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We are looking for an experienced and motivated Operations Manager to lead a busy telecommunications dispatch hub supporting the Openreach network based in our Wembley office. In this role, you will oversee a team of more than 100 dispatchers responsible for coordinating engineers completing residential fibre and copper installations, repairs, and service appointments. This is a fast-paced operational leadership role where no two days are the same. You’ll be responsible for ensuring engineers are deployed efficiently, customer commitments are met, operational targets are achieved, and teams remain engaged and high-performing. The ideal candidate will have strong people management experience, excellent operational awareness, and a background in telecoms, field service, logistics, or workforce management environments.
Job Responsibility:
Managing the day-to-day running of a large telecommunications dispatch hub
Leading, coaching, and developing a team of 100+ dispatchers and operational support staff
Creating a high-performance culture focused on service delivery, accountability, and customer experience
Supporting Team Leaders and Supervisors to deliver operational targets
Overseeing the real-time coordination of engineers across fibre and copper installation activity
Ensuring engineers are effectively allocated to appointments and workloads are balanced efficiently
Monitoring operational risks, escalations, missed appointments, and jeopardised jobs
Working closely with field operations and planning teams to maximise productivity and service performance
Monitoring and improving key operational KPIs including SLA performance, Right First Time completion, Engineer utilisation, On-time arrivals, Customer satisfaction, Repeat visits
Producing operational reports and identifying opportunities for improvement
Implementing process improvements to increase efficiency and service quality
Acting as a key operational contact for internal teams and Openreach stakeholders
Supporting service escalations and major operational incidents
Building strong relationships across operational and support functions
Requirements:
Previous experience managing large operational, dispatch, or workforce management teams
Background in telecommunications, utilities, logistics, field service, or contact centre operations
Experience working in a fast-paced operational environment with live service delivery responsibility
Strong leadership and people management skills
Excellent organisational and decision-making ability
Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
Comfortable analysing operational data and performance metrics
Experience supporting fibre and copper network operations on the Openreach network (essential)
Workforce management or dispatch system experience