Regional Delivery Leader: £100-£200m Capital Projects

United Utilities; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

26 days annual leave

Pension contribution up to 14%

£5,000 car cash allowance

Annual performance bonus up to 20%

Private healthcare

Gym discounts

Flexible hybrid working

Job summary

United Utilities is recruiting a Regional Delivery Manager to lead a major capital delivery portfolio in the North West. You will oversee 50-100 projects with £100m-£200m annual investment, shaping strategy and ensuring safe, efficient delivery across teams and suppliers.

You will drive governance, engage senior stakeholders, and foster a strong safety culture while delivering outcomes that support regulatory performance and customer service improvements.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale, high-value infrastructure or capital delivery programmes.
• Track record managing complex, multi-disciplinary construction or engineering projects.
• Professional qualification with the Association for Project Management (APM).
• Degree in Engineering, Project Management or related discipline.
• Strong leadership, commercial awareness and engagement with senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of 50-100 projects with annual investment value of £100m-£200m.
• Create and champion a strong safety culture across teams and supply chain.
• Inspire and lead a team of 20-40 programme delivery professionals.
• Set the strategic direction and delivery vision for the programme portfolio.
• Ensure delivery to time, cost and quality targets.
• Build trusted relationships with senior leaders, regulators and stakeholders.
• Drive governance, risk management and performance reporting.
• Champion continuous improvement and lessons learned across programmes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Delivery governance

Senior stakeholder engagement

Education

Engineering degree

Project management degree

APM qualification

Job description

United Utilities is recruiting a Regional Delivery Manager to lead a major capital delivery portfolio in the North West. You will oversee 50-100 projects with £100m-£200m annual investment, shaping strategy and ensuring safe, efficient delivery across teams and suppliers.

You will drive governance, engage senior stakeholders, and foster a strong safety culture while delivering outcomes that support regulatory performance and customer service improvements.