Head of Service & Operations in Dumbarton

We are a global leader in providing energy solutions that help businesses grow and communities thrive. We work as a team and we’re proud of the difference we make to customers, to local communities, and towards a sustainable future for the world. Based in Glasgow, you will play a pivotal leadership role in shaping and delivering Aggreko’s global IT service and infrastructure strategy. Reporting to the CIO, you’ll ensure our technology foundations are secure, reliable, scalable, and capable of supporting our fast-evolving global business.

Why Aggreko? Here are some of the perks and rewards:

• A competitive salary and benefits package
• Generous holiday entitlement, with option to ‘buy’ or ‘sell’
• A focus on continued personal development
• Paid time off work for volunteering in the community
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which helps promote and support a healthy lifestyle

What you’ll do:

• Lead the strategy and day-to-day delivery of Aggreko’s global IT infrastructure and service operations, including our service desk, ensuring technology enables people to do their best work.
• Guide the evolution of our network, cloud, data centre, and end-user computing platforms—making sure they are secure, reliable, scalable, and designed with the future in mind.
• Inspire, coach, and develop a diverse global team, fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous improvement, and excellent customer service, with a strong focus on “shift-left” ways of working.
• Develop trusted relationships with key vendors, working collaboratively to unlock innovation, maximise value, and ensure responsible management of third-party spend.
• Establish clear governance and ways of working in partnership with Enterprise Architecture and IT Security, maintaining ISO27001 certification and supporting SOX compliance.
• Ensure strong performance across core ITIL processes, including Major Incident and cyber incident response, helping the organisation stay resilient in critical moments.
• Use service insights, SLAs, KPIs, and automation to enhance service quality, efficiency, and user experience over time.

What you’ll bring:

• Experience delivering IT services at scale in a global environment, with the ability to balance stability, innovation, and user needs.
• Strong commercial awareness and a collaborative approach to building effective vendor partnerships.
• Strategic thinking, with the ability to set clear direction in a complex and evolving technology landscape.
• Inclusive leadership skills—able to motivate, support, and empower teams while managing competing priorities.
• A practical, delivery-focused mindset and a genuine passion for improving user experience and operational excellence.

Find out more and apply now. Bring your energy. Grow your career.

We welcome people from different backgrounds and cultures, and respect people’s unique skills, attitudes and experiences. We encourage everyone to be themselves at work because we know that’s how we do our best, for each other, for our customers, for the communities where we work, and for our careers. We are an equal opportunity employer. If you apply for a role at Aggreko, we will consider your application based on your qualifications and experience, and not on your race, colour, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.