Operations Manager - South Area

Location: Perth (with travel across Killin, Fort William, Inveraray, and Machrihanish)

Salary: £50,000 + Company Car

Reporting to: Senior Operations Manager

About the Role

Our client is looking for a proactive and experienced Operations Manager to oversee the South Area of the North West Unit . This is a key leadership role, managing a team of five supervisors and a total workforce of 75 across multiple locations.

The successful candidate will be responsible for managing operations from a people, workload, and cost perspective , ensuring efficient delivery of highway maintenance activities within a term maintenance contract.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily operations across multiple locations, ensuring efficient resource allocation and productivity.
• Provide leadership and support to five direct-report supervisors and a workforce of 75 staff .
• Monitor and manage project costs, sign off timesheets, and oversee drainage works and measurement of completed tasks.
• Conduct and lead weekly meetings , ensuring workload is effectively distributed and key performance targets are met.
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety legislation , fostering a culture of safety and best practices.
• Engage in winter maintenance delivery , ensuring road networks remain operational in challenging conditions.
• Handle challenging conversations with the workforce and maintain strong working relationships across all levels.

What We’re Looking For:

• Experience: Strong background in highway maintenance, civil engineering, groundworks, or construction environments. Previous roles such as Contracts Manager or Foreman are highly relevant.
• Qualifications: Ideally an HNC/HND in Civil Engineering , though extensive industry experience will also be considered.
• Skills & Attributes:
• Strong leadership and team management abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Technologically adept - ability to work with digital systems and reports.
• Resilient and confident in managing a blue-collar workforce.
• Other Requirements:
• A full UK driving licence is essential.

Salary:

• Competitive salary plus a company car .
• Opportunity to lead and develop a large operational team.
• Play a key role in maintaining and improving Scotland’s road network.
• Work for a well-established and respected industry leader.

If you are a dynamic and experienced operations professional looking for an exciting new challenge, we would love to hear from you!