Head Of Construction

Lanesra Technical Recruitment; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction firm in the UK seeks a Head of Construction to oversee projects and ensure high-quality delivery. The role demands significant experience in construction management, strong leadership, and innovation to enhance project outcomes. Key responsibilities include strategic oversight of construction programs, maintaining safety standards, and engaging with various stakeholders. The position offers a competitive salary, hybrid working options, and an excellent benefits package including health insurance and pension contributions.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Car/car allowance

Bonus

25 days holiday + Bank Holidays

Health Insurance

Pension scheme

Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering complex, multi-disciplinary construction programmes.
• Strong technical knowledge of CDM, Health & Safety and environmental standards.
• Outstanding communication and stakeholder influence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee major and minor construction projects across the region.
• Champion a positive, open, and inclusive culture focusing on safety.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, to budget and with exceptional quality.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Awareness

Project Management

Communication

Stakeholder Influence

Education

Qualification in a construction-related discipline

Job description

Position: Head of Construction

Location: Peterborough with hybrid working available and travel across the region

Salary Guide: (Apply online only)k (Neg DOE), Car/Allowance, Bonus and excellent benefits package

Our Client: 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' 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.

The Role: 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.

Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• 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.

Programme Delivery

• 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.

Commercial & Contractual Excellence

• 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.

Stakeholder Leadership

• Build strong relationships across Anglian Water, Alliance partners and key external stakeholders.
• Support resource planning and capability development across all construction functions.

Innovation & Sustainability

• 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.

Safety First - Every Day

• Lead compliance with CDM, HSWA and all relevant SHEQ standards.
• Promote a zero-accident ethos and ensure consistent safety performance across all sites.

Experience

• 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

Package includes

• 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.

Key Words

• 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