Operations Director
Possible
Sponsorship likelihood
This employer issued few or no visas recently
Not disclosed
Salary
Not disclosed by employer
£53,400
Going rate
Skilled Worker going rate
This role likely qualifies for a Skilled Worker visa
SOC 1122 (79% match) is an eligible occupation, with a going rate of £53,400, and Newsom Consulting Ltd is a licensed sponsor. That is our reading of the rules. Whether they issue a Certificate of Sponsorship is still their call.
This could also be SOC 1139 (Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified). We read the code off the advert, so it is our best guess, not the employer's.
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 | £42,700 | £48,100 | £53,400 |
1139 Functional managers and directors not elsewhere classified Also possible | £52,300 | £59,700 | £67,200 | £74,700 |
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. How the Home Office picks the code
About the role
Our client is a leading infrastructure contractor, delivering long-term frameworks and high-volume operational maintenance services for major water and utilities clients across the UK.
They are seeking an Operations Director to lead a growing short- and medium-cycle portfolio, initially spanning multiple frameworks. The portfolio includes developer services, requisitions and diversions, alongside reactive and planned works.
This newly created senior leadership role will take full accountability for operational performance, executive client relationships, profitable growth and organisational capability. The Operations Director will lead three Framework Directors and drive consistent ways of working across a national, matrix-led portfolio.
The successful candidate will scale existing frameworks, shape new client opportunities and ensure the operating model, systems and processes are suited to fast-paced, high-volume delivery. The role offers considerable scope to grow the accounts and, over time, incorporate further water, power and utilities-sector opportunities.
This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially astute operational leader who combines strong client credibility with the ability to improve delivery performance, develop people and build a sustainable pipeline of profitable work.
Key Skills & Experience:
- Senior operational leadership experience within a complex water, utilities or high-volume infrastructure framework environment.
- Full P&L accountability, with a track record of delivering revenue, margin, cash and working-capital outcomes.
- Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams across reactive maintenance, developer services, planned works or comparable short- and medium-cycle operations.
- Strong senior client-management and business-development capability, with the ability to identify and convert opportunities into profitable growth.
- Commercial judgement, portfolio governance, forecasting and risk-management capability.
- A proven ability to lead, coach and develop Framework Directors and matrix leadership teams, including succession and resource planning.
- Relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent senior leadership experience in engineering, construction, commercial or programme management.
This description is the source posting as it read when we added it. We are not affiliated with Newsom Consulting Ltd, so check their own site for the current details.
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. Newsom Consulting Ltd 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.