Operations Manager (288dm) – Bridgewater- Hinkley Point


Company:	Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd
Salary:	£73,000 to £75,000 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	TA6 3HJ
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	6 Oct 2026
Closing date:	5 Nov 2026

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Summary

Operations Manager (288dm) – Bridgewater- Hinkley Point - £75,000 Base - Accommodation allowance of up to £500 per week provided.

We are seeking an experienced Operations Manager to provide senior on-site operational leadership at Hinkley Point C.

DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS RECRUITMENT CONSULTANCY, WE ARE ONLY ABLE TO REPRESENT INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE EX MILITARY.

Essential Experience & Qualifications

•Proven experience leading an engineering, maintenance, technical service or critical-infrastructure operation.

•Strong customer-facing and stakeholder-management experience.

•Experience managing teams, workforce planning, resource allocation and performance.

•Experience delivering planned and reactive works against SLAs, KPIs or maintenance requirements.

•Experience managing incidents, service restoration, operational risk and escalation.

•Good knowledge of RAMS, safe systems of work, WAF, permit-to-work or similar controlled-work environments.

•Experience managing subcontractors and third-party suppliers.

•Strong commercial awareness, including scope control, resource forecasting and cost management.

•Strong reporting, communication and meeting-management skills.

•Competent with Microsoft Office and relevant work-management/reporting systems.

•Full UK driving licence and ability to meet applicable HPC site-access requirements.

Desirable

•Previous experience at HPC, a nuclear licensed site or another highly regulated/critical infrastructure environment.

•IOSH Managing Safely or higher-level H&S qualification.

•SMSTS (Black Hat).

•ILM, CMI or equivalent management qualification.

•Managed-service, maintenance or critical communications experience.

•Knowledge of radio, wireless, DAS, RF over fibre, IP networking or integrated communications systems.

•Knowledge of CDM 2015 and construction-phase interfaces.

•Formal service, incident or continuous-improvement management experience.

Key Attributes

We are looking for a credible and accountable operational leader who is:

•Calm, organised and decisive under pressure.

•Customer-focused while maintaining safety, technical and commercial standards.

•Practical, delivery-focused and disciplined in following controls and processes.

•A strong communicator who can clearly distinguish facts, risks and required decisions.

•Comfortable challenging unrealistic commitments or unapproved scope.

•Collaborative and capable of working effectively with technical and compliance specialists.

•Committed to developing people, improving performance and maintaining high professional standards.

Working Hours: Monday–Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm, with out-of-hours escalation responsibility

Reporting to: Service Manager

If you are interested in applying, please send a copy of your CV to Dan Martin at Ex-Mil Recruitment Ltd or by email to dan@ex-mil.co.uk or via the website www.ex-mil.co.uk outlining why this would be the ideal opportunity for you.

https://www.ex-mil.co.uk/vacancies/8550/operations-manager

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