Head of Operations - £111,522 per annum (pay
award pending)
Contracts House, Dundee
Tayside Contracts is the commercial trading
arm of Angus, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross Councils. We are the largest
and longest-serving local authority shared service in Scotland, employing
approximately 2,500 employees serving 420,000 citizens.
We are looking for a highly motivated, inspirational
and strategic leader to lead our Construction and Facilities Services Divisions
who provide roads maintenance, vehicle maintenance, quarry, cleaning, catering
and facilities management services cross the whole of the Tayside region.
Tayside, located in the heart of Scotland, encompasses
Angus, Dundee City and Perth and Kinross and offers a magnificent blend of
city, rural and coastal living.
As Head of Operations, the successful
candidate will have responsibility for ensuring the delivery of a wide range of
services ensuring Tayside Contracts meets the requirements of best value and
continuous improvements, empowering employees, improving performance, encouraging
innovation, and promoting good employee relations through proven experience of
working effectively and in partnership with Trade Unions.
We are looking for someone with extensive proven
experience in a senior leadership role in a large multi-discipline organisation
where working with a board of management or representative stakeholder and
senior colleagues is necessary. You will
have strong financial and budgetary management skills, a high level of
political astuteness and resilience, alongside the ability to apply strong commercial
skills to enable the organisation to deliver its objectives within statutory
and value for money requirements.
Your ability to form close and productive
working relationships within and out with the organisation is key, as is the
ability to inspire confidence in others and lead and motivate multiple teams to
achieve high and effective performance.
You will be degree qualified in an
engineering, facilities or management related subject or have the equivalent
experience. You will also be a member of
a relevant professional association or body.
Download the Head of Operations - Recruitment
Pack
Apply
Apply via Tayside Contracts’ website.
For an informal discussion about the role, please email Dougie McKay,
Managing Director at [email protected]
For any other assistance, please contact: Leanne Reilly, Strategic Lead
– HR, IT and Business Support at [email protected]
Timetable
Closing
Date Midnight
on Friday 25 July 2025
Assessment
Centre Thursday
21 August 2025
Interview Thursday 4 September 2025 (TBC)
The recruitment panel will consist of Dougie
McKay, Managing Director and members of Tayside Contract's General Purposes
Committee.
The Advisers to the panel will be:
·
Leanne Reilly, Strategic Lead – HR, IT and
Business Support
·
Paul Thomson, Executive Director, Corporate
Services, Dundee City Council (Proper Officer)
·
Maureen Moran, Legal Manager, Dundee City
Council (Clerk to the Committee Representative)