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Operations Manager (Construction)
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Operations Manager - Cladding & Facade Refurbishment
Location: Birchwood (with travel across the North of England)
A well-established refurbishment and building maintenance contractor is seeking an experienced Operations Manager to lead the delivery of high-rise residential cladding and façade remediation projects across the North of England.
This is a senior leadership role, responsible for overseeing multiple projects, ensuring safe and efficient delivery, managing operational teams, and driving programme performance across a portfolio of live works.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead the operational delivery of high-rise cladding refurbishment and remediation projects
- Oversee Project Managers, Site Managers and delivery teams across multiple sites
- Develop, manage and monitor project programmes, ensuring key milestones and completion dates are achieved
- Maintain strong client relationships and act as a key point of contact throughout project delivery
- Ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to the required quality standards
- Support pre-construction and commercial teams with planning, resource allocation and project strategy
- Drive operational excellence and continuous improvement across the business
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Requirements
- Proven experience in an Operations Manager, Contracts Manager or Senior Project Manager position
- Strong background delivering high-rise residential cladding, façade remediation or external envelope refurbishment projects
- Experience building and managing construction programmes for complex high-rise projects
- Strong understanding and practical experience of NEC contracts
- Previous experience working within a refurbishment, maintenance or specialist façade/cladding contractor environment
- Excellent leadership, client-facing and stakeholder management skills
- Strong commercial awareness and programme management capability.
What's on Offer
- Senior leadership opportunity within a growing specialist contractor
- Long-term pipeline of high-rise residential remediation and refurbishment projects
- Competitive salary and benefits package
- Opportunity to play a key role in shaping project delivery across the region
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If you're an experienced operational leader with a strong background in high-rise cladding and refurbishment works, we'd be keen to hear from you.
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