Manager - Operations Management Consulting

Allow us to introduce ourselves. At dss+, we are not just your average global operations consulting firm. We are a purpose-driven company dedicated to saving lives and creating a sustainable future for our clients, employees, and communities. We prioritize people in everything we do and are a consultancy with heart.

As an experienced operations consultant, your role is crucial in helping us achieve this purpose, making you an integral part of our operations. Currently, we are expanding our market reach and impact in the UK and are seeking a manager to help transform our clients' operations and work within high-performing project teams on large, complex transformation programs. This expansion offers a unique opportunity for personal and professional growth as you contribute to our purpose and engage in challenging projects.

As a manager, you will work with industry-leading clients across your sectors to reduce risks, enhance business continuity, and improve asset productivity. Your work will help save lives, drive performance, and improve the working lives of your clients' employees.

Key responsibilities include:

• Managing a team of experienced consultants and subject matter experts to identify root causes of safety and productivity challenges through analysis of metrics and observations, and developing, communicating, and implementing solutions.
• Working directly with clients to identify pain points and develop effective solutions tailored to their needs.
• Leading the delivery of solutions in operational excellence, safety culture, or behavioral safety.
• Developing work plans for yourself and your team, mobilizing resources to deliver effectively.
• Building your team’s capabilities to deliver greater value to clients.
• Managing project delivery and cultivating strong client relationships.

With a strong growth trajectory and a global footprint, there are unprecedented opportunities for career advancement through client engagement and collaboration with technical operations executives, line managers, and qualified coaches who share a problem-solving mindset and passion for their work. We offer mentorship programs with senior leaders, support personal and professional development through our performance processes and talent systems, and provide access to the Consulting Development Academy. As a global company, our professionals can contribute to international projects and grow with us. We value innovation and entrepreneurship, and every employee has the opportunity to influence our company.

Ideally, you hold a degree or master’s in engineering or a related business field, with demonstrable experience in management consulting, particularly transformation consulting. You should have significant project management experience, especially in delivering large-scale transformation projects. You possess the ability to manage diverse and remote teams, guiding them to achieve business and client objectives, and can handle complex projects from start to finish for various engagement sizes. You have experience and understanding of operational issues in heavy industries such as manufacturing, oil & gas, power & utilities, chemicals, transport, or food & beverage. You will lead a team of SMEs with deep expertise in safety or operational excellence and leverage this knowledge externally to guide clients and develop insights. You are fluent in English and proficient in at least one other European language (French, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese). You are comfortable working across cultures and are willing to travel extensively. An entrepreneurial mindset aligns with our values.

We are implementers and change-makers committed to helping clients overcome their biggest challenges and become resilient to future vulnerabilities through organizational engagement from the boardroom to the shop floor. Our expertise spans metals and mining, chemicals, oil, gas, energy, power, utilities, agribusiness, consumer goods, industrial manufacturing, and private equity. We combine this with our consulting expertise in risk, operations, and sustainability to translate client pain points into actionable, tangible results. Our transformational solutions focus on operational risk management, operational excellence, and ESG/sustainability, supported by leadership coaching, capability building, culture change, and digital technologies.