranging experience in the renewable energy, power networks and utilities sectors, McGowan Infrastructure is a cabling, ducting, pipework, substation and access infrastructure specialist with the expertise, specialist equipment and accreditations required to deliver key projects in the harshest and most sensitive environments.