Head of Capital Programme Assurance
Portsmouth Water
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Job summary
Portsmouth Water seeks a Head of Capital Programme Assurance to shape, optimise and safeguard our capital investment portfolio. You will provide governance, assurance and data-driven insight to major programmes, delivering value through evidence-based investment cases and clear performance measurement.
Leading a multidisciplinary team, you’ll drive risk management, benefits realisation and robust controls, ensuring delivery to time, cost and quality standards across the asset portfolio.
Qualifications
- Engineering degree required and chartered membership of a relevant professional institution such as the APM.
- Proven experience delivering capital assurance programmes in a client/utility environment.
- Expertise in whole life asset management and IAM principles to drive value and portfolio optimisation.
Responsibilities
- Guide end-to-end assurance framework for capital delivery with governance and value.
- Develop high-quality, evidence-based investment cases with strategic, financial and commercial judgment.
- Provide strategic oversight of tactical plans to optimise benefits and risk reduction.
- Lead and motivate a multidisciplinary team through change and continuous improvement.
- Embed robust control procedures and a proactive performance management cycle.
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Job description
We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future.
Portsmouth Water is seeking an exceptional Head of Capital Programme Assurance to shape, optimise and safeguard our capital investment programme. You’ll support the governance, controls and commercial assurance that help our major programmes deliver value, backed by evidence, clear performance measures and thoughtful programme cycles.
This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who brings deep expertise across asset management, capital programme delivery, supply chain management and construction/engineering contracts. You’ll provide strategic and commercial insight to investment cases, guide tactical programme planning, and operate confidently in a complex, fast-moving environment where high-quality decision making matters.
- Guide the end-to-end assurance framework for capital delivery, ensuring governance, value, and balanced decision-making.
- Support the development of high-quality, evidence-based investment cases with strong strategic, financial and commercial judgement.
- Provide strategic oversight of tactical plans to optimise outcomes, benefits realisation and risk reduction.
- Nurture, motivate and manage a collaborative, multidisciplinary team through change and continuous improvement.
- Ensure programmes operate within reliable control procedures and deliver against an efficient performance management cycle.
- Embed a strong risk management culture across project, programme and asset portfolio activities.
- Provide assurance across all programme data, driving accuracy, insight and improved asset-based decision making.
- Encourage efficiencies in capital delivery, ensuring effective decision-making, action tracking and value optimisation.
- Represent Portsmouth Water with key partners and stakeholders, building strong relationships across the programme ecosystem.
- Foster a strong safety culture and ensure all programmes meet legislative, regulatory and quality standards.
- Proven experience in the delivery of capital assurance programmes in a client (water industry or utility or other infrastructure/asset business) organisation
- Proven experience of working in capital programme leadership roles or managing a multidiscipline, highly technical programme/project management office in a complex operating environment
- Expert in project/programme management tools and techniques for all phases of the programme/project lifecycle, and able to collect, analyse and present data sets to support goals and initiatives
- Ability to articulate complex management information to a range of stakeholders from executive level to programme delivery teams
- Proven experience of risks, benefits and value management whilst ensuring timely decisions are made, committed to and delivered
- Expert understanding of the principles of whole life asset management and the relevant systems as outlined in the IAM standards and principles to drive commercial, value-based outcomes and portfolio optimisation
- Ability to apply a commercial approach and understanding aligned to meeting business plans
- Proven experience of budget formulation, cost control, and financial reporting
- An engineering or other relevant degree and chartered membership of a relevant professional institution such as the APM
- Project/programme management qualification or equivalent
If you are successful for the role, you will be required to undergo Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) pre-employment checks that will include a basic disclosure check. Depending on the role, you may also be required to go through the national security vetting process for either a CTC or SC clearance check. Any offer of employment is conditional upon completion and receipt of satisfactory checks.
We recognise people want to work in a variety of different ways and that’s why we’re happy to consider flexible working arrangements. Please feel free to talk to us at interview about the flexibility you may be looking for.
We’re committed to equality, diversity and inclusion, and we actively encourage applications from all sections of society.
Please be aware, the Company has a responsibility to ensure that all employees are eligible to live and work in the UK.
Due to the high volume of applications we may receive, we’re unable to respond to every applicant individually. If your application is of interest, we’ll usually be in touch within 4 weeks of receiving it.
At Portsmouth Water, We Believe In Rewarding Our People. Here’s Just a Taste Of What’s Waiting For You When You Join The Team
- Enjoy 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holidays, giving you plenty of time to relax, recharge, and explore.
- We’ll help secure your future with a generous pension scheme, contributing up to 15% because your tomorrow matters as much as your today.
- You could earn a non-contractual bonus of up to 15% of your basic salary, linked to company performance because when we succeed together, you should benefit too.
- Whether you’re welcoming a new arrival through birth or adoption, we’ve got your back with enhanced maternity, paternity, and adoption leave and pay.
- All expenses covered summer and winter social events
- Our life assurance scheme gives your loved ones extra security, with a 4x salary lump sum benefit in case the unexpected happens.
- Whether you need confidential mental health and wellbeing advice 24/7 through our Employee Assistance Programme, or physical health support via our Virtual GP service (available 8am10pm, 7 days a week for you and your immediate family), help is always close at hand with the HealthHero app.
- We know life has its ups and downs. That’s why we offer Private Medical Insurance - provided by Bupa giving you access to expert healthcare and 24/7 confidential support.
- Electric Vehicle Scheme (after 1 year)
- Cycle to Work Scheme
- Health Cash Plan and so much more!
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