Operations Director

The Vacancy

⚡ Operations Director – Energy Transition

📍 Finsbury Park, London
🏢 Liberty
🌱 Energy Transition

Ready to lead the future of energy?

We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Operations Director to lead the strategic, operational and commercial growth of our Energy Transition Division at Liberty.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for driving growth, innovation and operational excellence across our renewable energy activities, including the installation and delivery of solar, air source heat pumps and emerging technologies, alongside our technical consultancy services.

🚀 What will you be doing?

As Operations Director, you’ll:

• 📈 Identify new markets, technologies and strategic partnerships to support sustainable growth
• 💡 Develop business cases for major investment and acquisition opportunities
• ⚡ Support in the overseeing of renewable energy projects from concept through to commissioning
• 🏠 Lead technical consultancy activity across retrofit assessments, design and coordination
• 🦺 Champion operational excellence, health & safety and regulatory compliance
• 📊 Take ownership of divisional budgets, forecasting, profitability and P&L performance
• 💷 Drive cost control, commercial performance and return on investment
• 👥 Build, lead and develop a high-performing multidisciplinary team
• 🔄 Create a culture of innovation, collaboration, accountability and continuous improvement
• 🤝 Build strong relationships with clients, local authorities, government bodies and strategic partners
• 🌍 Champion Liberty’s sustainability, ESG, equality, diversity and inclusion commitments

⭐ What are we looking for?

We’re looking for an established senior leader who can combine operational leadership with strong commercial and strategic thinking.

You’ll bring:

• Significant senior leadership experience with a track record of delivering revenue growth and profitability
• Strong experience of strategic planning and financial management, including full P&L accountability
• Proven experience leading the successful operational delivery of contracts safely, on time and within budget
• Excellent commercial and financial acumen
• Strong leadership and people development skills
• The ability to build relationships and influence at senior stakeholder level
• Experience of leading change, innovation and continuous improvement
• Knowledge of renewable energy technologies, markets and regulatory frameworks would be advantageous
• A degree or equivalent qualification would be desirable

📢 External Applicants

Apply now and take the next step in your career with Liberty. We’d love to hear from you!

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.