Regional Manager

Salary: £90,000 – £96,000 per year

This challenging and exciting opportunity for a Regional Manager requires an individual with a strong technical background and demonstrable experience in taking the lead for a region, division, or business unit within the piling, foundations, or ground engineering sectors.

Our client is a specialist in the design, supply and installation of all forms of geotechncial engineering, piling and ground engineering. They are vastly experienced in delivering innovative foundations, ground engineering and piling solutions in a wide range of sectors including industrial, commercial and residential, with additional works such as permanent steel, sheet piled basements, retaining walls, temporary works and bracing for the rail, roads and infrastructure arena.

Our client owns and operates a vast fleet of highly specialised and state of the art rigs, equipment, plant and machinery. The delivery of high quality solutions and providing excellent value to clients are central to the company’s mission, vision and values, and are seen as critical to the continued success of the business. Their staff are tirelessly dedicated to delivering the highest standards of project excellence for a wide and varied client base, which in turn ensures they continue to be a competitive force in the industry.

Overview

Due to continued growth, new investment, and recent contract awards, we now have an exciting opportunity for a Regional Manager to lead the Scottish business – division for the group. The role will provide support to the Group Managing Director and will operationally take control of all aspects of the business unit within Scotland. This will be successfully achieved through effective management and servicing associated clients and the focus upon maintaining net margins and a high level of client and staff satisfaction, whilst liaising closely with the Managing Directors in providing regular progress and general business reporting.

The Role

* The Regional Manager will possess a proven track record in hands on leadership or management from within the piling, foundations, or ground engineering sector, coupled with experience covering a variety of techniques and disciplines in this field

* You will have run operations, regions or business units – divisions with a diplomatic and pragmatic approach, coupled with a hands-on attitude to clients, sub-contractors and team management

* Must possess an excellent understanding of the contracting process, and the ability to manage and develop the region both technically and commercially

* Good levels of experience of the entire contract lifecycle (pre, during and post contract)

The Person

* To direct the Scottish business units and division with a hands-on approach to the day-to-day activities

* To develop and implement strategic plans for the business ensuring that all goals are either achieved or bettered with an emphasis upon service delivery

* To effectively manage all activities with regard to pre-construction, operations, construction, staff, quality, health and safety and business planning

* To act as a focal point for Scotland, steering and guiding the business forward, ensuring full client liaison and development coupled with increasing delivery – operations aspects

* Working with the commercial team to ensure effective cash flow management

* Producing accurate management reports on time and co-operating tightly with the financial department

* Hold regular review meetings with the staff in developing a proactive focus upon quality, overheads, manpower, programming, organisation and delivery aspects

* To further develop the supply chain and sub-contractor partnering process where necessary to improve upon existing terms if possible

* To ensure a high level of teamwork and cohesion between all levels of staff

* To chair and direct regular meetings with staff to discuss progress, as well as providing the Managing Director with reports and liaison with the group in regard to general operating policy and opportunities for work

A highly attractive basic salary plus extensive benefits package is on offer for this Regional Manager position, along with security and career progression given the company has a clear and defined commitment to growth within this arena