Head of Delivery

Jobtailor; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Anglian Water is seeking an experienced senior leader to define and drive the IOS delivery strategy across a broad portfolio of infrastructure and transformation programmes. You will build a high-performing delivery organisation, foster collaboration, and ensure delivery excellence with Anglian Water and partners.

The role requires strategic leadership, governance discipline, and the ability to influence senior stakeholders while directing large budgets and complex projects across the utility

Qualifications

• Senior leadership experience delivering complex infrastructure programmes and major capital projects.
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation delivery teams.
• Proven ability to lead large programme portfolios with significant budgets and strategic importance.
• Experience engaging and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders.
• Professional qualification and significant experience within engineering, programme management, infrastructure delivery or a related discipline.
• Strategic programme and portfolio management.
• Commercial and financial leadership.
• Governance, risk and performance management.
• Strong project controls expertise including cost, schedule and risk management.
• Leadership, coaching and talent development.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Sound judgement and decision-making capability
• Ability to challenge constructively and drive innovation.
• Strong planning, prioritisation and delivery focus.
• Chartered status and/or APM Chartership (desirable)
• NEC contract experience or qualifications (desirable)
• Water utility or regulated industry experience (desirable)

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the IOS delivery strategy.
• Lead a complex portfolio of operational, infrastructure and transformation programmes.
• Build and develop a high-performing delivery organisation.
• Foster accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement.
• Drive delivery excellence across Anglian Water, alliance partners and supply chain teams.
• Take accountability for portfolio performance across cost, schedule, quality, safety and customer outcomes.
• Establish governance, controls and assurance frameworks.
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, challenges and constraints.
• Drive recovery plans to maintain delivery commitments.
• Lead strategic programme reviews and performance discussions.
• Translate business objectives into delivery plans and measurable outcomes.
• Own the operating model for effective programme delivery.
• Align investments, resources and priorities with business needs.
• Champion innovation, continuous improvement and industry best practice.
• Represent IOS at senior governance and executive forums.
• Act as deputy to the IOS Delivery Director when required.
• Build relationships with Anglian Water, regulators, alliance partners and industry stakeholders.
• Provide strategic challenge, insight and assurance to senior decision-makers.
• Champion Commitment to Life principles, safety, wellbeing and health in programme delivery.

Skills

Senior Leadership

Programme Portfolios

Stakeholder Management

Governance & Risk

Project Controls

NEC Contracts

APM Chartership

Water Utility

Multi-Organisation Delivery

Leadership & Coaching

Education

Chartered Status

APM Chartership

Tools

NEC Contract Management

Job description

• Define and execute the IOS delivery strategy
• Lead a complex portfolio of operational, infrastructure and transformation programmes
• Build and develop a high-performing delivery organisation
• Foster accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
• Drive delivery excellence across Anglian Water, alliance partners and supply chain teams
• Take accountability for portfolio performance across cost, schedule, quality, safety and customer outcomes
• Establish governance, controls and assurance frameworks
• Identify and mitigate delivery risks, challenges and constraints
• Drive recovery plans to maintain delivery commitments
• Lead strategic programme reviews and performance discussions
• Translate business objectives into delivery plans and measurable outcomes
• Own the operating model for effective programme delivery
• Align investments, resources and priorities with business needs
• Champion innovation, continuous improvement and industry best practice
• Represent IOS at senior governance and executive forums
• Act as deputy to the IOS Delivery Director when required
• Build relationships with Anglian Water, regulators, alliance partners and industry stakeholders
• Provide strategic challenge, insight and assurance to senior decision-makers
• Champion Commitment to Life principles, safety, wellbeing and health in programme delivery

Requirements

• Senior leadership experience delivering complex infrastructure programmes and major capital projects
• Experience managing multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation delivery teams
• Proven ability to lead large programme portfolios with significant budgets and strategic importance
• Experience engaging and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders
• Professional qualification and significant experience within engineering, programme management, infrastructure delivery or a related discipline
• Strategic programme and portfolio management
• Commercial and financial leadership
• Governance, risk and performance management
• Strong project controls expertise including cost, schedule and risk management
• Leadership, coaching and talent development
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Sound judgement and decision-making capability
• Ability to challenge constructively and drive innovation
• Strong planning, prioritisation and delivery focus
• Chartered status and/or APM Chartership (desirable)
• NEC contract experience or qualifications (desirable)
• Water utility or regulated industry experience (desirable)

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in strategic programme and portfolio management, with a focus on delivering complex infrastructure programmes and major capital projects. Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage stakeholder relationships, and drive innovation while ensuring governance and performance management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Senior Leadership Experience
• Strategic Programme Management
• Governance, Risk And Performance Management
• Project Controls Expertise
• Stakeholder Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Programme Management
• Infrastructure Delivery
• Cost Management
• Schedule Management
• Risk Management
• Delivery Strategy
• Performance Management
• Portfolio Management
• Innovation
• Continuous Improvement

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Coaching
• Communication
• Decision-Making
• Judgement

Certifications & Qualifications

• Chartered Status
• APM Chartership

Industry Keywords

• Water Utility
• Regulated Industry
• Stakeholder Engagement
• Multi-Organisation Delivery
• Operational Excellence

Tools & Technologies

• NEC Contract Management