Operations Manager
Engineering · Christchurch, New Zealand · Full-Time · $25/hr · Visa: Ask us
Running technical crews over several sites takes sound judgement as well as trade knowledge. This Operations Manager role, based in Christchurch, puts you in charge of field delivery at a number of New Zealand locations, with a strong inspection and compliance focus.
Day to day you would plan people and resources around scheduled programmes, track utilisation, margins and work in progress, keep authorised scopes and accreditation tight, and head out on site yourself when a job needs extra technical supervision. You will also take on escalated client issues and work with the compliance, finance and technical services teams on what the business needs next.
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Key Responsibilities
- Run day-to-day technical operations across multiple sites
- Plan staff and resources around scheduled inspection and compliance programmes
- Lead a technical team spread over different locations and keep quality, safety and service consistent between sites
- Track utilisation, job margins and work in progress
- Match each assignment to an inspector with suitable experience and capability
- Keep tight control of authorised work scopes and accreditation requirements, and promote a strong health and safety culture in the field
- Own complex or escalated client issues and provide on-site technical supervision when extra capacity or expertise is needed
- Work with the technical services, compliance and finance teams and plan future capability and resource needs
- Improve operational processes and help the business grow sustainably while keeping technical standards high
Requirements & Eligibility
- Experience managing or leading technical or field-based teams
- Hands-on technical or trade experience together with a relevant trade, technical or tertiary qualification
- Able to plan and prioritise work under pressure
- Commercial awareness of utilisation, job costing, margins and work in progress
- Confident leading experienced professionals and keeping standards clear
- A solid understanding of technical scope, authorisation and compliance
- Working under ISO/IEC 17020 or ISO/IEC 17025 is advantageous
- A background in electricity distribution or a related technical industry is advantageous
- Strong decision-making, communication and problem-solving skills, with experience handling client relationships and escalated issues
- A full driver's licence and willingness to travel between sites when required
- Must meet applicable New Zealand employment and visa requirements
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