Operations Director

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Job Title: Operations Director

Location: North West, Greater Manchester

Role Purpose:

The Operations Director is a key member of the Regional Board, responsible for leading the safe, successful and profitable delivery of projects while supporting business growth and client development. Working collaboratively across the region, they ensure projects are delivered in line with Building North West’s Delivering Excellence principles: Safe, On Time, Right First Time and Delighted Clients, whilst meeting commercial and performance targets.

What You Will Be Doing:

• Lead the operational delivery and performance of projects across the region.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, framework partners and supply chain stakeholders.
• Support work-winning activities, bids and tenders, helping convert opportunities into secured projects.
• Provide leadership, guidance and oversight on project performance, risk management, governance and change control.
• Champion a culture of safety, quality, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to regional strategy, business planning and sustainable growth objectives.
• Develop, support and mentor teams, ensuring strong succession planning and career development.
• Promote Galliford Try's values, leadership principles and Delivering Excellence culture across all projects.
• Participate in management, business unit and project review meetings to drive performance and resolve challenges.

About You:

• Significant experience in a senior operational leadership role within a Tier One contractor.
• A proven track record of delivering and overseeing complex construction projects ranging from £5m to £100m+.
• Strong client and stakeholder management skills, with an ability to build lasting partnerships.
• Experience leading, developing and empowering high-performing teams.
• A collaborative, values-driven leadership style with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Sound commercial awareness and knowledge of NEC, JCT and PPC2000 forms of contract.
• Construction-related HNC, HND or Degree qualification.
• Membership of a relevant professional body such as CIOB, ICE or RICS.
• A valid CSCS card and Security Clearance (or eligibility to obtain).
• Strong IT skills, including Microsoft Office applications.

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.3 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

About us:

Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our West Midlands / South West business please contact Skyemarie Bree on [email protected]

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage, and would be grateful if, you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.”

A full job description for this role is available upon request.