Business Leader

Position: Business Leader

Salary: £45,000 - £57,000 

Job ID: 2056/12

Location: Thornham Marina, UK (occasional travel required)

Rate/Salary: Dependent on experience

Benefits: Competitive salary and benefits package, professional development opportunities, access to Boat Club facilities

Type: Permanent

HSB Technical Ltd is a specialist recruiter within the Power & Propulsion, Shipbuilding, Maritime Shipping, Energy and Subsea sectors – visit: (url removed) for a list of our vacancies. We have a number of permanent and contract vacancies for multiple businesses across the UK and overseas.

The below job description will outline this position of: Business Leader

Typically, this person will be a commercially astute and financially savvy operational leader with a passion for boating and a track record of managing teams and driving profitability. The ideal candidate will possess prior P&L responsibility and hands-on business management experience, ideally within marina operations or a related field.

Duties and Responsibilities of the Business Leader:

1. Operational Management:
   
   Ensure operations comply with Health & Safety and industry regulations
   
   Manage marine lifting operations and yard equipment
   
   Plan and oversee daily team workloads
   
   Assist in operational tasks and emergency duties as required
   
   
2. Strategic Development:
   
   Identify and implement new business opportunities
   
   Maximize revenue streams and identify cost-saving initiatives
   
   Collaborate with Marketing to execute growth strategies
   
   Manage and develop commercial properties to ensure compliance and profitability
   
   
3. Financial Oversight:
   
   Lead budgeting, forecasting and financial reporting
   
   Monitor business performance against targets
   
   Plan capital expenditure and manage cost controls
   
   
4. Leadership and Team Development:
   
   Build a culture of customer service and continuous improvement
   
   Recruit, train, and manage a diverse team
   
   Handle employment contracts, training plans and succession planning
   
   
5. Stakeholder Engagement:
   
   Promote Thornham as a leading marina destination
   
   Foster relationships with suppliers, tenants, and local authorities
   
   Represent the business in key negotiations and agreements
   
   
6. Innovation and Growth:
   
   Explore new technologies and processes to improve operations
   
   Support wider business growth aligned with strategic goals
   
   Qualifications and Requirements for the Business Leader:
   
   Proven experience managing a business or operational unit with full P&L responsibility
   
   Experience managing and motivating diverse teams
   
   Strong commercial and financial understanding, including budgeting and reporting
   
   Demonstrated success delivering growth and new initiatives
   
   Excellent planning, organisational and stakeholder management skills
   
   Technically minded with knowledge of boat handling or lifting operations preferred
   
   Familiar with Health & Safety legislation and best practices
   
   Experience in sales and marketing strategy development
   
   CRM systems knowledge is desirable
   
   A proactive, team-oriented, and positive attitude
   
   This vacancy is being advertised by HSB Technical Ltd who have been appointed to act as a recruitment partner for this role