Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Salary: £230K
Benefits: 30% Bonus, LTIPS, Executive Car, High level pension contribution
Location: UK
Sector: Multi-Utility Infrastructure (Power, Water, Gas, Renewables, Telecoms)
Our client is a growing Utilities/Infrastructure contractor, they are looking to appoint an experienced Operations Leader.
This role is to provide operational oversight across the Power, Water, Gas, Renewables, and Telecoms divisions.
Ensure delivery excellence, governance, consistent performance, integrate new acquisitions and drive digital transformation.
This is a critical, board-level position accountable for operational strategy, efficiency, profitability, and aligning operational capability with aggressive growth ambitions.
The Role
Strategic Delivery: Define and implement operational strategy to safely and profitably scale the business.
Operational Excellence: Drive productivity, utilisation, and cost efficiency across all utility divisions.
Governance & Risk: Establish robust frameworks to ensure full regulatory compliance and effective risk management.
Leadership: Lead, mentor, and unify Divisional Managing Directors, building a high-performance, collaborative culture.
Transformation: Champion M&A integration, digitalisation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
The Person
Extensive executive leadership experience in the utilities or infrastructure sector with multi-division oversight.
A proven track record of leading large-scale operations (£100m+ turnover).
Deep operational knowledge across the Power, Water, Gas, and Telecoms utility sectors.
Strong commercial acumen with demonstrated success in delivering margin improvement and operational transformation.
Experience in M&A integration and managing divisional leaders.
Unfortunately, due to our high number of applications we are unable to respond to all applicants. If you do not hear back within 2 weeks of submitting your application, please assume your application has been unsuccessful.
Please email your CV to info@alfa-executive.com quoting ref PJ/ALFA/COOU