Plant Operations Strategist

3 weeks ago


London, Greater London, United Kingdom Murphy Full time

Operations Director

This is an exciting opportunity to join Murphy Plant as an Operations Director. The Operations Director will ensure safe, timely and profitable delivery of Plant operations throughout the UK&I.

The role requires a leadership mindset with expertise in managing a Plant & Transport business. You will work collaboratively with peers to lead the development and implementation of business improvement initiatives.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Support the Business Unit Managing Director in the day-to-day management of the business unit.
  • Work collaboratively with peers to lead the development and implementation of business improvement initiatives.
  • Foster a culture of innovation within the business unit and their portfolio.
  • Contribute to the development of business unit and progression strategies.
  • Design the organisation structure of the portfolio – building and organising teams.
  • Provide leadership to the team – empowering and inspiring others to deliver, ensuring the organisation attracts, retains and develops the best talent across the business.
  • Act as a line manager for senior roles within the operational management team.
  • Judicious resource requirements - assess current and future resourcing requirements, ensuring plans are devised and implemented to overcome gaps, and capacity issues throughout the operational portfolio.
  • Lead the management of talent; including performance management and development of succession plans for people within their portfolio.
  • Lead the coordination and dissemination of communications within their portfolio.
  • Lead and promote collaboration between the operations in their portfolio and other areas of the business.
  • Overall accountability for the performance of operations within their portfolio.
  • Maintains oversight of the progress and performance of operations within their portfolio. Critically analyse and review budgets (inc. CapEx), forecast and performance; identifying areas of concern and ensuring they are resolved.
  • Drives the performance of operations across their portfolio.
  • Lead the resolution of significant operational issues and risks.
  • Ensure operational risks and issues are identified and resolved.
  • Lead the review of operational performance as part of the business' reporting processes. Ensuring that operational performance, opportunities and threats are reported honestly and transparently into the business board.
  • Drive asset utilisation focusing on maximising core asset use with Murphy and the efficient mobilisation and hire of newly acquired assets.
  • Drive high standards of operational management across their portfolio.
  • Ensure that operations are delivered safely, on time, in accordance with project requirements and to the agreed budgets.
  • Ensure that Murphy Plant processes are cultivated throughout all transactions (including but not limited to: asset acquisition, asset counts, asset management and control, and disposal).
  • Ensure that operational teams are effectively managing stakeholder relationships and requirements to high standards whilst maintaining commercial appropriation of delivery.
  • Ensure that operational teams are responsible for the financial performance of the business.
  • Drive standardisation of delivery across their portfolio resulting in a high standard of customer experience.
  • Judicious client and supplier relationship management that develops and enhances Murphy Plant's reputation within the industry.
  • Ensure effective and regular communication with internal stakeholders regarding working winning opportunities and the impact on future requirements, project performance, business and portfolio risks and issues.

About the Role:

  • Salary: £80,000-£110,000 per annum, depending on experience.
  • Bonus scheme and annual salary review.
  • Discretionary bonus scheme.
  • Contributory pension scheme.
  • Life assurance, health screening, and enhanced sick pay.
  • Maternity and paternity pay and a maternity returners bonus.
  • Extra weeks holiday for all employees getting married and a wedding bonus.
  • Subsidised canteen facilities in core locations.

About Murphy:

  • Murphy values charity at its heart, providing 2 days leave per year to donate your time to a charity of your choice.
  • Access to Murphy Wellbeing, providing online tools, mental health trained colleagues, and external professional support when needed.
  • Murphy is committed to building a diverse and inclusive culture, making it a great place to work where everyone can thrive.


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