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Managing Director

Employer
Novo Executive Search & Selection Ltd
Location
Glasgow City (GB)
Salary
Flexibility salary to attract plus executive package
Closing date
24 Jan 2022

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Sector
Construction, Property
Responsibilities
Executive Management, Operations
Position/Level
Managing Director
Contract Type
Permanent

Job Details

Are you ready to lead the long-term strategic success of an exciting Construction Support business?

Our client are an independently owned company providing support services throughout the UK for the construction, corporate and property sectors. Headquartered in Glasgow they have a growing presence in the South-East of the UK. They are one of the UK’s leading and most accredited support companies and has been working with main contractors and developers for over 25 years. Their client relationships are key with 90% of work through existing clients so service delivery along with their bespoke Product and Service lines is what makes them stand out. With an emphasis in maximising their reach within construction sector they are now aiming to further diversify over the coming years.

The owners have built the business to date and have a robust and profitable company which is under strong and astute management. A key part of their 3-year business plan is centred on the growth of their Construction division serving main contractors and developers. The subcontracting services would extend to the provision of trades and labour, site services and security. In order to make this successful there is a need to appoint a new individual to lead this division. This person will hold responsibility for the long-term successful performance of the business.

Responsibilities:

  • Day to day running of business
  • Follow through on strategic tasks
  • Implement new strategies from CEO
  • Performance of Team

​​Key Tasks:

  • Lead Team on a daily and weekly basis
  • Daily communication with CEO
  • Focus on the daily, weekly and monthly imperatives of the business. Company Dashboard and Dept KPIs
  • Focus should be on the short and medium term, current and next quarter
  • Understand the Business Plan well and be strategically engaged with it
  • Monitoring and drive task completion at senior level across company
  • Study Financial, Sales, Operational and Commercial reporting
  • Make good decision when presented with partial information
  • Be a teller of truth and blunt (constructively so) if necessary
  • Highly organised and good personal admin
  • Good attendance across senior management meetings (Heads and Directors)
  • Staff remunerations and purchase sign off (With CEO if needed
  • Maintain good Client relationships
  • Able to play staff and teams to their strengths

Skills / Abilities /Experience

  • Deep understanding of project managing services in the built environment or property sectors
  • Able to lead and build a personnel led service
  • A demonstrable career strong in commercial management
  • Experience in construction logistics or trades and labour supply is an advantage
  • Success developing and growing a business

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced professional to contribute to the success of the business. They are in a strong position to progress to the next stage of their strategic plan and take advantage of unrealised opportunities.

The Managing Director for this division will hold a high level of responsibility and authority to make critical change as part of a close team. The appointee will be expected to play a major part in delivering the growth plans for the business.

The successful candidate will enjoy a stimulating, rewarding and high-profile role with opportunity increase responsibility and to be part of an even larger organisation in the future.

Company

New client enquiries- Dale Perrett (Director) dale.perrett@novoexec.com tel 01275 375588 Ambition, creativity, passion, intelligence. Novo is an executive research company which strives to provide its clients with the most innovative research methodologies in order to provide a competitive advantage through high value human resource and consultancy services.

Clients retain our services when they are looking to achieve positive change, growth and competitive advantage. Clients range in scale from start-ups, to privately-held family firms, and to the world’s largest corporations. Our consultants offer a professional service, working ethically and with integrity to establish strong relationships with clients. Novo invests heavily in training and development ensuring that all of our consultants apply the most reliable and effective tools and techniques for solving clients’ problems in a consistent manner. High staff retention rates enable Novo to form deep and lasting relationships with our clients and to become increasingly proficient at advising them. Our highly developed and sophisticated research capability allows us to quickly identify the best individuals in the marketplace for a specific set of defined core competencies. We work across a range of industry sectors, and have a broad understanding of the issues organisations face in each sector. In addition to understanding these factors, we recognise that there may be issues to overcome within the market, geography, culture and history.

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