Head of Planning & Operations

Element has an opportunity for a Head of Planning & Operations. In this role, you will be reporting to the General Manager for the Element Digital Engineering business, a leading provider of specialist engineering consultancy services, supporting clients across highly regulated and technically demanding industries including Nuclear, Aerospace, Energy, and Defence, both in the UK and internationally. As Head of Planning & Operations, you will be a key member of the leadership team accountable for the deployment of robust Planning and Operational management processes throughout the business to ensure delivery of all financial and customer commitments.

Responsibilities

• Operational Leadership: Lead the development and deployment of the operations framework and business processes that integrate the delivery, technical and functional legs of the EDE organisation to ensure that financial and operational commitments are delivered.
• Business Planning Leadership: Develop and operate the Sales and Operational Planning process to bring together the sales plan (load) with the resourcing plan (capacity) to ensure the EDE business maintains a balanced, executable plan across both the strategic and operational horizons.
• Lead the development and deployment of the Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) toolset deployed in the business and ensure integration with the global organisations systems and tools.
• Programme Management Leadership: Be the Programme Management functional lead to ensure Programme Management best practices are consistently deployed across all projects.
• Operate a Programme Management Office (PMO) to ensure effective governance of programme and project performance.
• Mentor, coach and develop our engineering team in Programme Management skills.
• Facilities Management leadership across the EDE footprint.

Values and Culture

To always operate in accordance with Element’s Purpose, Mission, Vision and Values. To work in accordance with all Element’s policies, procedures and standards at all times. This job description should not be considered exhaustive and the business may reasonably request duties in line with the incumbent’s skills, knowledge and aptitude.

Skills / Qualifications

• 10+ years with demonstrated experience in Leading business units/entities with accountability for Operations Management and Planning.
• Operating a PMO and managing programmes/projects.
• Strong business acumen with familiarity of operating a Profit and Loss.
• Team player with ability to influence and lead peers.
• Strong communicator with a customer focused mindset.
• Experience within a Consultancy Business would be beneficial but not essential.

Company Overview

Element is one of the fastest growing testing, inspection and certification businesses in the world. Globally we have more than 9,000 brilliant minds operating from 270 sites across 30 countries. Together we share an ambitious purpose to ‘Make tomorrow safer than today’. When failure in use is not an option, we help customers make certain that their products, materials, processes and services are safe, compliant and fit for purpose. From early R&D, through complex regulatory approvals and into production, our global laboratory network of scientists, engineers, and technologists support customers to achieve assurance over product quality, sustainable outcomes, and market access.

While we are proud of our global reach, working at Element feels like being part of a smaller company. We empower you to take charge of your career, and reward excellence and integrity with growth and development. Industries across the world depend on our care, attention to detail and the absolute accuracy of our work. The role we have to play in creating a safer world is much bigger than our organization.

Diversity Statement

At Element, we always take pride in putting our people first. We are an equal opportunity employer that recognizes diversity and inclusion as fundamental to our Vision of becoming “the world’s most trusted testing partner”. All suitably qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective work related criteria and without regard for the following: age, disability, ethnic origin, gender, marital status, race, religion, responsibility of dependents, sexual orientation, or gender identity or other characteristics in accordance with the applicable governing laws.