Business Centre Operations Leader – Buildings – North & Scotland

Overview

In this senior role, you will lead the Buildings Business Centre across the North of England and Scotland, driving revenue, profitability, and sustainable growth. You’ll align technical, commercial and operational leaders to deliver high-impact projects and develop your people in a multidisciplinary setting. You will shape strategy while staying closely connected to day-to-day performance, ensuring safe, high-quality outcomes for major public and private sector clients. This is an influential leadership position that combines business growth with high standards of delivery and people development.

Pay / Benefits

• competitive salary
• bonus schemes
• enhanced pension plan
• annual leave buy/sell
• private medical insurance
• group income protection & life assurance

Responsibilities

• Lead operational and financial performance of the Business Centre to drive revenue and profitability
• Develop and deliver annual business plans, budgets, and performance improvements
• Utilise performance data to identify opportunities, mitigate risk and optimise operations
• Oversee resource planning to maintain utilisation and future capacity across regions
• Build and develop high-performing teams via recruitment, coaching and succession planning
• Foster an inclusive, collaborative culture that enables peak performance
• Provide senior oversight of project delivery with emphasis on technical excellence and commercial outcomes
• Collaborate with commercial and discipline leaders to resolve complex project challenges
• Champion health, safety, and wellbeing across the business
• Support client relationships, major pursuits and business development
• Encourage cross-regional collaboration to maximise opportunities for clients and people
• Act as a trusted member of the senior leadership team shaping the Buildings business

Key requirements

• Significant leadership experience within engineering, design, consultancy, construction or built environment
• Strong commercial and financial management capability (budgeting, forecasting, performance management)
• Experience leading complex operational functions across multiple teams or locations
• Collaborative leadership style with ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Proven success in developing people and building inclusive environments
• Excellent strategic thinking with sound operational decision-making
• Experience overseeing project delivery, risk management and continuous improvement
• Passion for delivering exceptional client outcomes and team development

• collaborative leadership
• ability to influence senior stakeholders
• people development
• operational management
• financial management (budgets/forecasting)
• project delivery oversight

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