Manager - Operations Management Consulting

Consultdss; London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global operations consulting firm in London is seeking a Manager to lead a team in delivering operational excellence and safety solutions. The ideal candidate will have a degree in engineering or business and significant consulting experience. You will manage diverse teams, work directly with clients, and drive performance improvements. This role requires excellent project management skills and fluency in English, with an additional European language preferred. Competitive compensation and opportunities for personal growth are offered.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in management consulting, notably transformation consulting.
• Significant experience in project management and delivery of large-scale transformation projects.
• Ability to manage diverse and remote teams of consultants.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of experienced consultants to identify root causes of client challenges.
• Work directly with clients to develop and implement effective solutions.
• Lead the delivery of solutions in operational excellence or safety culture.

Skills

Project management

Team leadership

Operational excellence

Behavioral-based safety

Risk reduction

Fluent English

Business proficiency in another European language

Education

Degree/master’s degree in engineering or business

Job description

Overview

Allow us to introduce ourselves.

At dss+, we are not just your average global operations consulting firm. We are a Purpose-driven company that exists to save lives and create a sustainable future – for our clients, employees and communities. In pursuit of this Purpose, we put people at the centre of everything we do, and we are a consultancy with heart. As an experienced operations consultant, your role is crucial in helping us achieve this Purpose, making you an integral part of our operations.

Right now, we’re expanding our market reach and impact in the UK and looking for a manager who can help us transform our clients and work as part of high-performing project teams on large, complex transformational work programmes. This expansion presents a unique opportunity for you to grow both personally and professionally as you contribute to our Purpose and work on challenging projects.

Does this sound like you?

As a manager you will work with industry-leading clients across your sectors to reduce risks and improve business continuity and asset productivity. You’ll save lives, drive performance and improve the working lives of all your clients’ employees.

Responsibilities

• You will manage a team of experienced consultants and subject matter experts to identify the root causes of client safety and productivity challenges by analysing a range of metrics and observations, and create, communicate and implement solutions
• You will be trusted to work directly with the client identifying pain points and developing and implementing effective solutions to meet their needs
• You will lead the delivery of solutions in operational excellence or safety culture and / or behavioural based safety
• You will develop your own and your team’s work plans, mobilizing the team to deliver effectively
• You will work with members of your team to build their capabilities and deliver better value to the client
• You will manage project delivery and cultivate client relationships.

Who are you today?

Beyond that, be yourself. At dss+, we embrace and celebrate diversity. Above all, we are an inclusive culture in which everyone contributes and has the chance to develop their talents further.

Ideally, you will hold a degree/master’s degree in engineering or a business-related field, coupled with demonstrable experience in management consulting, notably transformation consulting. You will have significant experience in project management and delivery of large-scale transformation projects.

You have the ability to manage diverse and remote teams of consultants and guide them to achieve business and client objectives and you are able to manage complex projects from end to end for small or large engagements

You demonstrate experience and an understanding of the operational issues in heavy industries such as Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, Power & Utilities, Chemicals, Transport or Food & Beverage

You will be leading a team of SMEs who have a deep understanding of safety or operational excellence, and will be able to leverage this expertise externally (guiding clients, creating points of view, etc.)

You will speak fluent English and have business level proficiency as a minimum in another European language (French, Dutch, German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese). You will also be comfortable communicating and working with a wide range of cultures and nationalities and be able to travel extensively on a weekly basis. And you will have an entrepreneurial mindset. Like us.

A bit more about us

We are implementers and change-makers. Our passion lies in helping our clients solve their biggest challenges and engaging organisations, from the boardroom to the shop floor, to become resilient to future vulnerabilities and sustain improvements.

Our industry expertise—in metals and mining, chemicals, oil, gas and energy, power and utilities, agribusiness and consumer goods, industrial and manufacturing, and private equity—combined with our consulting expertise in risk, operations, and sustainability helps clients translate their pain points into actionable roadmaps that deliver real, tangible results.

Our transformational solutions in operational risk management, operational excellence and ESG/sustainability are accelerated through leadership coaching, capability building, and culture change and enabled through digital technologies.