Head Of Construction
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Job summary
Anglian Water seeks a Head of Construction for Peterborough with hybrid working. You will oversee major regional construction programmes, ensuring safe delivery, quality, and efficient handover.
A proven leader will inspire multidisciplinary teams, drive collaboration, and embed innovation and safety at every stage. Experience in water/wastewater or major infrastructure, strong CDM/H&S knowledge, and outstanding stakeholder influence are essential.
Qualifications
- Qualification in a construction-related discipline.
- Significant experience delivering complex multi-disciplinary construction programmes (ideally water/wastewater or major infrastructure).
- Strong technical knowledge of CDM, Health & Safety and environmental standards.
Responsibilities
- Lead regional construction delivery through a team of Heads of Construction.
- Maintain end-to-end construction performance across a major investment programme.
- Champion a positive, open, and inclusive culture where safety and continuous improvement thrive.
- Provide governance and consistency across all construction programmes.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget and to exceptional quality standards.
- Represent construction at senior Alliance forums and influence delivery decisions.
- Monitor and manage supplier and subcontractor performance.
- Maintain strong cost control, forecasting and commercial governance.
- Support supplier selection, contract management and value-driven negotiations.
- Ensure all contractual and compliance obligations are met.
- Build strong relationships across Anglian Water, Alliance partners and external stakeholders.
- Support resource planning and capability development across all construction functions.
- Drive improvements in productivity, waste reduction and embodied carbon.
- Lead constructability reviews and fit-for-assembly processes to enhance safety and buildability.
- Embed digital and innovative approaches into project delivery.
- Lead compliance with CDM, HSWA and all SHEQ standards.
- Promote a zero-accident ethos and ensure consistent safety performance across sites.
Skills
Education
Job description
Head of Construction
Peterborough with hybrid working available and travel across the region
£(Apply online only)k (Neg DOE), Car/Allowance, Bonus and excellent benefits package
Is an integrated design and build solution provider operating in the water sector. They have over 1,000 staff working across eight regional centres, primarily supporting eight long term water sector frameworks operating both on their own and increasingly in joint ventures and alliances.
Our client is part of Anglian Water's @one Alliance.
The Alliance is set to deliver a record £2.6 billion of the water company's overall investment in AMP8, with much of this work specifically targeted at protecting and enhancing the East of England's natural environment and providing resilience to climate change. This investment portfolio forms part of Anglian Water's wider, record £9 billion proposed plans for AMP8, which will see a huge programme of much-needed investment between 2025 and 2030.
You will take a strategic and influential leadership position, overseeing major and minor construction projects across the region. You'll ensure work is delivered safely, efficiently and to the highest standards of quality, driving excellence from early solution development through to operational handover.
This is a role for a proven leader who can inspire multidisciplinary teams, nurture collaboration, manage complex programmes and embed innovation and safety at every stage.
- Lead regional construction delivery through a team of Heads of Construction.
- Maintain oversight of end-to-end construction performance across a major investment programme.
- Champion a positive, open, and inclusive culture where safety and continuous improvement thrive.
- Provide governance and consistency across all construction programmes.
- Ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget and to exceptional quality standards.
- Represent construction at senior Alliance forums and influence key delivery decisions.
- Monitor and manage supplier and subcontractor performance.
- Maintain strong cost control, forecasting and commercial governance.
- Support supplier selection, contract management and value-driven negotiations.
- Ensure all contractual and compliance obligations are met.
- Build strong relationships across Anglian Water, Alliance partners and key external stakeholders.
- Support resource planning and capability development across all construction functions.
- Drive improvements in productivity, waste reduction and embodied carbon.
- Lead constructability reviews and fit-for-assembly processes to enhance safety and buildability.
- Embed digital and innovative approaches into project delivery.
- Lead compliance with CDM, HSWA and all relevant SHEQ standards.
- Promote a zero-accident ethos and ensure consistent safety performance across all sites.
- Qualification in a construction-related discipline
- Significant experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary construction programmes (ideally in water/wastewater or major infrastructure)
- Strong technical knowledge of CDM, Health & Safety and environmental standards
- Proven ability to lead large teams and drive high performance
- Excellent commercial awareness and programme management capability
- Outstanding communication and stakeholder influence
- A mindset focused on innovation, collaboration and continuous improvement
- A competitive salary
- Car/car allowance
- Bonus
- 25 days holiday + Bank Holidays (with an additional 5 days available to buy)
- Contribution Pension scheme
- Life Assurance, Health Insurance
- Private medical Insurance
- And many more benefits including - cycle to work scheme, discounts and savings Hub, kids pass etc.
- Construction Manager
- Construction Management
- Construction Strategy
- Resource Planning
- Construction Techniques
- NEBOSH
- SMSTS
- Head of Construction
- Construction Director
- Contractual
- Senior Site Manager
- Site Management
- CDM
- Health & Safety
- SHEQ
- Contract Management
- Constructability Review
- Design & Build
- Construction
- Water Industry
- Water Sector
- Water Treatment
- Wastewater
- Sewage
- Utilities
- Power Generation
- Power Sector
- Nuclear
- Energy Sector
- Energy from Waste
- Infrastructure
- Anaerobic Digestion
- AMP 7
- AMP 8
- Anglian Water
- Thames Water
- Veolia
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