Head of Operations
Location: East Kent
Salary: £60,000–£65,000 + up to £10,000 annual performance-related bonus
Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Westin Par Recruitment Experts are recruiting an experienced Head of Operations for an established specialist business in East Kent.
This is a senior leadership role for someone with a background in construction, who understands project delivery, installation, resource planning and commercial performance.

The Role

Reporting directly to the Managing Director, you will take overall responsibility for the operational performance of the business, coordinating activity across design, surveying, procurement, manufacturing, project management, installation and HSEQ.
You will lead established Heads of Department, ensuring projects are properly resourced, delivered on programme and remain commercially viable.

Key responsibilities will include:

• Managing operational performance across multiple live projects
• Coordinating resources, labour and project programmes
• Monitoring P&L, project margins, budgets and labour utilisation
• Managing and challenging Heads of Department against agreed KPIs
• Overseeing subcontractors, installation teams and site activity
• Driving improvements in productivity, quality and delivery
• Identifying and resolving operational and commercial issues
• Supporting the Managing Director with forecasting and business growth

About You

• Proven experience as a Head of Operations, Operations Manager, Senior Operations Manager or similar
• Construction, manufacturing or engineering background is essential 
• Strong understanding of project delivery, installation and site operations
• Experience managing managers or department heads
• Commercially astute with experience of P&L, project margins and operational budgets
• Confident leading across office, workshop and site environments
• Strong leadership, decision-making and problem-solving skills
• Experience within an SME or growing business would be advantageous

Package

• £60,000–£65,000 basic salary
• Up to £10,000 annual performance-related bonus
• Permanent, full-time position
• Senior role reporting directly to the Managing Director
• Significant opportunity to influence operational performance and business growth
• Workplace pension and additional benefits

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If you are a Head of Operations or Operations Manager with a construction, engineering or manufacturing background looking for a senior role with genuine responsibility and influence, Westin Par Recruitment Experts would like to hear from you.
All applications are handled in confidence.

Westin Par values diversity and promotes equality. No terminology in this advert is intended to discriminate against any of the protected characteristics that fall under the Equality Act 2010.
Candidates must be eligible to live and work in the UK. For the purposes of the Conduct Regulations 2003, when advertising permanent vacancies, we are acting as an Employment Agency
Due to the high volume of applicants applying for all roles, we can only reply to candidates with the most relevant skills and experience. If you have not heard back from us within 48 hours of your application, please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.