Field Operations Manager
£53,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role may qualify for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1122 is an eligible occupation, but we are only 54% sure that is the right code. Rivan Industries is a licensed sponsor, so if the code fits, the role should qualify. Check the occupation eligibility rules against what the job actually involves.
Worth checking: this could also be SOC 8160 (Production, factory and assembly supervisors), which is not on the eligible-occupation list. Ask Rivan Industries what the duties actually are.
New graduate or PhD holder? Pick one of the lower rates.
What each route needs for this job
| Occupation code | New entrant 70% of going rate | STEM PhD 80% of going rate | Relevant PhD 90% of going rate | Standard rate 100% of going rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1122 Production managers and directors in construction Most likely code | £37,400 Clears | £42,700 Clears | £48,100 Clears | £53,400 Clears |
2127 Engineering project managers and project engineers Also possible | £36,300 Clears | £41,500 Clears | £46,700 Clears | £51,900 Clears |
We use the lowest threshold across the plausible codes. Likelihood is Possible at most when the pay clears only a lower rate, or only under a less likely code. A mark is for the top of the advertised pay. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
About Rivan
Rivan Industries (Rivan.com) is a synthetic fuel company designed to decarbonise heavy industry. We aim to make synthetic fuel cheaper than fossil fuels and sustain life on earth by keeping the CO2 locked underground.
We design and manufacture modular synthetic fuel plants consisting of a DAC system, an Alkaline Electrolyser, and a Sabatier Reactor, whilst vertically integrating with off-grid DC solar and the European gas-grid. We’ve recently deployed the UK’s largest synthetic fuel plant and are planning to 1000x this scale in the next 2 years.
We build our own sites from first principles. While most developers hand a consented land area to an EPC contractor, we run the entire process ourselves so that every deployment is faster and more cost-effective than the last.
We build our own sites from first principles. While most energy companies hand a permitted project to an EPC contractor, we run the entire process ourselves to ensure every deployment is faster and more cost-effective than the last.
You will oversee all works on site to ensure they're delivered safely, correctly and on time. You will work out how we optimise and accelerate our deployments on site, then you will step up to grow and lead the field teams taking us to 50MW, 100MW, and 1GW scale across the UK and Europe.
The role:
- Run daily site activities through the project lifecycle: preparation, construction, commissioning and operation.
- Own site safety through inductions, daily briefings, permits, risk assessments and method statements, and making sure they're followed. When they're not, you stop the work.
- Manage contractors, deliveries, materials, welfare and security to maximise productivity and minimise project delays.
- Determine when a scope of work is finished and correct. You check it against the drawings as it's built.
- Keep our finished sites running covering maintenance and faults.
Core skills:
- Experience running sites or field installations, ideally in construction, industrial gases, process plant, utilities, renewables or military environments.
- A track record of managing contractors and keeping site operations and work on track, while still knowing when to stop work when required.
- Confident reviewing and creating risk assessments and method statements.
- Calm under pressure and with people. You can find out what's happened, understand the problem and resourcefully work towards a solution.
- A hands-on technical background, mechanical, electrical or similar.
- SMSTS training, P&ID literacy and autocad experience preferable but not required. We will provide training where needed.
Specifics:
- £45-70k Salary depending on experience
- Share options as part of the early team
- In-person work between our project sites and London factory
- Extensive deployment support, including £6,000 per year extra to support with work, relocation, and/or travel between our project sites and our HQ
- Private health insurance
- Unlimited time off
We encourage exceptional applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role, even if they do not meet all the requirements listed.
If you don't see a current role that fits, we also welcome open applications via our website.
Apply at Rivan.com
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Where this offer sits in the market
Production managers and directors in construction (SOC 1122) · UK · ONS ASHE 2025 · basic pay · ~106k in sample- Middle half £42,380–68,692
- Median £54,808
- Going rate £53,400
- Threshold £41,700
- New entrant £37,400–48,100
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Does this job guarantee visa sponsorship?
Not necessarily. Rivan Industries holds a sponsor licence, but sponsorship for a specific hire is always the employer's decision. Be upfront in your application that you'll require it.
What salary is needed for this role to be eligible?
The offer must clear both the general threshold and the SOC 1122 going rate of £53,400. New-entrant and shortage discounts can lower it.