HVAC Recruitment Limited
Operations Director - FM
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Operations Director – Scotland
Location: Scotland (Hybrid)
Salary: Up to £120,000 + Package
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I'm exclusively supporting a leading UK Facilities Management provider with the appointment of an experienced Operations Director to lead a major Scottish portfolio.
This is a high-profile leadership role with responsibility for a portfolio exceeding £60m, leading more than 500 operational and engineering colleagues across Scotland.
The successful candidate will provide strategic and operational leadership across a diverse portfolio, delivering predominantly Hard FM services within critical environments including Healthcare, Education, Government, and Emergency Services.
The Role
Reporting into the Regional Managing Director, you'll be responsible for:
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- Providing strategic leadership across a large-scale Hard FM portfolio.
- Leading Regional Operations Managers, Contract Managers, and technical specialists.
- Driving operational performance, compliance, and service excellence.
- Full P&L ownership for the Scottish business portfolio.
- Building and maintaining executive-level client relationships.
- Ensuring contractual compliance, statutory obligations, and KPI performance are consistently achieved.
- Leading contract retention, mobilisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Promoting engineering excellence, operational efficiency, and a strong safety culture.
- Supporting the wider leadership team in delivering long-term business growth.
About You
You'll be an experienced senior Facilities Management leader with:
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- A proven track record leading large-scale FM operations.
- Significant engineering and technical service delivery experience.
- Strong commercial acumen with full P&L responsibility.
- Experience managing complex, multi-site contracts.
- The ability to build trusted relationships with senior clients and stakeholders.
- A passion for developing high-performing operational teams.
Experience within Healthcare, PFI/PPP contracts, engineering qualifications, or NEBOSH would be advantageous.
This is an exceptional opportunity to join a well-established organisation with an excellent reputation for delivering complex FM services across the UK.
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