Cabling Senior Operations Manager

Wood Transmission & Distribution Ltd are recruiting for an accomplished Senior Operations Manager to manage our EHV Cabling Projects across Scotland. You will have demonstrable knowledge & experience in tendering, developing, managing and delivering large-scale EHV cable projects, safely to time and to budget working with Cabling Transmission and Distribution Network Operators such as SSE. Due to the growth trajectory within our cabling division, this position will be across the whole of Scotland, predominantly in the Highlands initially.

What We Can Offer

• Meaningful and interesting projects delivered to leaders of industry across emerging energy sectors
• Flexible working arrangements that balance client, team and individual needs offering hybrid and remote working where relevant
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion; we are an organisation actively committed to diversity and inclusion across our business
• Competitive salary with regular salary reviews to ensure we are rewarding at the right level in line with the market
• Flexible benefits package; inclusive of 33 days annual leave (including public holidays), generous contributory pension scheme, private medical cover, 4x base salary life insurance; all of these and more that can be adapted to suit your own lifestyle
• Commitment to continued professional development; development plans that are tailored to your individual needs and interests
• Global connections: join experts around the world who are at the leading edge of our industry, shaping the standards of our profession

Responsibilities

Operational Delivery

• P & L responsibility with associated commercial and financial accountability including revenue delivery, margin and overhead management, budget and forecast determination and attainment, risk and opportunity reviews, cost controls, accounts payable/billing and cash collection.
• Ownership of HSSEA matters across assigned area: ensure HSSEA values are delivered and adhered to at all times, proactively leading and demonstrating safety behavioural values. Lead and focus the team to attain all HSE plans, supporting continuous improvement and ensuring legislative compliance.
• Provides tactical direction to operational delivery team(s) in order to meet business plan goal.
• Ensures robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans are in place.
• Carries out significant operational administrative functions, staffing activities and managing day-to-day employee relations and operational issues.
• With direction and within set parameters, establishes annual business goals and strategies and prepares business plan for assigned location.
• Serves as consultant or project manager as appropriate.
• Ensures financial, safety, and quality controls and compliance to company policies.
• Maintain operational integrity and excellence, ensuring robust governance, subcontractor management, and performance reporting. Work with leadership and peers to improve delivery performance and maximise delivery opportunities throughout wider business where required.
• Establish and implement policies, and ensure appropriate governance mechanisms for continuous monitoring of their proper implementation.
• Ensure our people and the worksites at which they operate are safe and well managed.
• Support resolution of any legal claims in collaboration with legal and other relevant functions.
• Pursue and develop opportunities for innovation, such as digitalisation and technology use, work share and high value engineering centres, to bring value to Wood and customer.
• Participate in technical audits and peer reviews as required.

Business Growth

• Deliver growth in the areas of responsibility through close collaboration with Business Development. Develop and own business plan, and drive sales, bid and tender activity.
• Assist with developing and delivering a robust business plan, whilst driving and supporting corporate initiatives, ensuring company values are at the core of all activities.
• Expands the company's business in the area served, directs local business development programs, proactively identifies new opportunities and supports / leads bid and tender activity as appropriate.
• Oversees proposals and call-offs (may be individual projects) within delegation of authority, ensuring compliance with contracting policy and standards of ethical conduct.

Leadership

• Is a champion and role model for ethical behaviour and compliance with applicable laws and policies.
• Support and lead a delivery and support team including accountability for recruitment, selection and development of talent, ensuring effective performance and capability management, acting as a coach/mentor and encouraging and supporting open and effective communication to optimise delivery of objectives, maximise team performance and achieve continuous performance improvement.
• Responsible for ensuring competence of employees in area of responsibility to carry out assigned duties.
• Ensure day-to-day operations maintain a continued alignment with overall corporate policy, strategy and direction.

Qualifications

Who We Are Looking For

• Degree qualification in Engineering or related field.
• Track record of successful operational delivery within relevant industry sector.
• Broad understanding of the industry and networking capability.
• Experience of customer facing communication.
• Strong relevant technical expertise or commercial/business leadership of a technical organisation.
• Understanding of management systems.
• Knowledge of current QHSE and other legislation as applicable in the industry.
• Team building skills – motivating people, proactively enabling cross functional best practice.
• Ability to lead change programmes.

Personal attributes:

• Safety focused with an uncompromising approach to risk management. Places the welfare of both internal and customer employees at the top of the agenda.
• Passionately pursues and supports, demonstrate and embed company values.
• Strong influencer, negotiator and mediator.
• Flexible to respond and adapt in agile ways to changing internal and external context and customer needs.
• Decisive, with ability to make decisions and follow through, ensuring learnings are captured.
• Exceptional communicator both verbally and written.

About Us

Wood is a global leader in consulting and engineering, helping to unlock solutions to critical challenges in energy and materials markets. We provide consulting, projects and operations solutions in 60 countries, employing around 35,000 people.

Diversity Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer that recognises the value of a diverse workforce. All suitably qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment on the basis of objective criteria and without regard to the following (which is a non-exhaustive list): race, colour, age, religion, gender, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or other characteristics in accordance with the relevant governing laws.