Senior Operations Manager (Compliance & Hygiene Services) Location: Midlands (Hybrid – Office & Home) Salary: Up to £55,000 + Benefits About the Opportunity Are you an experienced operations leader with a background in water hygiene and compliance services? This is your chance to join a private equity-backed business at an exciting stage of growth, where investment is driving transformation, expansion, and opportunity. We’re looking for a Senior Operations Manager to take ownership of multiple service lines – Water Hygiene, Occupational Hygiene, Health & Safety, and Fire Services. This is a pivotal role where you’ll lead department heads, ensure operational excellence, and play a key role in delivering commercial growth. What You’ll Do

Lead & inspire: Manage departmental heads, ensuring teams are motivated, supported, and aligned to business objectives. Drive performance: Monitor and improve operational efficiency, scheduling, service delivery, and compliance. Grow the business: Support business development, cross‑selling opportunities, and client portfolio expansion. Shape strategy: Work with directors to deliver departmental growth plans, aligned with PE-backed investment strategy. Commercial focus: Involvement in budgets, P&L tracking, tendering, and financial reporting. Quality assurance: Maintain high standards across compliance-driven services, ensuring consistency and best practice.

What We’re Looking For

Essential: Background in Water Hygiene / Legionella. Strong track record in operations management, contract delivery, and compliance. Experience leading teams and managing departmental heads. Commercial awareness with exposure to budgets, P&L, and growth initiatives. A leader who thrives in a fast‑paced, evolving environment and can collaborate at board level.

What’s On Offer Up to £55,000 basic salary (DOE) + benefits. Hybrid working between home and Midlands office. The chance to join a scaling, investment‑backed business with ambitious growth plans. Clear scope for career progression as the business expands. If you’re looking to step into a role where you can make a measurable impact across multiple service lines while developing your career in a high‑growth environment, we’d love to hear from you. #J-18808-Ljbffr