Job Description

The Vacancy
WGM is looking for an experienced Business Manager to lead and grow our Specialist Coatings Business. Currently it's a small, high-potential business unit with big ambitions. You will drive efficiency, shape the strategy, build capability and ensure this division becomes one of WGM's standout business streams. Building strong relationships, both within WGM and externally, will be a key focus of the position, the role-holder will be responsible for delivering innovative and sustainable solutions that exceed customers' requirements safely and profitably.
Main duties and responsibilities

• To lead and provide strategic direction to the Precision Surface Solutions Business.
• Lead, manage, coach and develop a high performing team that meets agreed objectives, and which delivers best practice results, added value and continuous improvements.
• To be responsible for developing the Precision Surface Solutions Business Scorecard and reporting performance monthly. The Scorecard will include Financial, Customer, Health and Safety, Quality and People measures.
• To work closely with the WGM Transformation and Digital Transformation Directors to explore opportunities for new ways of working in the Business.
• To work closely with the Performance and Planning Director to implement a process led way of delivering work in the business.
• To build strong relationships with the bWGM leadership to optimise opportunities for the business in England.
• To support and develop the framework opportunities across AMP 8, in the English Water Sector.
• To work closely with WGM Business Development to target and secure opportunities that are aligned with the strategic direction of the Precision Surface Solutions business.
• Identify, recruit and deploy the required capable resources within the business.
• Set the team objectives/KPIs and review and assess ongoing performance of direct reports.

To be considered for this position you will have at least 2-3 years previous experience ideally from engineering, FM, infrastructure or industrial services background and want real ownership and the chance to build something. This is not a technical paint/coatings role, we are looking for a commercial and operational leader who can run a business and has experience in the following areas - P&L ownership, Operational performance, Leadership, Client engagement and Growth delivery.
Benefits
We offer a competitive package, including:

• 32 days holiday, increasing to 36 based on length of service.
• Enhanced pension scheme.
• Life assurance scheme.
• Salary sacrifice - (Electric vehicle scheme, annual leave purchase & cycle to work).
• Remote & hybrid working options (subject to role requirements).
• Enhanced maternity & paternity Leave.
• Company sick pay (available after qualifying period).
• Car allowance.
• Employee discount programme.

About Us
Based in Scotland, we are an engineering business providing mechanical, electrical and civil engineering services to clients across the UK. We are one of the UK's leading engineering solution providers, recognised for outstanding client service, quality solutions and our commitment to health and safety. From our HQ in Glasgow, we deliver sustainable solutions to the water and renewables sectors. Supplementary services include project management, technical engineering, design, and off-site modular build.
We have partnered with innovative technology providers in the renewables sector, including solar PV, hydroelectric and heat networks. We are a progressive, people-orientated business driven by our values to deliver workable and cost-effective solutions in the communities we work. When you work for WGM you join a dynamic team and have the opportunity to be part of our ambitious plans for future growth.
WGM is part of the RSK Group, a leading integrated environmental, engineering, and technical services business providing dynamic, multidisciplinary services to a wide range of sectors. RSK was founded in 1989 and has grown considerably since then.
At RSK, we operate as a group of businesses that work together seamlessly, aiming for growth through diversification. Our strategy helps us build a strong and resilient business, capable of weathering external challenges, while also providing greater value to our clients and more opportunities for our employees.
Since the beginning, our philosophy has remained the same: employ, develop and reward talented individuals. People are crucial to our company, and we recognise that our success hinges on our colleagues' growth. We're committed to preserving RSK's people-first culture, promoting innovation, and fostering a supportive and caring environment for collaboration. At RSK, we want you to be part of our successes and help you reach your career aspirations. We take pride in offering employees fulfilling and challenging careers by promoting ongoing growth and empowering individuals to excel.
We are committed to fostering an inclusive workplace that welcomes individuals from all backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives. We firmly believe that embracing and celebrating the diversity in our workforce makes us a stronger and more innovative company.
By providing workplace adjustments, we make it easier for people to confidently explore and pursue our career opportunities and recognise that flexibility is key to fostering a dynamic and thriving workplace. Many of our office-based positions benefit from a flexible working arrangement, allowing our team members to achieve a balance between professional and personal commitments.
We actively encourage applications from candidates of all genders, races, ethnicities, ages, neurotypes, religions or beliefs, sexual orientations, and those with disabilities.
If you're passionate about making a difference, join us as we work together to build a brighter, more equitable, and sustainable future for all. Do you have what it takes?
An RSK Company
Benefits

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