Area Manager - South in London

Hydro International, a CRH Company, is a leading global provider of advanced products, services and expertise to help municipal, industrial and construction customers improve their water management processes, increase operational performance and reduce environmental impact. With over 40 years of experience and a reputation for engineering excellence, businesses and public bodies worldwide rely on our products, services and integrated solutions to reduce flood risk, improve water treatment and protect the environment from water pollution.

Job Overview:

• Location: Based in the South with regular travel between branches requiring overnight stays.
• Responsible for leading the management for growth, sales, customer service, operations, team leadership and site management within the wastewater services business.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and take responsibility for area branches, including other departments, working in conjunction with the Senior Management team to devise and implement strategy and tactics to manage the branches, maximise sales and profit opportunities with both new, potential, and existing customers.
• Manage Operations and Business Development giving a full 360 relationship between Sales and Operations.
• Lead and guide the development of internal structure in support of growth, including expansion, recruitment, management of resources and preparation of business plans as required.
• Act as the Senior Key Account Manager and point of contact with clients, providing an escalation point for all major contracts for the relevant area.
• Direct Operational Leads and teams to ensure best practice, efficient and effective delivery safely and to time, cost and quality.
• Overall area leadership of strategic objectives and develop the profit centres to make maximum contributions to financial success.
• Responsible for all elements of P&L for the area branches, including all financial and operational reporting.
• Oversee effective Project Management in each branch focusing on quoting, planning and delivering projects to time, cost and quality.
• Embrace the wider company provided tools and resources to develop and performance manage employees.
• Write reports and analyse relevant business data, including spend trends, to enable effective forward planning.
• Ensure compliance of all legal and Health and Safety requirements across the business.
• Encourage and develop relationships with all stakeholder groups.

Qualifications & Competency:

• Current valid driving licence.
• Senior level sales experience in the wastewater industry in a Key Account Manager role or similar.
• A minimum of 5 years industry experience at a senior level.
• Engineering qualified to Degree/HND or equivalent or qualified by experience.
• Previous experience of water/engineering equipment and water industry/environmental experience desired.
• Commercially astute with excellent business acumen.
• Ability to prioritise own workload and other direct reports work in a systematic and organised manner.
• Experience and knowledge of managing NEC 3 Contracts.
• Project management trained with experience in project management, planning, and coordination.
• A proven people manager with several years of experience delivering time critical projects.
• Excellent MS Office computer skills.
• Excellent presentation, written and oral communication skills and customer service skills.
• SMSTS – Site safety management desirable.
• IOSH safety qualification as a minimum.
• Knowledge of Health & Safety issues in connection with the construction industry.
• Confined spaces to City and Guilds - preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salaries
• Annual Discretionary bonus
• 2 x Annual salary Life Cover
• Pension
• Minimum of 23 days holiday per annum + Bank Holidays
• Flu Vaccines
• DSE Eye Tests
• Mental Health First Aiders & Support programmes
• Training & Development

What Hydro International Offers You:

• A culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion.
• Highly competitive salary package.
• Comprehensive secondary benefits.
• Significant contribution to your pension plan.
• Excellent opportunities to develop and progress with a global organization.

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to creating an inclusive work environment for all employees and actively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.