Senior Infrastructure Lead

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics; Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Altrad UK, Ireland & Nordics seeks a Senior Infrastructure Lead in Helensburgh to drive strategic oversight of critical infrastructure programmes. The role acts as the intelligent customer, ensures delivery aligns with operational needs, and coordinates governance, planning, and delivery across partners.

The successful candidate will manage lifecycle activities from construction to handover, engage stakeholders at all levels, and maintain programme alignment with wider objectives while

Qualifications

• Experience managing infrastructure, engineering, or capital projects within a complex environment.
• Strong project management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365 (Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
• Eligible to obtain and maintain UK security clearance.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight of infrastructure programmes to ensure safe, secure and effective operations.
• Act as the intelligent customer for infrastructure delivery, ensuring business needs are defined and met.
• Oversee infrastructure activities across the lifecycle: construction, commissioning, handover and operational acceptance.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and partners to align infrastructure with current and future operational priorities.
• Support governance and assurance activities to ensure compliance with standards and procedures.
• Build and maintain relationships with delivery partners and supply chain to support outcomes.
• Provide regular progress updates to senior stakeholders.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organisational skills

Education

Engineering background (M&E)

Tools

MS Office 365

Job description

Senior Infrastructure Lead - Helensburgh

Working pattern: hybrid (office based & home)

Senior Infrastructure Lead - Helensburgh

Working pattern: hybrid (office based & home)

Altrad are currently looking for an experienced Senior Infrastructure Lead to join the team.

The nuclear defence sector in the UK is vital for maintaining national security and strategic stability. It offers dynamic and challenging career opportunities for individuals committed to contributing to the country's defence and security. The sector seeks talented professionals dedicated to upholding the highest standards of safety, security, and operational excellence.

About The Role

As a Senior Infrastructure Lead, you will provide strategic oversight of critical infrastructure programmes, ensuring assets support safe, secure, and effective operations. Acting as the intelligent customer for infrastructure delivery, you will work closely with stakeholders, engineering teams, and delivery partners to ensure infrastructure projects meet operational requirements and align with wider programme objectives. You will play a key role throughout the infrastructure lifecycle, supporting governance, compliance, planning, and successful project delivery.

Key Deliverables

• Provide assurance that infrastructure supports safe, secure, and effective operational requirements.
• Act as the intelligent customer for infrastructure projects, ensuring business needs are clearly defined and met.
• Oversee infrastructure activities throughout the project lifecycle, including construction, commissioning, handover, and operational acceptance.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to align infrastructure capability with current and future operational priorities.
• Support governance and assurance activities to ensure infrastructure complies with relevant standards and procedures.
• Build and maintain effective relationships with delivery partners and supply chain organisations to support successful project outcomes.
• Ensure infrastructure programmes remain aligned with wider organisational objectives.
• Provide regular progress updates and reports to senior stakeholders.

Essential

Key Requirements / Qualifications

• Experience managing infrastructure, engineering, or capital projects within a complex environment.
• Strong project management experience.
• Engineering background, ideally within Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) disciplines.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills with the ability to engage effectively at all levels.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office 365, including Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.
• Highly organised with the ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
• Eligible to obtain and maintain UK security clearance.

Desirable

• Experience within defence, nuclear, infrastructure, engineering, construction, or other highly regulated industries.
• Knowledge of infrastructure governance, engineering assurance, or asset management principles.
• Experience overseeing infrastructure throughout its full lifecycle, from delivery through to operational handover.
• Familiarity with working alongside multidisciplinary project teams and external delivery partners.