Operations Manager Fire Protection - South West

West of England Source: WhatJobs

£60,000–£70,000

Location: Bristol or Newport

Salary: up to £70, 000 per annum + 25% bonus + car allowance + fuel card + private health

Job Type: Permanent, Full-time

Sector: Passive Fire Protection / Construction / Refurbishment

Operations Manager – Passive Fire Protection

We are recruiting for an experienced Operations Manager / Branch Manager – Passive Fire Protection to lead a growing regional fire protection department covering Bristol, Newport, South Wales, Gloucestershire and North Somerset.

This is a senior operational leadership role within the passive fire protection sector, with responsibility for fire stopping, compartmentation, compliance, project delivery, commercial performance, P&L management and direct labour team leadership.

The role would suit an experienced Passive Fire Operations Manager, Fire Protection Manager, Branch Manager, Senior Contracts Manager, Contracts Manager or Construction Operations Manager with strong commercial awareness and experience managing multiple contracts across a regional area.

The Role

As Operations Manager – Passive Fire Protection, you will oversee the safe, compliant and profitable delivery of passive fire protection works across the branch.

You will manage operational delivery, client relationships, programming, performance tracking, CVR / CBR reporting, forecasting and commercial control.

This is an excellent opportunity for a commercially strong passive fire, fire stopping, construction or refurbishment operations leader to join a well-established business with a strong pipeline of secured work.

Key Responsibilities

Lead the safe, compliant and profitable delivery of passive fire protection works across the region.
Take full P&L responsibility for branch performance, including margin, cost control and forecasting.
Manage CVR / CBR processes, commercial reporting and operational performance tracking.
Oversee passive fire works including fire stopping, compartmentation, door sets and tested solutions.
Lead operations managers, contracts managers, technical surveyors, quantity surveyors and direct labour teams.
Improve programming, labour productivity, delivery tracking and visibility of work in progress.
Build strong client relationships across housing, local authority, care, education, healthcare and commercial sectors.
Support new business growth and help diversify the branch into more private-sector passive fire work.
Reduce reliance on subcontractors by strengthening in-house delivery capability.
Ensure works are delivered in line with health, safety, quality and passive fire compliance standards.
Mentor and develop operational managers, particularly around commercial awareness and contract performance.
Support successful mobilisation of new passive fire protection projects and contracts.

About You

We are looking for a senior operational leader with strong commercial capability and experience in passive fire protection, fire stopping, construction, refurbishment, planned works or a closely related sector.

Essential Experience

You will need to demonstrate:

Senior operational leadership experience within passive fire protection, construction, refurbishment or planned works.
Strong commercial acumen with P&L responsibility or significant budget accountability.
Experience with CVR, CBR, forecasting, cost control and margin management.
Experience managing multiple contracts, programmes and client relationships across a regional area.
Experience leading direct labour teams or high-volume operational delivery teams.
Strong understanding of productivity, pricing, programming and profitability.
Excellent communication, organisation and leadership skills.
Ability to mentor, develop and commercially upskill operational managers.
Full UK driving licence.
Passive Fire and Compliance Knowledge
Passive fire protection experience would be highly advantageous.

What You’ll Be Joining

The branch has a strong platform for growth, with secured multi-year passive fire protection contracts across the region and an established in-house team.

Existing work includes local authority, housing, care and residential environments, with further opportunities to expand into education, healthcare, commercial property and wider private-sector passive fire markets.

The culture is operationally strong, with several internally promoted managers who understand the work well. The next stage is to add stronger commercial structure, performance tracking, mentoring and growth leadership.