Business Unit Director – Nuclear (North)

Business Unit Director – Nuclear (North)

Home-based with UK travel

Are you an experienced operational leader with a strong commercial mindset and a passion for delivering excellence in complex, highly regulated environments?

We are seeking a Business Unit Director to lead our Nuclear Facilities Management operations across the North of the UK. This is a high-impact leadership role, overseeing multiple sites, large-scale teams, and a significant P&L-playing a critical part in delivering safe, efficient, and high-quality services to our clients.

About the Role

As Business Unit Director, you will take full responsibility for a portfolio of 3–5 nuclear sites, leading 500–700 colleagues and managing a £50m P&L.

You will shape and deliver long-term strategy, drive operational excellence, and build strong client partnerships-ensuring sustainable success for both the business and our customers.

What You’ll Be Doing

Leadership & Strategy

• Define and deliver long-term operational strategy across multiple sites
• Foster a collaborative, high-performance culture where teams truly work better together
• Identify opportunities for growth, service improvement, and contract expansion
• Support bids and strategic business development activity

Financial Performance

• Own revenue, margin, and profitability targets
• Provide robust commercial oversight, including forecasting and cost control
• Take full responsibility for financial performance across the business unit
• Ensure alignment between delivery models and supporting business cases

Operational Excellence

• Ensure safe, consistent, and high-quality FM service delivery
• Lead service transformation and continuous improvement initiatives
• Oversee contract mobilisation across sites
• Embed a people-first approach in all operational decision-making

Client Relationships

• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders
• Act as executive sponsor for key accounts
• Partner with clients to deliver innovative, value-driven solutions
• Support long-term contract retention and growth

People Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop senior operational leaders
• Build inclusive, high-performing teams
• Drive engagement, talent development, and succession planning

Health, Safety & Compliance

• Champion a strong health, safety, and wellbeing culture
• Ensure full compliance with regulatory and governance standards
• Keep a people-first culture at the heart of all operations
• Promote sustainable and responsible ways of working

What We’re Looking For

Essential:

• Senior leadership experience within Facilities Management or a similar service-led environment
• Strong P&L ownership and commercial acumen
• Experience managing large, multi-site operational teams
• Excellent stakeholder and client relationship management skills
• Data-driven decision-making capability (e.g. Power BI)
• Knowledge of CAFM, ERP, and financial reporting systems
• Full UK driving licence

Desirable:

• Experience within nuclear or other highly regulated industries
• Experience working in unionised or complex workforce environments
• NEBOSH qualification or relevant professional membership (e.g. IWFM)

Why Join Us?

This is a unique opportunity to step into a senior leadership role within a critical and highly regulated sector, where your impact will be felt across safety, performance, and long-term business success.

You’ll be joining a forward-thinking organisation that values collaboration, innovation, and putting people first-offering you the platform to make a real difference at scale.

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