Operations Manager

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a  friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive. 

Where will you be working?

We help our clients safeguard the water supply, improve environmental performance and manage demand for future generations. We enhance and extend asset life, ensuring compliance with water quality and environmental standards. We’re problem solvers with over 140 years of combined experience in engineering and infrastructure.

This role will be within MEICA and capital maintenance - Our Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Control & Automation (MEICA) experts offer a one-stop solution, including ongoing operation and maintenance services. 

M Group are recruiting an Operations Manager to join their senior management team, working closely with three other Business Unit Managers. This is an exciting and dynamic role, focused on overseeing the operational delivery within the water industry, offering a highly rewarding and fast-paced environment. This position includes the maintenance delivery for the prestigious London Tideway Tunnel.

You'll be responsible for the day to day planning and management of the maintenance activities where you'll manage field operations to achieve service targets.

We'll need you to take responsibility for ensuring that field operatives follow the Contractor’s safe system of work and follows safe working practices. 

You'll support the Contractor's Contract Manager with preparing the maintenance reports, and the spares and consumables reports along with overseeing the management of the spares and consumables.

You'll attend meetings with the Service Manager and others when requested to do so, and supports the Contractor's Contract Manager with preparing the RAMS.

What you’ll bring 

• Have you got proven experience in managing multi-discipline maintenance operatives? (minimum 5 years’  experience)
• Do you hold a NEBOSH certificate?
• Have you gained SSSTS?
• Are you a holder of a CSCS?
• Do you hold a valid driving licence?

What’s in it for you?

We offer a range of benefits designed to support your life in and out of work, some of which include;

• Contributory pension scheme
• Online GP service, 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
• Employee assistance programme
• My Rewards portal, access to 1000’s of retail discounts
• Life assurance
• Cycle to work, salary finance and give as you earn schemes
• Enhanced maternity, paternity leave and adoption leave
• Reward and recognition scheme

In addition, this role offers;

• Company car and fuel card with a range of EV and hybrid vehicles to choose from
• My Car Choice our salary sacrifice EV/ Hybrid car scheme
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Recommend a friend – get rewarded for introducing people to us!

About us

We want to be an employer of choice and a great place to work, attracting diverse and talented people, who join us and make a difference. We are one of the Top 100 UK companies actively supporting and recruiting veterans. Our ENABLE inclusion networks bring together people who have a shared passion, to help create an environment where everyone belongs. 

Our values help to shape our culture and how we work with one another. We recruit with these values in mind, to ensure your aspirations, and ways of working, align with ours.

• We’re responsible and go further for our people, clients, communities and the planet
• We’re open and seek new and better ways of exceeding expectations
• We’re together and as one team; the whole is greater than the sum of the parts
• We’re ambitious and embrace opportunity, to lead essential infrastructure services for life

Whether you’re a trainee, apprentice or graduate, or progressing through your career, our people benefit from industry recognised programmes, training and development.

It’s an exceptional time to be a part of M Group.

Please note: Occasionally, job adverts might be closed before the stated closing date. Do apply as soon as possible to ensure your application is considered.

For certain roles, successful candidates will be subject to 3rd party background checks as part of the hiring process. Some roles require drug and alcohol testing as part of induction and onboarding.

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