Senior Lab Operations Manager
Location: Farnborough, England, United Kingdom
Role Type: Permanent – Full Time
Package: Competitive Salary + Benefits
Role ID: SF19952
As a Senior Lab Operations Manager, you will provide operational leadership and subject matter expertise across a portfolio of technical laboratories and facilities. You will ensure facilities are safe, secure, compliant and available, while leading and coordinating a team of Facility Managers and working closely with engineering teams and delivery programmes to de‑conflict demand and optimise utilisation. The role covers facilities at Farnborough and Gosport, including:
- Hybrid Electric Drive Systems
- Advanced Batteries and Power Sources
Day‑to‑day, you’ll act as the operational lead for your assigned facilities, manage your team of FMs creating a standardised practice, deliver first line audits, and cost centre management. You will oversee operations and coordinate demand across teams, plus the potential decommissioning and recommissioning of other sites.
Responsibilities
- Providing functional leadership to a team of Facility Managers and facility support staff
- Ensuring laboratories and facilities are safe, secure, compliant and fit for purpose
- Coordinating and de‑conflicting facility, equipment and resource usage with internal and external customers
- Maintaining compliance across H&S, security, governance, audit and accreditation requirements
- Leading continuous improvement activities to standardise and improve facility operations
- Supporting cost centre management and investment planning across assigned facilities
Essential Experience
- Experience managing multiple facilities, laboratories or complex technical environments
- People management experience, including all professional and personal development activities, managing and monitoring team members’ objectives to deliver effective services
- Strong understanding of health, safety and risk management in an operational setting by championing best practice promoting a positive safety culture in line with our business standards and expectations
- Ability to work with multiple stakeholders to balance competing priorities and resolve complex queries, escalating when appropriate
- Experience coordinating operational delivery within a regulated environment
Essential Qualifications
- IOSH or NEBOSH qualification (desirable not essential)
This role is 37 hours per week based at our Farnborough site, with visits to our Gosport site expected once per month.
Benefits
- Matched contribution pension scheme, with life assurance
- Generous holiday allowance, with the option to purchase additional days
- Options to join Health Cash Plan, Private Medical Insurance and Dental Insurance
- Employee discount portal: Personal Accident Insurance, Travel Insurance, Restaurants, Cinema Tickets and much more
- We are proud to support the Armed Forces community by honouring the Armed Forces Covenant and maintaining our Gold Award standard in the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme
- Volunteering Opportunities - helping charities and local community
Eligibility
All applicants for this role must be eligible for SC clearance. Many roles are subject to national security vetting; applicants who already hold the appropriate level of vetting may be able to transfer it upon appointment.
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