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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

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