Head of Access & Scaffolding

Job title: Scaffolding and Operations Manager

Salary: £70,000 - £80,000 depending on experience, plus company car

Hours of work: To be confirmed

Location: Home-based anywhere in the UK, with nationwide travel

The Opportunity

Are you an experienced scaffolding operations leader ready to take ownership of a nationwide function? Do you want to help shape a growing access and scaffolding operation supporting residential solar projects across the UK?

This is a high-impact opportunity to join a growing business with an ambitious expansion plan and a strong pipeline of work. You will lead national teams, strengthen operational delivery and help develop the infrastructure needed to support further depot growth.

The Role

As Scaffolding and Operations Manager, you will oversee the day-to-day delivery of scaffolding and access services across multiple UK locations. Working in partnership with a leading energy company, you will manage the client relationship, coordinate teams and resources, and ensure scaffolding is installed safely and on time ahead of residential solar panel installations.

You will take ownership of operational performance, workforce planning, safety, quality and compliance, while building a strong platform to support continued national growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead national scaffolding teams operating across multiple UK locations.
• Oversee the safe, efficient and successful delivery of scaffolding and access solutions across a high volume of residential projects.
• Manage the key client relationship and work closely with stakeholders across the solar and renewable energy sectors.
• Ensure scaffolding is scheduled and installed ahead of solar panel installation programmes.
• Drive high standards of health and safety, quality and operational compliance.
• Build, develop and support high-performing operational teams.
• Align labour, equipment and workforce capacity with the growing project pipeline.
• Support the opening and development of additional depots as the operation expands.

About You

You will be an established scaffolding operations manager who combines strong leadership and client management skills with practical technical knowledge. Ideally, you will have previously worked on the tools and understood the day-to-day challenges faced by site teams, enabling you to work effectively with both the workforce and clients.

You will ideally have:

• A proven track record of leading teams within the scaffolding sector.
• Experience managing client relationships and delivering projects across multiple locations.
• Strong knowledge of health and safety requirements within scaffolding and construction.
• Excellent leadership, communication, organisation and workforce planning skills.
• The ability to create robust operational processes that support a growing business.
• The flexibility to travel nationwide to depots and project locations.

Desirable:

• Relevant scaffolding qualifications, including CISRS accreditation.

Benefits

• Salary of £70,000 - £80,000, depending on experience.
• Company car.
• Home-based position with nationwide travel.
• The opportunity to shape and grow a specialist national access and scaffolding operation.
• A strong pipeline of projects with exciting long-term growth prospects.

• Not quite the right fit for this role? We’d still love to hear from you. As specialist recruiters across Mechanical & Electrical, Facilities Management, Energy and Renewables, we’re always keen to speak with talented people within these sectors. Get in touch to tell us what you’re looking for and let’s see how Multitask Personnel can support your next career move.

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