Head of Delivery - Major Projects

Northumbrian Water

Chelmsford

On-site

GBP 102,000 - 138,000

Full time

7 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Generous holiday entitlement starting

Company pension scheme

Discounts on days out and travel

Living Well wellbeing support

Cycle to work scheme

Life assurance and income protection

Job summary

Northumbrian Water Group is seeking a Head of Delivery - Major Projects to provide strategic direction for the Capital Delivery function. You will lead large, complex programme delivery and manage a £300M/annum capital plan, including partner management and cross‑functional collaboration.

Reporting to the Assets Director, the role requires senior leadership across engineering, construction, project management and programme management, with a proven track record of improving delivery efficiency

Responsibilities

Drive strategic direction and matrix leadership for a Capital Delivery function – Major Projects.
Manage delivery efficiency for a £300M/annum capital plan and oversee partner management.
Set cross‑functional performance targets for distributed project teams across the lifecycle.
Lead engineering, construction, project management and programme management functions, influencing stakeholders at all levels.

Job description

About the role

Head of Delivery - Major Projects

Working hours

Full time 37 hours per week (flexible working arrangements including part time will be considered)

Permanent

Salary

circa £120,000 per year (plus Car Allowance and Bonus)

Location

hybrid working with office location at Chelmsford, Essex

About the role

We have a fantastic new opportunity here at Northumbrian Water Group for a Head of Delivery - Major Projects. Reporting directly to the Assets Director, this role provides strategic direction and leadership for a Capital Delivery function - Major Projects.

In this role, you will provide company-wide excellence in large scale highly complex project and programme delivery and have overall accountability for managing and continuously improving the delivery efficiency for a capital plan of £300M/annum, including the management of partners.

You will be accountable for business-wide delivery strategies and will set stretching performance targets for multiple functions of geographically dispersed, programme and project teams. Covering the entire project lifecycle, this role has a direct impact on business-wide performance outcomes and attainment of strategic company objectives.

This role requires an ability to drive effective collaboration and matrix management, promoting the application of innovation, industry best practice and delivery approaches.

About you

If you have proven experience as a strategic leader and can evidence an ability to drive performance from large geographically dispersed teams of both multiple and diverse disciplines, we would love to hear from you!

You will have an in-depth understanding of the principles of the construction process and appreciation of the technical disciplines applied in the creation, operation and maintenance of assets. You will have full understanding of all regulatory and legislative requirements to deliver functional activities.

Your experience will be at a senior leadership or management level, involving multidisciplinary, professional and technical staff. You will have experience leading engineering, construction, project management and programme management teams, with the ability to manage and influence stakeholders, peers and personnel at all levels.

You will be educated to degree level or equivalent in a leadership, management, engineering or business-related subject and have demonstrable relevant experience or chartership in a professional institution.

Here at Northumbrian Water/Essex & Suffolk Water, we embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity, and encourage all colleagues to bring their most authentic self to work.

Our colleague network groups include our Rainbow Support Network (LGBTQIA+), REACH (Race, Ethnicity, and Cultural Heritage), WiSTEM (Women in STEM) and Thisability (disability and neurodiversity) networks. They provide a safe space for colleagues from diverse backgrounds, welcoming all colleagues regardless of their personal characteristics to participate in valuable conversation that improves our organisational awareness, understanding and inclusivity.

We encourage and welcome all applications, as we strive to be an equal opportunity employer, committed to having diverse communities represented within all our teams, structures, and organisation.

Please note this role will require a DBS to be completed prior to employment.

NWG are an inclusive employer who support the rehabilitation of offenders, we will not, however consider candidates who have certain unspent convictions to ensure our commitment to fostering a safe and secure working environment for all OR colleagues, suppliers, customers and third parties.

About us

Here are NWG we strive to make Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) a Great Place to Work, for all. We embrace and value Diversity, Inclusion and Equity and encourage you to bring your full self to work. As an equal opportunity employer we’re committed to having a diverse community represented across our business.

We’re aware that not everyone will have every skill listed in the job description, however if you have some of the skills listed, we’d encourage you to apply

NWG (Northumbrian Water Group) provides water and sewerage services to 2.7 million people in the North East of England as Northumbrian Water, and water services to 1.5 million people in the South East of England as Essex & Suffolk Water. We are proud to serve our customers and we’re committed to delivering great service, putting our customers at the heart of everything we do.

NWG at a glance:

Our purpose at NWG is caring for the essential needs of our communities and environment, now and for generations to come. We do this by providing reliable and affordable water and wastewater services for our customers.

We make a positive difference by operating efficiently and investing prudently, to maintain a sustainable and resilient business. Our vision is to be the national leader in the provision of sustainable water and wastewater services. To support us in achieving our vision, we have five core values which are the guiding principles, defining who we are, what we do and how we do it.

Our benefits

We're a Great Place to Work because of the amazing people who work for us, and to say thank you we offer a range of benefits to colleagues. Our 'Tap Into' benefits include:

Generous holiday entitlement starting at 26 days, plus bank holidays and additional time off on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve. There's also the option to buy or sell holidays.
Company pension scheme, where we'll double match your contributions up to an employer contribution of 11%.
Free access to local attractions.
A fantastic discount scheme, with savings on days out, shopping, travel and more.
Award winning 'Living Well' wellbeing support, including access to a digital GP service for you and your family members.
Support with sustainable travel - through salary sacrifice cars and a cycle to work scheme.
Financial wellbeing support - access our community savings scheme, financial education and low cost loans through Salary Finance. We also provide 4 x Life Assurance and an Income Protection Scheme.
Support with your development - we offer a range of development opportunities, can support you through an interest free qualification loan and we'll even pay for any relevant professional body subscription.

This is a safety or security critical role and as a condition of a formal offer of employment you'll be required to undergo a drug and alcohol test after a job offer has been made. This will be prior to or within four weeks of their start date.

Prospective employees and agency workers who fail a pre-employment urine drug screen will have their sample analysed by the Company appointed laboratory as a matter of course. Failing a pre-employment drugs or alcohol test may lead to the job offer being revoked

Our values

Results Driven: We take responsibility for achieving excellent business results.
Ethical: We are open and honest and meet our commitments with a responsible approach to the environment and our communities.
Customer Focused: We aim to exceed the expectations of our internal and external customers.
Innovative: We continuously strive for innovative and better ways to deliver our business.
One Team: We work together consistently, promoting co-operation, to achieve our corporate objectives.

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