Operations Manager

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Title:Operations Manager

Location:Edinburgh

Our Operations Manager is aposition designed to give the successful candidate a rich, hands‑on experience where you will develop your technical skill, under the guidance of a Senior Operations Manager.

Work with some of the best people in the industry in a full‑time role, as you start an exciting and rewarding career where you will be enabled to add value to society.

What will you be doing?

As an Operations Manager, you will be fully involved with the daily management of operational phase education and healthcare projects, focusing on delivering a quality service and product to our clients in line with the project goals. You will:

• Attend the regular Project and Liaison meetings with the Authorities.
• Monitor and report to the board on operational issues, disputes, variations and on the performance of any Sub‑Contractors in relation to their obligations as contained in the relevant Sub‑Contracts.
• Arrange and attend Board Meetings as required, provide performance reports, prepare, issue and present board packs and minutes.
• Liaise with the funders and their advisors as necessary and provide performance and financial reports as required by the Contracts.
• Manage, review and report on the Service Providers contract/implement the performance/availability payment mechanism and apply performance deductions.
• Ensure the Service Providers planned maintenance proposals are implemented including regular qualitative sampling.
• Oversee Life Cycle replacement mechanism to ensure adherence with contractual requirements.
• Manage all insurance claims and arrange annual insurance renewals.
• Establish and maintain effective, high performing relationships with Authority representatives at site and community level.
• Monitor compliance with Health and Safety standards/legislation.
• Provide the funders/funders representatives with the reports and data as scheduled in the funding documents.
• Manage rectification of builder’s defects and latent defects.
• Liaise and provide support to Finance Managers on all matters including, check and approve payment of invoices on behalf of DBFMco’s and/or SPV’s.
• Liaise with the Company Secretary to maintain the company books and corporate governance
• Quality Assurance Audit Role – training to be provided
• Any ad hoc additional duties as directed by the Senior Operations Manager

What We Can Offer in Return:

With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment.

With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high‑quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office‑based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as…