Operations Manager

UGL is a diversified services company delivering critical assets and essential services that sustain and enhance the environment in which we live. Our capabilities extend across a broad range of services and whole-of-life solutions for diverse industries, utilising world leading, sustainable and innovative technologies.
- We partner with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies, government agencies, private enterprise, and public institutions.
Career progression & a long term opportunity of making an impact with a high performing, collaborative and professional team are just some of the benefits that UGL Utilities will offer you.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Operations Manager to join our growing team in Victoria.

**Job Purpose**
- The Operations Manager is responsible for controlling the projects under their control to ensure that the project meets contractual requirements, remains commercially viable, is adequately resourced and that work is completed in a safe and timely manner.

**Responsibilities**
- Develop and review the individual Contract’s planning and monitor progress of allocated work to ensure the project is on schedule and within quality and cost estimates
- Liaise with the clients on all aspects of the contracts.
- Review costs and recommend corrective actions if significant deviations from budget occur. Report regularly to senior management and the client on budget and schedule achievement.
- Responsible for the overall management of the contract entailing planning, people management, safety, quality, cost control, administration and estimating.
- Develop and review the contract’s planning and monitor progress of allocated Contracts to ensure they are on schedule and within quality and budget estimates
- Liaise with the client and sub-contractors on all aspects of the contracts
- Authorise the work’s planning, programming and on-site completion schedules and liaise with the Contract Administrator over completion dates for different phases of the contract
- Liaise with the Project Manager and project specialists if there is a requirement to modify design in systems and methods necessitated by the progress of maintenance work
Assist with the resolution of industrial relations problems and refer major industrial relations problems to the Employee Relations Manager
- Oversee maintenance programming, cost control, time control, quality control, purchasing, contract administration and the activities of sub-contractors
- Develop site/project strategy with internal stakeholders, ensuring business initiatives are designed in alignment with overall business plan
Conduct trend analysis, highlight key bottlenecks and leverage points within the project operations

**Qualifications/Experience**
- 5+ years’ experience in maintenance management within a similar industry
- Experience in a commercial environment and/or change management and/or leadership role in relevant Operations
- Experience in the area of business development / building strong and collaborative client relationships
- Strong leadership and seasoned people management skills
- Relevant experience in an industrial services organization or mining/oil and gas sector

**About Us**
- UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction, and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies
- At UGL, we value diversity - in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.
- Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.

Ref: 257541

**Discipline**: Operations Manager

**Primary Location**: Australia-VIC-Melbourne CBD & Inner Suburbs

**Work Type**: Full-time