Senior Transformation Leader: Capital Delivery & Change

Pertemps; Reading, Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 67,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Private medical care

Annual leave 26 days increasing to 30

Car allowance

Performance-related pay

Job summary

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Transformation Manager to lead and embed large-scale transformation across engineering, capital delivery and operational functions. You will design operating models, drive process improvements and manage multi-disciplinary teams to deliver significant capital investment outcomes.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder influence and proven programme management capabilities, with travel to various offices and sites across Reading and London.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering complex business transformation, operating model change or large-scale capital investment projects.
• Strong background in engineering, project management, capital delivery, asset management, commercial, procurement or operational environments.
• Demonstrable experience designing and implementing operating models that drive business performance and efficiency.
• Experience delivering transformational change that achieves measurable business benefits.
• Strong leadership skills with experience managing matrix, virtual and cross-functional teams.
• A track record of influencing and engaging senior stakeholders both internally and externally.
• Ability to work independently while also leading and coordinating diverse programme teams.
• Excellent programme management, problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to challenge constructively and build stakeholder confidence.
• Drive, resilience and pragmatism, with a passion for delivering meaningful change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery and embedding of business transformation programmes across Thames Water.
• Support the successful delivery of AMP8 capital investment objectives.
• Collaborate closely with engineering and capital delivery teams, including Asset Planning, Capital Delivery, Commercial, Procurement and Operational colleagues.
• Design and implement operating models, including organisational roles and ways of working, that improve business performance and service delivery.
• Lead process improvement and system implementation programmes.
• Act as the single point of contact for programme delivery status and performance.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior stakeholders, sponsors and business leaders.
• Lead, motivate and coordinate matrix and virtual teams to deliver successful outcomes.
• Manage programme risks, dependencies and interdependencies across the wider capital portfolio.
• Provide clarity, structure and pace to complex transformation initiatives.
• Drive the successful implementation and adoption of change across the organisation.
• Ensure programme benefits are delivered and realised in line with approved business cases.

Skills

Transformation management

Leadership

Stakeholder engagement

Programme management

Change management

Job description

Thames Water is seeking a Senior Transformation Manager to lead and embed large-scale transformation across engineering, capital delivery and operational functions. You will design operating models, drive process improvements and manage multi-disciplinary teams to deliver significant capital investment outcomes.

The role requires strong leadership, stakeholder influence and proven programme management capabilities, with travel to various offices and sites across Reading and London.