Delivery Director, Airport Transformation & Infrastructure

MAG (Airports Group); Greater London; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Company pension scheme

Car allowance

Private medical scheme

25 days holiday

Job summary

MAG (Airports Group) at London Stansted Airport is seeking a senior leader to drive the Stansted Transformation Programme (STN-TP). You will oversee construction, commissioning and transition to operation across multiple workstreams, manage prime suppliers, and ensure delivery on time and to budget.

The role requires a degree or higher, professional affiliation, and around 15 years of complex project leadership experience in large multi-disciplinary settings.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree/postgraduate level and hold a professional affiliation (e.g. RICS, APM, CIOB, RIBA, ICE or similar).
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience of complex project delivery leadership across multiple streams.
• Experience managing all phases of project delivery from inception to handover in large-scale projects.
• Strong understanding of client needs and commercial/operational opportunities; ability to articulate critical success factors.
• Experience leading large, multi-disciplinary teams across PM, design and construction.
• Strong contractual/commercial awareness (NEC forms) including risk management and whole-life value.
• Experience operating within regulatory frameworks and influencing a wide range of stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team delivering construction, commissioning and transition into operation of STN-TP workstreams.
• Manage 1st tier supply chain to ensure safe, on-time delivery and best-practice.
• Develop STN-TP’s approach to infrastructure delivery, focusing on safety, resilience and sustainability.
• Oversee integrated MAG and consultant teams ensuring collaboration with group support and local functions.
• Support programme governance with timely reporting, decision making and escalation of risks and issues.
• Prepare reports for Programme performance and governance forums.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Risk management

Education

Degree or postgraduate degree

Professional affiliation (e.g. RICS, APM, CIOB, RIBA, ICE)

Job description

MAG (Airports Group) at London Stansted Airport is seeking a senior leader to drive the Stansted Transformation Programme (STN-TP). You will oversee construction, commissioning and transition to operation across multiple workstreams, manage prime suppliers, and ensure delivery on time and to budget.

The role requires a degree or higher, professional affiliation, and around 15 years of complex project leadership experience in large multi-disciplinary settings.