We are seeking
Dowds areseekinganOperationsManagerto join ourdeliveryteam, tooversee multiple projects, overseeing the efficiency,qualityand financial performance of the MEP throughout the full life cycle of a project. The role requires strong leadership, analyticalskillsand the ability to manage resources effectively. This is a senior,business criticalleadership role for anOperationsManager who wants real ownership, influence, and scale
Whatyou’llbe responsible for
- Provide senior operational leadership across multiple MEP projects, ensuring design coordination, installation, commissioning, and handover activities are deliveredsafely, toprogramme, and to the required quality standards.
- Drive consistent project delivery through theimplementation and continuous improvement of operational standards, systems, and ways of working across the delivery portfolio.
- ChampionModern Methods of Construction (MMC), including off‑site fabrication,modularisation, and digital delivery, embedding innovative approaches that improve safety, quality, productivity, andprogrammecertainty.
- Maintain overall accountability forproject delivery and compliance, ensuring all works meet statutory requirements, quality benchmarks, and client specifications, with robust reporting against agreed company and project KPIs.
- Overseefinancial and resource performanceacrossallocatedprojects
- Lead and embed astrong health, safety, and environmental culture, ensuring full compliance with regulatory and company standards, while proactively driving operational improvements and lessons learned across projects.
- Provide leadership, direction, and mentorship within the operational function.
- Act as a senior point of coordination betweenclients, consultants, architects, and supply chain partners, ensuring effective integration of MEP systems andtimelyresolution of delivery or interface issues.
- Contribute to and support thepre‑construction process, working closely with internal teams to influence buildability,programmestrategy, procurement, and supply chain appointment from enquiry stage through to completion, defects, and liability close‑out.
What we are looking for
Essential
- Construction and / or Engineering Qualification (ONC, HND or Degree Level in Mechanical, Electrical, Building Services or Constructionor equivalent experience.
- AppropriateCSCS card or ability to obtain
- Proven experience overseeingoperational delivery, including cost control,programme, quality, and resource allocation across projects
- Experience managingbudgets, cost forecasts, and commercial risk,with accountability for operational performance
- Strong leadership capability, with the ability to drive performance, manage conflict, and influence at multiple levels (site teams through to senior leadership)
- Demonstrable experience leading and managing teams, including Project Managers, Site Managers, Supervisors, or Engineering teams
- Significant MEP package values, typicallyin excess of£20mor equivalent complexity
- Knowledge of the construction and engineering industry’s statutoryrequirements,methods,and processes.
Desirable
- Chartered status or progress toward membership of a relevant professional body (e.g.CIOB, CEng, IET, ICE)
- Project Management Qualification or Chartership
- Experience contributing tobusiness improvement initiatives,processoptimisation, or operational changeprogrammes
- Exposure to strategic planning, growth, or scaling operations across regions or business units
Why Join Dowds
Dowds is an Equal Opportunities Employer
