General Manager

We are looking for a hands‑on, operationally credible General Manager - UK North to lead and shape our Remote Access & Lifting business line during an exciting period of early‑stage growth.

This is a foundational role — the successful candidate will be as comfortable working in delivery as they are stepping back to build the structures, processes, and team capability needed to scale the business sustainably.

This role requires a builder — someone who can bring order and rigour to a growing business line, put the right people and processes in place, and create a platform for long‑term commercial success across lifting & rigging, ATV operations, track matting, off‑road logistics, and HGV/HIAB services in the infrastructure, grid, substation, and hydro sectors.

A key part of this role will be helping to establish a project management and engineering function within the business line — building the internal capability needed to pursue and deliver larger, more complex work scopes and position the company for the next stage of growth.

• Assess the current state of the business line and design a clear operational framework that supports safe, consistent, and scalable service delivery
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures, workflows, and governance structures across all service lines including lifting & rigging, HIAB/HGV, ATV operations, track matting, and off‑road logistics
• Establish clear operational controls around plant, equipment, fleet, and resource management
• Build a culture of process discipline from the ground up, ensuring teams understand and follow agreed ways of working
• Liaise closely with the organisation's Technical Authority to ensure that all relevant compliance requirements, lifting regulations, and technical standards are understood at business line level and consistently implemented in the field

• Work with senior leadership to define the project management and engineering function required to support larger and more complex work scopes
• Lead or contribute to the recruitment of initial project management and engineering roles, helping to identify the right profiles for the business line's growth trajectory
• Establish project delivery frameworks, governance structures, and reporting processes that give the business the rigour and visibility needed to take on bigger contracts with confidence
• Define how the PM and engineering function interfaces with operational delivery, the Technical Authority, and the commercial team — ensuring clarity of roles and responsibilities from the outset
• Progressively develop the function's capability over time, with a view to reducing delivery risk and increasing the business line's capacity to self‑deliver increasingly complex scopes of work
• Use the emerging function to support pre‑construction planning, programme management, and technical submission requirements on larger tenders and frameworks
• Foster a strong safety‑first culture and high‑performance environment from the outset
• Take ownership of building out the Remote Access & Lifting team, working with senior leadership to define the right structure for current and future demands
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and development of a multidisciplinary team spanning lifting supervisors, riggers, HIAB/HGV operators, ATV operators, logistics personnel, and — in time — project managers and engineers
• Ensure all personnel are appropriately trained, certificated, and competent, working with the Technical Authority to align the team's competency framework with organisational standards
• Coach and develop emerging leaders within the team to build internal capability over time

• Champion a zero‑harm culture across all operations, setting the standard personally and ensuring it is embedded throughout the team
• Act as the key operational interface with the Technical Authority, translating compliance requirements and technical standards into day‑to‑day operational practice across all projects
• Ensure lifting plans, risk assessments, and method statements developed in conjunction with the…