Greenfield Operations Programme Manager
CompanyMedivet & Partners
Location
Watford, England, United Kingdom
Employment TypeFull-time
Posted At4/22/2026
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Description
Hybrid – minimum two days per week based at our Support Office in Watford
This is a pivotal role where you lead our Greenfield opening plan, co-ordinating activity across every function involved in launching a new practice, from Property and Partnerships to Clinical Services, IT, Procurement, Finance and HR, to ensure each site opens on time, on budget, and fully ready to deliver exceptional care from day one.
What You’ll Be Doing
Programme Leadership & Planning
This is a pivotal role where you lead our Greenfield opening plan, co-ordinating activity across every function involved in launching a new practice, from Property and Partnerships to Clinical Services, IT, Procurement, Finance and HR, to ensure each site opens on time, on budget, and fully ready to deliver exceptional care from day one.
What You’ll Be Doing
Programme Leadership & Planning
- Lead the full Greenfield programme plan, ensuring all activities, dependencies and milestones are clearly defined and communicated.
- Act as the central point of coordination for all Greenfield activities across the business.
- Provide regular reporting on progress, risks, financial status and year‑to‑date performance.
- Ensure every site is delivered in line with Medivet’s Greenfield Guiding Principles.
- Support the onboarding of new Partners who will lead each Greenfield practice.
- Work closely with the Director of Partnerships and Network Directors to ensure the opening plan is achieved on time and in line with agreed plan.
- Coordinate clinical readiness, training and operational preparation with relevant SMEs and support teams.
- Collaborate closely with the Property team to align priorities across all refurbishment, rebranding and Greenfield projects.
- Ensure all property activities — from design to build to handover — meet agreed standards and guiding principles.
- Maintain agility to reprioritise as needed to support the Partner‑First strategy.
- Ensure local marketing plans and PR activity are agreed and delivered on time.
- Oversee procurement and installation of all equipment, stock and supplies.
- Work with Finance to review investment and early performance of new sites and identify opportunities to improve future delivery.
- Support Operations and HR with recruitment planning to ensure each practice opens fully staffed and ready to serve clients.
- Proven programme or project management experience (qualifications desirable).
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including at senior level.
- Highly organised, analytical and comfortable managing complex, multi‑site delivery programmes at pace in an agile environment.
- Commercially astute with strong problem‑solving and prioritisation abilities, simplifying complex issues.
- Familiarity with service delivery frameworks, SLAs, vendor governance and CAPEX planning.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and familiar with operational, budgeting and workflow systems.
- Knowledge of central operations functions (Property, IT, HR, Finance, Procurement) and how they integrate with field operations.
- Full UK driving licence is essential.
- Good understanding of veterinary practice environments is desirable.
You’ll be joining a business with bold ambitions and the resources to achieve them. This role gives you the opportunity to directly shape the success of our new practices, influence how we grow, and work with talented colleagues across every part of the organisation.