Operations Director

at  Wates

SES Engineering Services are looking for a Dynamic Operations Director to join our Southern team to oversee multiple complex Mechanical and Electrical projects across the region.
If you’re a skilled Operations Director with proven technical expertise, a drive to challenge the norm, bring innovative ideas and take your career to the next level, join us and help to create tomorrow together.
This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme
• Flexible working
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade)
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.
  Wates are committed to the fair treatment of people with criminal records, including employees and potential employees. We ensure that our recruitment, promotion, and retention activity does not treat people less favourably because of an offending background.
  Basic Check:
  Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.
  To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting
  To find out more about LIFE AT SES Engineering Services please click on the following link https://www.ses-ltd.co.uk/careers/working-at-ses/
  We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.
  If you would like clarity on any of our vacancies, discuss career opportunities in strict confidence or need anything to make our recruitment process easier, please contact our In-House Recruitment Team directly or via recruitment@wates.co.uk and one of us will get in touch as soon as possible.
  As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships.
  Please note that candidates represented by Agencies will not be considered at this time.
  SES Engineering Services (SES) is recognised as one of the leading M&E partners in the UK. Specialising in the design and installation of building services and infrastructure solutions, SES covers all aspects of M&E engineering.
  We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:
  Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
  Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
  Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.
  We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.

Our Operations Directors are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role will be to provide strategic operational leadership and take accountability for a portfolio of projects and client relationships and successfully develop a team.

As our Operations Director you will:

• Develop and lead performance management and project strategy ensuring delivery of strong commercial results and exceptional client satisfaction
• Own and manage the relationship with the client from pre-qualification through to tender settlement with consideration for future bid wins on the client account
• Drive the delivery of the SHE strategy, ensuring the SHE team are challenged and are providing guidance, advice and setting consistent standards across all business units
• Responsible for the full financial performance of multiple projects