Operations Manager -264162
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About the role
UGL’s Utilities Operations & Maintenance business is a trusted provider of services to owners of assets across power, water, and gas sectors. Building on our strong reputation and long-standing contracts in power distribution, transmission, and water operations and maintenance, we are poised for significant growth.
Our future is exciting, and we want you to be a part of it. Join us as we innovate, grow and shape the future of Utilities Operations & Maintenance.
Job Purpose
The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the successful delivery of contracts and projects, ensuring they are executed on time, within budget, and to the highest standards of safety and quality.
This role involves strategic planning, cost management, client and stakeholder engagement, and team leadership to drive operational excellence. The Operations Manager champions a culture of continuous improvement, safety, and compliance while fostering collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
They are accountable for developing and implementing strategies aligned with the organization’s goals, promoting a high-performance culture, and ensuring adherence to relevant policies and statutory requirements. This position plays a critical role in driving project outcomes, managing risks, and building organizational resilience.
Be a part of our success story and contribute to ground-breaking projects in the Utilities industry!
About the role
Manage a geographically diverse team fostering a culture of ownership and driving continuous improvement across projects.
Ensure accurate billing and implement cost-saving initiatives, acting as a key financial driver for y our portfolio.
Proactively map out all suitable/eligible growth opportunities within allocated region.
Understand client drivers and formulate win themes
Develop a “bench” of resources to deliver the opportunities
Lead, develop and mentor a high-performance delivery team
Liaise with the clients on all aspects of the contracts.
Responsible for the overall management of the contract entailing planning, people management, safety, quality, cost control, administration and estimating.
Develop site/project strategy with internal stakeholders, ensuring business initiatives are designed in alignment with overall business plan
The following qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.
About you
Tertiary qualifications in Project Management or similar is preferred
Solid experience working with Utilities projects e.g. Powerlines
Experienced working with Tenders
An understanding of financial data. Interpreting and making decisions based on financial information
Experience in practical applications of modern team working concepts and open operating environments.
Understanding of risk allocation, commercial and contractual obligations.
Are customer focused, team oriented, accountable and results driven.
UGL – Big projects. Big careers.
We keep Australia moving through our transport manufacturing, maintenance and operations offering, and we support the energy sector through our renewables, power generation, resources and transmission operations. Include end to end engineering and services provider (one of Australia’s biggest inhouse design houses)
We are helping shape the country through our major infrastructure projects in Australia’s biggest cities and we’re preparing for the future with our new energy, Defence, telecommunications and technology expertise.
We’re the people behind communications, rail, water, oil, gas, and renewables. We build tunnels under rivers and flyover roads. We’re the people who take on the problems that have never been solved. The ones that stretch you outside of what’s known, where your true genius is challenged and shines.
Why Unite with the Very Best
A competitive salary working in a rewarding, supportive and successful team
Flexible and blended work environment; make use of leave, flexible working and our 16 weeks paid primary parental leave options.
Help create your Individual Development Plan and create significant opportunities for your professional development
A rewarding Wellness Program with AIA Vitality – earn cashback for gym shoes!
We’ll give you access to a multitude of rewards: Through our partnerships we can offer you discounts across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health and wellbeing, leisure and entertainment.
You can also take advantage of our salary sacrifice options including cars, eligible portable electronic devices and professional memberships.
As part of the recruitment process, there are several checks which may be conducted to demonstrate an applicant’s suitability for a role including police / criminal background checks, medical, drug and alcohol testing, due diligence checks, right to work checks, and/or reference checks. It’s good to know that UGL does not discriminate based on a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check.
Ref # 264162
: Operations Manager
: Australia-Western Australia
: Full-time
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