Operations Manager

About this role

Dowds is a long established, multidisciplinary engineering and construction Building Services Engineering company headquartered in Ballymena, Northern Ireland. Founded in 1978, our expertise spans the full lifecycle of complex-built environments from initial design and systems integration through to installation, commissioning, and handover. Across specific sectors: life science, commercial, education and healthcare.

Operating at a gold standard for best managed company and investors in people, our vision is to set the standard for excellence, driving progress, responsibility, and lasting impact. While keeping our clients and our people at the heart of what we do.

We are seeking

Dowds are seeking an Operations Manager to join our delivery team, to oversee multiple projects, overseeing the efficiency, quality and financial performance of the MEP throughout the full life cycle of a project. The role requires strong leadership, analytical skills and the ability to manage resources effectively. This is a senior, business critical leadership role for an Operations Manager who wants real ownership, influence, and scale

What you’ll be responsible for

• Provide senior operational leadership across multiple MEP projects, ensuring design coordination, installation, commissioning, and handover activities are delivered safely, to programme, and to the required quality standards.
• Drive consistent project delivery through the implementation and continuous improvement of operational standards, systems, and ways of working across the delivery portfolio.
• Champion Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), including off‑site fabrication, modularisation, and digital delivery, embedding innovative approaches that improve safety, quality, productivity, and programme certainty.
• Maintain overall accountability for project delivery and compliance, ensuring all works meet statutory requirements, quality benchmarks, and client specifications, with robust reporti...