Procter Street is working with a well-established civils contractor delivering highways and infrastructure works across multiple local authority frameworks. They are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to take ownership of day-to-day operational delivery across a portfolio of schemes, ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient execution of works. The successful candidate will play a key leadership role in driving performance, maintaining strong client relationships, and ensuring consistent delivery across multiple live sites within the highways and public realm environment.
Key Responsibilities
Health & Safety, Technical & Compliance Focus
This role carries a strong emphasis on maintaining a proactive safety culture and ensuring technical excellence across all operations. The Operations Manager will be responsible for embedding robust health and safety practices across all sites, ensuring all works are delivered in full compliance with legislation, permits, and framework standards. A strong technical understanding of highways construction, civils methodologies, temporary works, traffic management, and utility coordination is essential. The role also requires a disciplined approach to quality assurance, environmental compliance, and adherence to local authority specifications and audit requirements.
Candidate Profile & Requirements
The ideal candidate will be an experienced Operations Manager from a civil engineering or highways background, ideally with local authority framework experience. They will bring strong leadership capability, a solid technical understanding of infrastructure delivery, and a proven ability to manage multiple live projects safely and efficiently.