Electric Operations Manager - South Remote
Job description
ROLE PURPOSE
Leep Utilities owns and operates regulated and non-regulated multi-utility networks across the UK. With sites in MediaCityUK, Liverpool Waters and Canary Wharf, our broad range of capabilities includes electricity, water and wastewater, alongside heating, cooling and hot water services.
Leep is the result of a joint venture between the independent mid-market infrastructure investment manager, Ancala Partners LLP and one of the UK’s leading private real estate investment and infrastructure companies, The Peel Group. We deliver straightforward connections throughout the UK and hold the relevant licenses that allow us to adopt regulated utilities on new developments.
The Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the safe, compliant, efficient and profitable operation of Leep Utilities assets via the management of site contractors. The role will be required to set up, monitor and review contracts ensuring that guaranteed standards of service and key performance indicators align with business needs and are reported up to Director level.
PRINCIPLE DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES
- To fully understand the regulatory obligations, service provider contracts and implement the associated deliverables of them across the portfolio that under the remit of this position.
- Provide support to the Operations Manager UK on all site operational and maintenance activities.
- Manage all day to day aspects of live operational High and Low Voltage Electrical Networks.
- Financial and purchase order management and monitoring of all planned and ad-hoc works undertaken on Leep Utilities behalf.
- Timely review of incoming invoices and challenging where relevant.
- Timely raising and monitoring of all required purchase orders, identifying variances when they occur.
- Agreeing and managing budgets associated with service delivery and maintenance works.
- Review and tendering of operational contracts as and when required.
- Ensuring that business processes covering contractor activities and assessment are in place and complied with.
- Ensuring activities and assets are compliant with all relevant legislation.
- Working with the project delivery and connection teams to ensure that new assets are handed over with all relevant records, agreements and contracts in place and to an adoptable standard.
- Ensure that site inspections and contractor checks are in place and sufficient for business purposes.
- Ensure all sub contracted services are delivered to the highest standards of health, safety quality and environmental standards.
KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS REQUIRED
- Experience within the Operations and Maintenance of Electrical Networks
- Good Knowledge of the utility industry
- Proven track record of the management of utility contractors
- Comprehensive working knowledge of High / Low voltage electricity network operation, maintenance and management
- Working familiarity with H&S management and audit
- Understanding of regulatory standards applicable to the business and the processes required to be compliant with them
- Good computer and reporting skills
- Adaptability and an eagerness to learn
- Effective and proactive people skills with the ability to build professional business relationships
Keep the Leep values at the front of your mind in everything you do –
- Safety
- Customer Promise
- Accountability
- Reliability
- Respect
- Flexibility
BENEFITS OF WORKING WITH LEEP
Leep believes in stable growth and putting people first. Our 5 year strategic growth plan gives us both stability today and an amazing outlook for the future. We have a very friendly, supportive and collaborative culture here at Leep, which you could be a part of! You will also benefit from –
- 25 days holiday + bank holidays
- Bonus Birthday day off
- Annual Bonus Plan
- Company pension plan
- Health Cash Plan
- Collaborative and supportive company culture
- Team social events
Come and join us today!
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: Up to £55,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Flexitime
- Referral programme
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus scheme
- Performance bonus
Work Location: Remote
