Head of Capital Delivery and Asset Management

Jersey Water; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading water supply company in the United Kingdom seeks a Head of Capital Delivery and Asset Management to oversee its capital investment programme and manage major projects to improve water supply services. The ideal candidate will ensure best value from contracts and foster a culture of improvement within delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure investment in infrastructure supports service improvement.
• Develop and deliver capital investment programme.
• Manage major projects including new investment schemes and asset upgrades.
• Ensure best value from contractual agreements.
• Foster a values-led culture of decision making and continuous improvement.

Job description

The role of the Head of Capital Delivery and Asset Management is responsible for ensuring that our investment in this infrastructure supports the ongoing improvement of our services and provides our customers with a resilient water supply.

As a member of the Jersey Water Operational Leadership Team (OLT) our Head of Capital Delivery and Asset Management plays an important role in delivering against Jersey Water’s strategic objectives. They are responsible for the development and delivery of our capital investment programme in collaboration with the Programme Management Office (PMO). This requires oversight of sub-programmes that are delivered by Jersey Water teams, to ensure they meet time, cost and quality objectives.

The Head of Capital Delivery and Asset Management shall manage the delivery of our major projects, both new capital investment schemes as well as large asset upgrades.

They shall be commercially astute and ensure that Jersey Water gets best value from our contractual agreements with consultants and our delivery partners. They are also responsible for the performance management of the project delivery teams, which requires them to foster a values-led culture of decision making and continuous improvement.

With the support of PMO this role is responsible for the ongoing development of our capital delivery governance, which ensures decisions are aligned with our strategic direction and effectively balance risk and efficiency in the best long-term interests of Jersey Water’s customers. Central to this will be further developing our approach to whole life asset management, which will require collaboration across all Jersey Water teams.