Operational Readiness Manager
LocationOxford, England, United Kingdom
Posted At3/7/2026
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Business and financial project management professionals
Occupation Code Skill LevelHigher Skilled
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£56,500
(£28.97 per hour)
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Description
Join us at EIT:
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:
Your Role:
At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detailed orientated Operational Readiness Manager who will be responsible for ensuring that new and refurbished environment, including laboratories, high-end offices, clinical areas, new buildings, and temporary offices are fully prepared, compliant, and operationally ready for use. The role acts as the central coordinator across operational teams, translating project delivery into day-one readiness. This includes planning, coordination, hands-on action, and assurance that all operational, technical, regulatory, and people-related elements are aligned and on track.
Your Responsibilities:
At the Ellison Institute of Technology (EIT), we're on a mission to translate scientific discovery into real world impact. We bring together visionary scientists, technologists, engineers, researchers, educators and innovators to tackle humanity's greatest challenges in four transformative areas:
- Health, Medical Science & Generative Biology
- Food Security & Sustainable Agriculture
- Climate Change & Managing CO₂
- Artificial Intelligence & Robotics
Your Role:
At EIT we are seeking an experienced and detailed orientated Operational Readiness Manager who will be responsible for ensuring that new and refurbished environment, including laboratories, high-end offices, clinical areas, new buildings, and temporary offices are fully prepared, compliant, and operationally ready for use. The role acts as the central coordinator across operational teams, translating project delivery into day-one readiness. This includes planning, coordination, hands-on action, and assurance that all operational, technical, regulatory, and people-related elements are aligned and on track.
Your Responsibilities:
Operational Readiness Planning:
- Develop and manage detailed operational readiness plans for new facilities, refurbishments, relocations, and temporary spaces
- Define readiness criteria, milestones, dependencies, and go-live requirements for each allocated project
- Ensure facilities are safe, compliant, functional, and fit for purpose at handover
- Coordinate closely with operational teams including laboratory operations, clinical teams, facilities management, IT, security, health & safety, procurement, HR, and project delivery
- Act as the single point of coordination for readiness activities, ensuring clear ownership and accountability
- Facilitate regular readiness reviews, workshops, and progress updates
- Take direct action to resolve readiness gaps, unblock issues, and progress outstanding actions
- Oversee commissioning, move-ins, decants, and transitions to live operations
- Ensure operational procedures, access, equipment, supplies, and services are in place ahead of occupation
Risk, Compliance & Assurance:
Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:
- Identify readiness risks early and implement mitigation plans
- Ensure compliance with relevant regulations, standards, and internal governance
- Support inspections, audits, and operational sign-off processes
- Provide clear, structured updates to senior stakeholders on readiness status, risks, and decisions required
- Translate complex project and technical information into operational impacts and actions
- Support change management by ensuring teams are informed, prepared, and trained where required
- Capture lessons learned from each opening or transition
- Improve readiness frameworks, checklists, and templates
- Contribute to organisational standards for operational handover and occupancy
Essential Skills, Qualifications & Experience:
- Proven experience in operational readiness, facilities commissioning, or complex project delivery
- Experience supporting the opening or transition of laboratories, clinical environments, or offices
- Experience in scientific, healthcare, or regulated environments
- Knowledge of laboratory or clinical operational requirements
- Familiarity with health & safety or building compliance frameworks
Our Benefits:
- Salary: Negotiable depending on experience + travel allowance + bonus
- Enhanced holiday + options to buy additional days
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Income Protection
- Private Medical Insurance
- Hospital Cash Plan
- Therapy Services
- Perk Box
- Electric Car Scheme
- Childcare benefit
- You must have the right to work permanently in the UK with a willingness to travel as necessary. In certain cases, we can consider sponsorship, and this will be assessed on a case-by-case basis