Location
GBR - FCCS - Edgcote

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
Join Ferrovial: Where Innovation Meets Opportunity. Are you ready to elevate your career with a global leader in infrastructure solving complex problems and generating a positive outcome on people’s lives? At Ferrovial, we are not just a company; we are a community of innovators and trailblazers. Ferrovial is leading the development of the New Terminal One at JFK International Airport and trades under the ticker symbol FER on Nasdaq (Nasdaq100 Index) and the Spanish Stock Exchanges (IBEX 35). Included in globally recognized sustainability indices such as the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index, we operate in more than 15 countries with over 22,000 professionals worldwide. Our business units include Highways, Airports, Construction, and Energy.

Why Ferrovial?
- Global presence, local impact: Be part of a company shaping the future of infrastructure worldwide, with challenging roles and projects that make a real difference.
- Collaborative excellence: Work alongside talented professionals in a collaborative environment where your ideas and contributions are valued.
- Inclusive culture: Thrive in an innovative and respectful workplace that values every voice, celebrates uniqueness, and turns differences into innovation.
- Career growth: Benefit from global and cross-business unit mobility, with development processes designed to ensure your professional growth.
- Compelling benefits and employee wellbeing: Enjoy a comprehensive benefits package rewarding your dedication and initiatives supporting physical and psychological health.
- Productivity tools: Utilize cutting-edge tools like Microsoft Copilot to enhance your productivity and efficiency.

Role Purpose
The Business Operations Manager is responsible for coordinating and executing the operational, administrative, and governance activities supporting the Applied Technologies department. Acting as the primary interface between the department and corporate functions including Finance, Procurement, Legal, Compliance, Human Resources, and other support areas, this role ensures departmental activities comply with Ferrovial's corporate policies, procedures, systems, and governance requirements.

The position combines hands-on execution with cross-functional coordination, ensuring effective operational support across procurement, supplier administration, contracts, compliance, logistics, client certifications, and financial coordination.

Key Responsibilities
Department Operations
Coordinate day-to-day operational and administrative activities, ensuring consistent application of corporate processes, systems, controls, and governance frameworks. Act as the departmental focal point for operational coordination with corporate support functions. Support departmental planning, reporting, and business operations activities. Monitor operational actions, commitments, and administrative deliverables. Maintain department records, trackers, and supporting documentation. Identify opportunities for operational efficiency and continuous improvement. Support management in implementing business initiatives and operational priorities.

Procurement & Supplier Management
Coordinate procurement activities and purchasing requests. Support and manage supplier onboarding, qualification, and documentation processes. Maintain supplier records and procurement-related documentation. Ensure procurement activities comply with corporate procedures and approval workflows. Ensure supplier compliance with corporate requirements and client obligations. Track procurement actions, purchase commitments, and outstanding activities. Support commercial negotiations and vendor performance monitoring.

Contract Management
Maintain oversight of customer, supplier, and subcontractor contracts. Coordinate contract reviews with Legal and Procurement functions. Ensure contractual obligations, deliverables, and milestones are properly tracked. Maintain contract repositories and document control systems. Monitor contract renewals, amendments, and change orders.

Compliance & Governance
Ensure departmental compliance with corporate policies and procedures. Support audits and internal control activities. Maintain records required for regulatory, client, and corporate compliance. Monitor supplier compliance documentation. Coordinate corrective actions arising from audits or compliance reviews. Promote adherence to ethical, anti-corruption, and governance standards.

Client Certifications & Administrative Deliverables
Coordinate preparation and submission of client certifications and supporting documentation. Maintain records associated with contractual administrative deliverables. Monitor certification status and approval progress. Coordinate responses to client requests for documentation and evidence. Ensure traceability of submissions and supporting records. Support project teams in meeting administrative and contractual obligations.

Logistics & Office Operations
Oversee logistics activities including equipment, shipments, facilities, and office support services. Coordinate travel and operational logistics when required. Ensure effective management of assets, inventories, and operational resources. Maintain efficient departmental administrative processes.

Finance Coordination
Act as the primary interface between the department and Finance. Support budgeting, forecasting, and cost tracking activities. Monitor purchase commitments and expenditure against budgets. Coordinate invoice validation and payment workflows. Follow up on accruals, cost allocations, and financial reporting requirements. Support month-end and year-end financial processes.

Seize the challenge. Move the world together! Innovative, creative, respectful, and diverse are some of the ways we describe ourselves. We are motivated by challenges and collaborate across business units to move the world together. Your journey to a fulfilling career starts here! Ferrovial is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion.

Experience
- Experience in business operations, project administration, procurement coordination, finance support, or similar functions.
- Experience working with suppliers, contracts, and compliance requirements.
- Experience coordinating activities across multiple business functions.
- Experience supporting reporting, budgeting, or financial coordination processes.
- Experience in engineering, technology, construction, infrastructure, or project-based environments.
- Experience supporting audits and governance activities.
- Experience working within large corporate organisations.

About you
- Ability to coordinate stakeholders without relying solely on formal authority.
- Strong planning, prioritisation, and workload-management capability.
- Confidence in constructively challenging incomplete information or non-compliant processes.
- Ability to establish clear ownership, deadlines, and escalation routes.
- Sound judgement regarding operational, commercial, and compliance risks.
- Ability to communicate complex administrative or financial matters clearly.
- Strong service orientation combined with appropriate governance discipline.
- Ability to operate independently and keep management appropriately informed.

Qualifications
Not explicitly stated; however, relevant experience in business operations, procurement, finance, or related fields is essential. A positive attitude towards collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement is highly valued.