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Base Manager

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Employment Type: Full Time/Permanent
Location: Peterhead Work Hours: 8-5 Monday - Friday
Key Responsibilities
- Provide visible leadership, ensuring operations are delivered safely, efficiently and cost effectively in line with company standards, customer expectations and legislation.
- Lead, motivate, coach and develop operational teams, promoting a positive, accountable and inclusive culture.
- Ensure effective communication with employees, customers, and key stakeholders regarding operational activities, performance and business changes.
- Maximise profitability through effective planning and utilisation of labour, plant, equipment and operational resources.
- Monitor operational and financial performance against agreed KPIs and implement improvements where required.
- Support the General Manager with the annual Operating Plan, budgeting, forecasting, business reviews, tenders, commercial proposals and contract renewals.
- Identify opportunities for business growth, diversification and development within renewable and critical energy markets.
- Develop and maintain strong customer, tenant, Port Authority, harbour, regulatory and external stakeholder relationships.
- Maintain effective operational risk management, emergency response and business continuity arrangements.
- Ensure contractors comply with company procedures, safe working practices, permits and contractual requirements.
- Work with Facilities to maximise the availability, reliability and condition of operational assets, equipment and facilities.
- Support the planning and delivery of CAPEX and OPEX projects, including scope definition, financial justification, procurement, contractor management and completion.
- Ensure employees are appropriately trained and competent, supporting the development of a flexible, multi-skilled workforce and effective succession planning.
- Promote a strong safety culture, including reporting, investigation and learning from incidents, near misses and non-conformances.
- Support Port Facility Security compliance with the ISPS Code and communicate relevant security and operational requirements.
- Oversee potable water storage and delivery in accordance with Group Operating Procedures and third-party service arrangements.
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Minimum Competencies (Skills, Knowledge and Behaviours)
- Substantial operational management experience within logistics, ports or the energy sector.
- Strong operational leadership and people management skills.
- Commercial awareness and financial management capability.
- Strategic, forward-thinking and customer-focused approach.
- Strong communication, influencing and decision-making skills.
- Effective risk management and continuous improvement mindset.
- High standards of integrity and professionalism.
- Commitment to equality, diversity and inclusive working practices.
- Ability to build effective relationships with customers, employees and external stakeholders.


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Minimum Qualifications
- Substantial operational management experience within logistics, ports or the energy sector.
- Full UK driving licence.
- IOSH Managing Safely certification.
Desirable Qualifications/Competencies
- Degree level qualification or equivalent experience.
- CILT membership.
- Lean Six Sigma qualification or experience.
- Project management qualification, such as APM or PRINCE2.
- Management or leadership qualification, such as CMI or ILM.
- NEBOSH General Certificate.
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