Operations Manager in Nottingham

Horizon is an established specialist contractor operating within the steeplejack, work at height, height safety, and lightning protection sectors, delivering complex access, maintenance, inspection, and remedial works across the UK. Established in 1993, Horizon is a market leader in the Work at Height & Lightning Protection Industry, undertaking contracts throughout the UK and abroad. Horizon is a member of the Association of Technical Lightning & Access Specialists.

The successful candidate would join the management team, reporting daily to the Lightning Protection Technical Director and ultimately the Directors of the business.

About the role:

• Interviewing prospective lightning protection site personnel, verifying candidate competencies to ensure they meet Horizon contract needs.
• Undertaking 3, 6, and 12 monthly employment reviews both in person and remotely, ensuring reviews are genuine and meaningful with achievements and outcomes recorded/planned.
• Holding operatives investigatory and disciplinary meetings with HR.
• Regularly reviewing operatives training and competency certificates, working with the Business Director and Senior Contracts Administrator to ensure training meets client contract requirements.
• Liaising with LC Contracts Manager, Senior Contracts Administrator, and Business Director to ensure security vetting for site personnel is carried out prior to contract start date.
• Daily liaison with site teams to ensure contracts are carried out to required timescales and budgets.
• Daily liaison with LC Resource Planner to plan and programme contracts.
• Liaison with the LC Contracts Manager regarding contract details, permits to work arranged, road closures, and specialist access required.
• Daily liaison with site teams who may be lone working.
• Dealing with issues affecting site personnel, liaising with HR where required.
• Cascading health, safety, quality, and environmental information to site teams via message service.
• Delivery of contract works to timescales and budget.
• Liaising with clients, designers, sub-contractors, and Horizon LC Contract Manager regarding site works, compliance with Building Safety Act or CDM Regs.
• Ensuring all accidents and incidents are reported by LC site personnel in line with company policy, ensuring documentation is completed and submitted in a timely manner.
• Liaising with Warehouse/Material handling team to confirm materials and equipment required for contract, informing team of any contract changes.
• Undertaking Tool Box Talks.
• Undertaking site audits, client meetings, Teams meetings, and attending safety group and management meetings as required.
• Ensuring compliance with current legislation and guidelines either through direct action or delegation to the Directors.

What you will bring:

• Relevant formal qualifications, knowledge, and/or certification to BS 6651 & BS EN 62305 preferred, or extensive and proven high level of operational experience in the Lightning Protection industry in a similar role.
• Current or previous experience in an operational supervisory or management role is preferred.
• Able to manage, motivate, and control operational personnel engaged in front line activities.
• Ability to communicate with clients at all levels from technical personnel to senior management.
• Full UK driving license is essential.
• Applicants must be able to lodge in the UK or abroad as required to attend site visits and client meetings.
• Ability to plan LC workloads and labour force, meeting goals and objectives in a timely manner while managing multiple deadlines and priorities.
• Good interpersonal skills, oral and written communication skills.
• Able to manage documentation and compliance with reporting requirements associated with HSE.
• Good PC skills are essential with experience of MS Word, Excel, and Outlook/Cloud 365 as all operations and business activities are PC based.

What's in it for you:

• Competitive base salary.
• Competitive annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to 25 (max) with service.
• Pension scheme.
• Perkbox benefits platform.
• Clear career progression path as the business and Group continue to grow.

About Vadella:

Vadella Group is a PE-backed compliance services business operating across the TICC market - fire safety, water hygiene, asbestos, HVAC, and health and safety consulting. We operate through a portfolio of specialist operating companies, each with their own identity and client base, supported by a Group infrastructure that enables them to grow. We are in a period of significant and deliberate growth, expanding our portfolio through acquisition and scaling our people and operational infrastructure accordingly. It is an exciting time to be joining the Group team.