Project Operations Manager

Project Operations Manager

Location: Wolverhampton (Office Based)

Salary: 33000

Enitial (part of the HSL Compliance Group) is a leading UK-based independent field monitoring sampling and environmental services company. Acting as the vital boots on the ground we help industrial waste and water utility companies manage environmental compliance and maintain specialist monitoring equipment. This is a high-visibility leadership role where you will act as the direct deputy to the Project Delivery Manager bridging the gap between our strategic commercial goals and day-to-day field operations to ensure our large-scale technical projects are executed flawlessly safely and efficiently.

The Project Operations Manager is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day coordination of activities that support successful project delivery. This includes full line management within the Project Delivery Team - ensuring field environmental works are efficiently scheduled adequately resourced and seamlessly supported through rigorous equipment management and laboratory sample coordination. You will drive operational processes resolve logistical conflicts and deliver peak commercial efficiency.

What Youll Be Doing

• Provide leadership guidance and active performance management to the team handling fieldwork scheduling equipment/resource management and laboratory sample media coordination.

• Ensure internal workloads and technical resources are effectively allocated across your support teams while championing staff training development and continuous improvement.

• Oversee the strategic planning routing and scheduling of environmental field activities to ensure highly efficient service delivery contract compliance and total client satisfaction.

• Act as the primary deputy and operational escalation point for the Project Delivery Manager resolving complex scheduling conflicts logistics constraints and site-level delivery issues.

• Assist in the design development and implementation of robust operational processes standard operating procedures (SOPs) and data-driven best practices.

• Contribute to business-critical operational reporting technical resource forecasting and continuous service delivery improvement initiatives for the Senior Management Team (SMT) and wider Group.

• Liaise closely with corporate Account Executives to ensure technical works being quoted align perfectly with current capacity localised asset availability and regional field team skillsets.

What Were Looking For

• Strong experience leading mentoring and managing a team across multiple competing operational or logistical priorities.

• A track record of developing or upgrading operational processes scheduling frameworks and field service workflows.

• Strong experience overseeing complex field logistics technical asset/equipment tracking or laboratory/sample media coordination.

• Practical hands-on experience involving field service activities environmental sampling technical contracting or mobile workforce operations.

• High-level leadership problem-solving and communication abilities with the professional presence to influence cross-functional internal teams.

• A BSc or higher degree in a relevant academic field (Environmental Science Engineering Business Operations or similar) is highly desirable but not essential.

Why Work for HSL

Full training and clear career development pathways
25 days annual leave bank holidays
Company pension scheme & sick pay scheme
Free eye test every 2 years
Access to Kinhub (wellbeing & financial support)
Discounts with hundreds of retailers via Reward Gateway

About Us

HSL Compliance is one of the UKs leading compliance specialists helping organisations keep people safe. We work with local authorities housing associations and businesses across the UK providing essential services including water safety fire safety and wider compliance solutions.

Our success is built on the dedication of our people and were proud to offer a supportive workplace where employees can grow develop and make a real impact.

Ready to Apply

If youre looking for a varied HR role with real impact and you enjoy working in a fast-moving environment wed love to hear from you.

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