Head Of Operations (Facades) - #1622361

Head of Operations - Facades - County Antrim - c£Excellent plus benefits

As Head of Operations, you will be at the forefront of the business, overseeing the entire operational lifecycle from pre-construction planning through to project completion. You will play a key role in shaping strategy, enhancing efficiency, and building a world-class operations team. Your responsibilities will include:

Operational Input to Pre-Construction

• Mitigate risks in planning, logistics, and supply chain to ensure projects are fully prepared for execution.
• Provide operational input on major bids, supporting BSA/PCSA planning and governance.
• Ensure compliance is upheld from pre-construction through to delivery.
• Oversee strategic workforce and resource planning.

Project Execution & Control

• Foster a collaborative, one-team approach, ensuring clear accountability for HSEQ, cost, and quality.
• Enforce programme and commercial discipline, with structured weekly and monthly KPI reviews.
• Build and maintain strong operational and commercial relationships, managing client escalations effectively.

Team Development & Continuous Improvement

• Strengthen the team culture, embedding HSEQ, ESG, and customer relationship management across operations.
• Develop a robust talent pipeline, focusing on mentorship, leadership development, and succession planning.

Competencies

• Innovation – the ability to introduce innovations to enhance or adds efficiencies to the project or task
• Solution Focused – problem solving, finding solutions that commit to the best outcome
• Influence – the ability to build excellent team relationships that influences great outcomes
• Self-Direction/Accountability – the ability to take ownership, set goals, follow through, seek feedback and ask for support in order to achieve results.
• Technical Expertise – developing your expertise and skills base on a regular basis and often ahead of time for future needs.

Requirements

• Extensive proven leadership experience in façade construction or specialist subcontracting, with a strong track record of successfully managing projects, teams, and operations within the industry
• Strong expertise in operational planning, pre-construction coordination, and project delivery.
• Experience in driving process improvement, efficiency, and best practices.
• Excellent client-facing skills with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships.
• A hands-on, strategic thinker with a passion for operational excellence and innovation.
• A proven track record of building, leading, and motivating high-performing teams.