Head of Operations

Right across infrastructure, there’s a requirement to not only maintain, but also renew and reimagine. Whatever stage you’re at in your career, with us you’ll have an opportunity to grow and develop. Delivering essential infrastructure services for life, while being safety first, and client and customer centric in a friendly, fun and respectful environment where you are encouraged to thrive.   

Where will you be working? 

At M Group Energy, we’re enabling the energy essential to support our lives.   

We provide an end-to-end service, delivering solutions in electricity transmission, distribution, renewable energy, EV, metering and home decarbonisation.

This role is in our Electricity transmission department, our team is responsible for the design, build and commission substations at voltages up to and including 400kV. Our teams construct and maintain transmission lines and substations, ensuring the efficient and reliable delivery of electricity across the Group. 

Want to come and be a part of it?  

What will you be doing?  

You'll be responsible for leading the operational delivery of OHL Transmission activities across England and Wales, ensuring projects are delivered safely, efficiently and sustainably while maintaining exceptional standards of customer service and commercial performance.

What you'll bring

• Proven experience operating at a senior leadership level within OHL Transmission, electricity networks or a similar high-voltage infrastructure environment.
• Extensive knowledge of overhead line construction, refurbishment and maintenance activities across 132kV, 275kV and 400kV networks.
• Demonstrable experience delivering operational excellence across safety, quality, customer service, programme delivery and commercial performance.
• Strong understanding of operational delivery within regulated and highly governed environments.
• Excellent leadership and people management skills, with the ability to inspire, influence, coach and develop high-performing teams.
• Sound knowledge of CDM Regulations, Principal Contractor responsibilities, statutory duties and industry standards.
• Strong understanding of OHL-specific risks and controls, including working at height, lifting operations, outages, earthing and temporary works.
• Experience driving continuous improvement, operational efficiency, innovation and standardisation.
• The ability to balance competing priorities, make sound decisions and deliver results in a fast-paced operational environment.
• A recognised health and safety qualification would be advantageous.
• Full UK driving licence and willingness to travel regularly throughout England and Wales.