Operations Manager
Company
Location
Kent, England, United Kingdom
Posted At
8/21/2025
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Description
Description And Requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an
inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Our Building Services division provides complete Facilities Management of properties throughout the UK, providing mechanical and electrical engineering support, cleaning, catering and grounds maintenance on a planned and reactive basis, using technological solutions to manage our teams in the most efficient ways.
We are looking for an Operations Manager to join the team on our Kent County Council project based in West Malling, Kent.
The purpose of the role will be to manage and delivery of the project and programme within budget, ensuring the achievement of contractual requirements. Building the satisfaction of internal and external customers, as well as managing client and customer stakeholders.
What you'll do:
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More Information About The Role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an
inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
Our Building Services division provides complete Facilities Management of properties throughout the UK, providing mechanical and electrical engineering support, cleaning, catering and grounds maintenance on a planned and reactive basis, using technological solutions to manage our teams in the most efficient ways.
We are looking for an Operations Manager to join the team on our Kent County Council project based in West Malling, Kent.
The purpose of the role will be to manage and delivery of the project and programme within budget, ensuring the achievement of contractual requirements. Building the satisfaction of internal and external customers, as well as managing client and customer stakeholders.
What you'll do:
- Lead and develop management direct reports as well as wider team(s).
- Participate in developing, maintaining, and executing a Health, Safety, Environment and sustainability project action plan.
- Fully understand the contract operationally and commercially and set commensurate targets.
- Accurately report progress each month, including key activities linked to compliance and H&S. To take a proactive approach to prevent losses and maximise profitability.
- Be a key contact and to build and maintain an effective and supportive working relationship with members of the Skanska Building Services team and client
- Carry out regular audits to ensure Quality Assurance
- Participate and chair external audits and accountable for closing out any non-conformances
- Proven client and stakeholder relationship builder
- An experienced Operations Manager with proven experience in managing projects and facilities management service delivery.
- Practiced proven leader, operationally, commercially and financially astute.
- Excellent problem solver
We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.
Flexible working
We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.
Reasonable adjustments
We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [email protected] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.
More Information About The Role
Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [email protected]
Closing date
The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.
We are a 2024 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.
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