✨ Chief Operating Officer (COO) - EV Charging / Solar ✨
💵 Pay: £80,000.00-£120,000.00 per year 💵
• Operations Leadership – Oversee daily installation operations nationwide, ensuring jobs are completed on time, safely, and to quality standards.
• Scaling Workforce – Recruit, train, and manage regional installer teams; introduce KPIs for efficiency and customer satisfaction.
• Process & Systems – Build and implement standard operating procedures (SOPs) for installs, certification, customer handover, and aftercare.
• Compliance – Ensure full compliance with BS7671, Part P, DNO notifications, and EV-specific regs.
• Supplier & Stock Management – Negotiate with suppliers for EV chargers, cables, and parts to maximise margin and minimise lead times.
• Financial Efficiency – Work with finance to monitor install costs, engineer performance, and profitability per job.
• Commercial Growth – Support the CEO with partnerships (car dealerships, housing developers, fleets), ensuring the company can deliver at scale.
• Team Leadership – Build and lead mid-level managers (Ops Manager, Sales Manager, Regional Leads).
To help scale into UAE and Europe markets.
Must have:
• Proven track record in scaling an installation business – EV chargers, solar, utilities, or renewables preferred.
• Strong operational background – managing 20+ engineers across multiple sites.
• Commercially sharp – able to balance customer experience with profit per job.
• Highly organised – can implement structure in a fast-growth, high-pressure environment.
• Growth mindset – thrives in a scale-up, not a corporate comfort zone.
• Ambitious – wants to help build a national leader, not just “manage a company.”
Performance Metrics (KPIs)
• Install capacity scaled from X to Y per month within 6–12 months.
• Margin % maintained or improved while scaling.
• Customer satisfaction >95%.
• Engineer retention & recruitment targets hit.
• Revenue growth delivered through operational excellence.
Package on offer:
• Competitive salary + performance-based bonus. Pay: £80,000.00-£120,000.00 per year
• Chance to join one of the fastest-growing EV companies in the UK at ground level.
• Real progression – opportunity to become Managing Director in future.
• Company car/van, fuel card, expenses package
✨ We offer refer-a-friend incentives ✨
💻 info@windmillrecruitment.co.uk
📞 01509 271607