Demolition Operations Director

Brief Outline 

Our client is a market leading, multi disciplined demolition contractor working across the UK on a variety of large scale projects for blue chip clients. They now have a fantastic opportunity for a highly motivated and ambitious Operations Director to join and help grow their ambitious business. 

About our Client

• The client has been active in the demolition and civil engineering market for over 25 years with an established client base and consistent work across the UK.  
• The company have a turnover of circa £80 Mill+ and have had their most successful year to date, with a large amount of work in the pipeline. 
• They deal with projects in various sectors including; New Building Development, Commercial Refurbishment, Utilities and Infrastructure, Industrial Decommissioning, amongst other areas. 
• Services they provide include; Demolition, Dismantling, Land remediation and Enabling, amongst other related areas 
• They have developed a reputation for providing successful delivery of complex projects in challenging environments whilst placing great emphasis on safety, quality and innovation. 

About the Role 

The company are searching for a candidate at Director level to join their growing and dynamic division, overseeing a UK wide team, whilst reporting into the MD and helping with strategic management of the company’s ongoing expansion. 

The candidate will be accountable for various disciplines including; Commercial and Operational delivery. 

Duties and responsibilities will include; 

• Responsibility for P&L in the division  
• Contribute at board level to the ongoing growth of company 
• Oversee and monitor contracts on a daily basis as they are being carried out to make sure that the work is done according to outlined specifications, conforming with project timetable and budgets
• Inspect and observe work in progress to ensure successful delivery of projects 
• Lead progress meetings 
• Ensure overall compliance with H&S, company and industry standards 
• Arrangement and analysis of projects and scheduling of reports 
• Ensuring contractual obligations are fulfilled
• Dealing with contract disputes and mitigating the impact of any issues
• Client liaison, ensuring relationships and maintained and developed with new and existing business 
• Drive continuous improvement within assigned areas of responsibility with a focus on quality, safety, and cost.
• Oversee Projects Directors, Contracts Managers, H&S staff and support teams
• Hire, train and mentor employees to allow continued growth of division 
• Recommending policy and procedure improvements

About the Candidate 

• Previous experience in a senior Operations Manager/ Director level role within a similar demolition/ multi disciplined company 
• Flexible self-starter with ability to prioritise 
• Displays strong leadership skills 
• Analytical and problem-solving skills 
• PC literate
• Commercially aware 

Points of Appeal 

• Full autonomy in the role 
• Competitive salary (Negotiable on experience)
• Profit share, bonus structure and package 
• Opportunity to become an integral part of an established, growing and forward thinking organisation working on flagship projects throughout the UK.