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Wind Local Operations Manager

Job Posted: 5 hours ago

Salary: £ 68,000 - 68,000 / Annum
Job Type: Permanent
Location: Limerick

Expire in: a month

Job Description

Astute's Renewables team is partnering with one of the world's largest wind turbine manufacturers to recruit a Local Operations Manager to support teams in the Oola region, Ireland.

The Local Operations Manager role comes with a competitive salary plus bonus and pension scheme and great career progression opportunities.

If you have a technical background in wind (or a similar sector) and enjoy managing performance, people, and budgets across remote teams, this is your opportunity to make a real impact. then upload your CV to apply today.

Responsibilities and duties

As a Local Operations Manager you will:

Overall accountability for QHSE within the service area, ensuring full compliance with internal standards and external regulations, and acting as a visible role model for safety and quality.
Full responsibility for operational performance, ensuring optimal availability and reliability of wind turbine generators across the service area.
Ownership of financial and commercial performance, including budget planning, cost control, and delivery against agreed targets.
Leadership of site teams, including delegation to team leads, performance management, and ensuring all work is delivered safely, efficiently, and to required standards.
Recruitment, onboarding, development, and retention of service employees, including identification of training needs and succession planning to build a high-performing team.
Development and implementation of effective staffing and resource plans, including inventory and stock management.
Monitoring, analysing, and reporting on KPIs and operational data to drive continuous improvement, address performance gaps, and share best practice.
Oversight of site operations including safety audits, facilities management, large-scale operations (e.g. major component exchanges), and improvement initiatives.
Management of customer operational topics, ensuring clear, collaborative communication and strong working relationships with stakeholders and project teams.
Driving efficiency, competitiveness, and business growth initiatives, including service handovers from build to operations and planning for new or relocated service points

Professional qualifications

We are looking for someone with the following:

Proven leadership experience within the wind industry or a comparable technical sector.
Completed apprenticeship or equivalent hands-on experience in Mechanical or Electrical engineering would be preferred.
Solid working knowledge of commercial and financial controls, with experience managing budgets, KPIs, and overall financial performance.
Demonstrated experience managing remote, field-based teams.
Strong people management skills, with the ability to oversee the full spectrum of team performance, development, and engagement
Must hold Driving Licence

Personal skills

The Local Operations Manager role would suit someone who is:

Able to work at heights, outside in all conditions when needed.
Collaborative team player with proactive attitude.
Had excellent decision-making, planning, and prioritisation capabilities.
Effective with delegation and workload management
Agile and able to adapt in a fast-paced industry.
Strong customer-focused mindset.

Salary and benefits of the Local Operations Manager role

Competitive Salary depending on experience
Up to 10% company bonus
Car Allowance
Progression opportunities with clear structure to support you in your development.
33 days holiday inclusive of Bank Holidays
Pension Scheme, Cycle Scheme, EAP Scheme
 INDREN
 Astute People are acting as an employment agency in relation to this vacancy. We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, race, gender, disability, creed or sexual orientation and comply with all relevant UK legislation. We encourage applications from individuals from all backgrounds but candidates must be able to demonstrate their ability to work in the UK. Astute is also committed to the government's Disability Confident Employer initiative. We endeavour to get back to everyone, however, if you have not heard anything after 7 days, please consider your application unsuccessful

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