Job Description
In a Nutshell… We have a new opportunity for a Divisional Operations Director to join our team within Vistry Services, at various business units covering North, South Midlands and East. This role is ideal for a candidate with a proven track record as a Managing Director or Operations/Production/Construction or Technical Director and who has been involved in delivering mixed tenure residential developments from land acquisition to completion and beyond, both in the low-rise and mid-rise housing sectors.
The Divisional Operations Director will work in unison with the Executive Chair and other members of the Divisional team to provide support and direction to all the regions within the Division. Your focus will be on all aspects of operational delivery from the inception of the Division's projects through to the fulfilment of all contractual obligations.
Whilst there are no direct reports for this role, you are expected to be adequately competent and proficient in dealing with all Regional Business Unit Board members plus senior members of the Group Services team. You will have excellent communication skills both written and verbal and have demonstrable experience in influencing and negotiating.
The role is full time covering and requiring travel to each regional business and sites within the division. The Division has operational outlets as far north as the North East and as far south as Central Home Counties with your local office being any of the following: Warrington, Coleshill, Leicester, Newcastle or Cambridgeshire.
What's in it for you…
* Competitive basic salary and annual bonus
* Company car, car allowance or travel allowance
* Salary sacrifice car scheme available to all employees
* Up to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing to up to 39 days with service
* 2 Volunteering days per annum
* Private medical insurance, with employee paid cover
* Enhanced maternity, paternity and adoption leave
* Competitive pension scheme through salary sacrifice
* Life assurance at 4 x your annual salary
* Share save and share incentive schemes
* Employee rewards portal with many more benefits
In return, what we would like from you…
* Behave in line with our company values - Integrity, Caring and Quality
* A wealth of experience working as a Managing Director or Operations/Construction/Technical Director.
* A strong operations and commercial leader with a proven track record of success working on new build housing contracts and multi-story residential apartment schemes.
* Experience of PLC policies and procedures relating to Safety / Quality / Employment and an overall Business Management System
* Strong technical knowledge of construction methodologies from inception to project completion and beyond.
* Understanding and competence of programme approach and software, including Coins and Keys.
* Sufficiently competent in the use of IT to ensure processes, programmes and customer care initiatives are effectively followed.
* Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and policies.
* Able to assess opportunities quickly and decipher their value.
* Able to address issues at the highest level within the regional business.
* A team player with the skills and intellect to make an effective contribution to the success and development of the Division.
* An established leader able to communicate at the highest level to make a difference and do the right thing.
* An innovative thinker with the ability to identify and drive through positive changes and feedback best practice.
* Focus on the importance of achievement of programme on business success.
More about the Divisional Operations Director role…
Pre-Construction and Design
* Work with regional team to bring new sites into production in a timely and efficient way to meet business plan requirements.
* Provide direction and input into the design and technical matters on all residential and housebuilding developments.
* Ensure best practice is passed between regions all in line with the Group's standardisation objectives.
* Ensure schemes are designed the 'Vistry' way and have the necessary approvals prior to start on site.
* Control and report on design and preconstruction programmes to ensure delivery on time, to budget and to highlight any risks at an early stage to the region.
Construction and Sales
* Provide direction and leadership to the regional business team on residential and housebuilding developments.
* Regularly monitor programmes to ensure delivery on time, to budget and to highlight any risks at an early stage to the Divisional team.
* Contribute to the value engineering and buildability of all projects ensuring that both good and bad practice is effectively mitigated to the highest standards of design, quality, safety, and client satisfaction.
* Drive programme and deliver to timescales by ensuring all interfacing departments work collaboratively.
Customer Service
* Work closely with the regions to ensure customer service levels are meeting or exceeding any targets set by the Group.
* Investigate and review any HBF surveys that do not meet the Group's minimum requirements.
Business
* Contribute as Divisional team member to formulation and delivery of 3-year strategy.
* Produce board reports and papers as required.
* Attend key meetings with clients and Joint Venture partners.
A more exhaustive JD can be provided at interview stage.
Finally, let's tell you a bit more about us… We build more than homes, we're making Vistry. Being a responsible developer and award-winning employer means we live each day through our ethos - doing the right thing. Our behaviours reflect this, as well as our values of integrity, caring and quality.
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