Operations Manager- Project Interface in Essex

Equans is looking for a Project Interface Manager to join our team at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford on a permanent basis. This is a full-time role working 40 hours per week. On offer is a competitive salary and benefits package.

The post holder will lead contract-based works projects, focusing on lifecycle works, delivering project solutions to budget, effectively utilising in-house resources (white and blue collar) and sub-contract arrangements as appropriate. Supporting the operations team to ensure smooth delivery. Working as part of the Broomfield management team to build on reputation, capability and delivering efficiently to ensure the projects team maintains a strong project pipeline and develop new leads and clients.

What will you deliver?

• Take profit and loss responsibility for those projects allocated to you.
• Own each project and delivery with a high degree of attention to specification, design, construction and financial detail.
• From resources available, draw together and manage teams to deliver owned projects. These may be from a combination of in-house and out-sourced resources.
• Be accountable for the service delivery in accordance with business systems, such as quality assurance, environmental management system, financial systems, administration and policies.
• Take responsibility for the delivery of lifecycle plant replacement in accordance with the long-term plan, ensuring that plant availability is maintained throughout.
• Oversee the small works process, ensuring works are completed to HTM.

Benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (+ public holidays).
• Life Cover equivalent to 2 times annual salary.
• Employee discount shopping schemes on major brands and retailers.
• Gym membership discounts.
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Holiday purchase scheme.
• 2 corporate social responsibility days per year.
• Broad range of learning opportunities, such as professional qualifications, collective/individual training, and personalised support programmes.
• Attractive Employee Referral Rewards Scheme.
• Access to our growing employee networks including AccessAbility, Encompass, RISE, WOMEN TOGETHER, Working Parents, and Young Professionals.
• 24/7 Employee Assistance Program and access to mental wellbeing app.

Who are we looking for?

• Excellent, strong team leader with experience of constructing and integrating teams ensuring they work efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills are essential.
• Well-developed client-facing and customer service skills and the ability to cope with demanding and varied customer requirements.
• Diplomatic yet forceful to drive projects forward achieving mutually compliant results.
• Strong and effective communicator.
• Technically competent in a variety of fields of project management delivery environment.
• Able to successfully deliver projects from inception to completion - end to end with a hands-on approach and use appropriate IT systems in the management of all projects.
• Experience of managing plant replacement in a healthcare or large commercial environment, working to minimise downtime to ensure minimal disruption.
• Quality driven in terms of the project finished article, communication - written and oral and in terms of processes and procedure.
• Direct line/Sub-Contractor management experience for multiple technical/trade staff, experienced in dealing with re-engineering and accomplished in management of administrative performance issues such as sickness and absence.

This role includes a DBS Standard check therefore ability to pass is essential. As part of our commitment to better reflect the markets within which we operate, we encourage applications from women, ethnically diverse individuals and people with disabilities, along with all candidates who identify with protected characteristic groups under the Equality Act 2010. We’re committed to delivering a culture where everyone's voice is heard and supported. We know the value a diverse workforce creates, delivering better results for our people, customers, and stakeholders. Diversity and inclusion is at the core of what we do; should you join Equans you'll find a welcoming and open workplace where you're supported and encouraged to be your true self at work.

For this role, you must have evidence of the right to work in the UK. Unfortunately, we are not able to offer a relocation package with this job role. Certain roles may require applicants to undergo a Disclosure check, as noted in the role requirements.