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Assistant Operations Manager
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Assistant Operations Manager
Location: Glasgow Schools Account (Site Based)
Contract Type: Multiple Opportunities Available - Permanent & Fixed Term Contracts
Salary: Competitive Salary + Company Car/Car Allowance
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Shift Pattern: Monday to Friday, with flexibility required to meet business needs.
Join Our Team
We are excited to offer a number of fantastic opportunities for Assistant Operations Managers to join our Glasgow Schools Account.
This is a key leadership role supporting the day-to-day delivery of Facilities Management services across a portfolio of schools in Glasgow. Working alongside the Operations Manager, you will play a vital role in ensuring high standards of service delivery, customer satisfaction, and operational excellence across our education estate.
Leading a workforce of approximately 50 cleaning colleagues, you will help create safe, clean, and welcoming environments for students, staff, and visitors. This is an excellent opportunity for a people-focused leader who enjoys building high-performing teams, improving service standards, and making a real difference within local communities.
What You Will Do
- Support the Operations Manager in the day-to-day running of the Glasgow Schools Account.
- Lead and develop a team of approximately 50 cleaning operatives, ensuring high levels of engagement, performance, and service delivery.
- Drive operational excellence across multiple school sites, ensuring contractual standards, KPIs, and compliance requirements are consistently achieved.
- Build strong relationships with school leadership teams and key stakeholders, acting as a trusted operational partner.
- Conduct regular audits, inspections, and reviews to maintain quality standards and identify opportunities for improvement.
- Support workforce planning, recruitment, training, and resource deployment to ensure effective service delivery across the account.
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What You Will Bring
Essential
- Strong people management and leadership skills.
- Experience managing large operational teams within a Facilities Management, Cleaning, or Soft Services environment.
- Proven ability to manage attendance, welfare, employee relations, and performance matters.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
Desirable
- Cleaning or Facilities Management background.
- Experience working within education, PFI, or public sector environments.
- IOSH Managing Safely qualification or willingness to obtain.
- Facilities Management or Operational Management qualification.
- Experience working within KPI and SLA-driven contracts.
Behaviours
- Collaborative and supportive leadership style.
- Customer-focused approach.
- Proactive and solutions-oriented.
- Accountable and results-driven.
- Adaptable to changing operational demands.
Inclusive Hiring
At Amey, we recognize that no candidate will meet every requirement. If you have most, but not all, of the skills and experience listed above, we would still love to hear from you. We may be able to provide development and training to support your growth and career progression.
Security Clearance
Due to the nature of this role within an education environment, successful candidates will be required to complete the appropriate pre-employment screening and obtain a PVG check.
Why Join Amey?
At Amey, we're committed to supporting our people to thrive.
When you join us, you'll benefit from:
- Competitive salary and company car/car allowance.
- Career development and progression opportunities across the wider Amey business.
- Access to training, professional qualifications, and leadership development programmes.
- Company pension scheme.
- Minimum holiday entitlement plus bank holidays.
- Flexible benefits package.
- Employee assistance programme and wellbeing support.
- Access to a range of employee discounts and rewards.
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You'll be joining an organisation that delivers critical services across the UK and is committed to creating sustainable infrastructure and places that improve everyday life.
About Amey
Amey is a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Working for public and private sector customers, we deliver sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.
Our people are driven by a shared purpose to create better places to live, work, and travel. By combining exceptional expertise with a commitment to innovation and sustainability, we help our clients deliver lasting positive change for the communities they serve.
Diversity, Inclusion & Accessibility
At Amey, we are committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and are proud to be an equal opportunities employer.
As a Disability Confident employer, we are committed to creating an inclusive recruitment process and working environment. If you require any adjustments during the application or interview process, please let us know, and we will be happy to support you.
Apply Today
Interviews are scheduled to take place during the week commencing 26 October.
We may close this vacancy early if sufficient applications are received, so we encourage candidates to apply as soon as possible.
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