Transport Infrastructure Programme Director

The Abbey; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The Abbey is recruiting for an experienced Infrastructure Delivery Director to lead a major regional capital investment programme. You will oversee delivery across transport, rail, highways, and related systems, shaping delivery strategy and governance at the executive level.

You will align multi-disciplinary teams, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and drive safety, quality and value for money across a substantial portfolio of projects.

Qualifications

• Proven executive leadership of large-scale capital infrastructure programmes.
• Strong track record delivering complex, multi-million-pound projects successfully.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams within complex stakeholder environments.
• Strong commercial, financial and contract management expertise.
• Experience developing programme governance and assurance frameworks.
• Ability to build influential relationships at Executive and Board level.
• Excellent communication skills, able to simplify complex technical issues.
• Experience within transport infrastructure is highly desirable; however, candidates with experience delivering major capital programmes in other infrastructure, engineering or built environment sectors will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of a major capital infrastructure programme safely, on time and within budget.
• Provide strategic leadership to high-performing programme and project delivery teams.
• Drive programme governance, assurance, risk management and performance reporting.
• Lead commercial strategy, procurement and contract delivery across the capital portfolio.
• Build strong relationships with local authorities, government and delivery partners.
• Ensure seamless transition of projects from development into delivery.
• Champion health, safety, engineering assurance and quality across all programmes.
• Drive innovation, sustainability and continuous improvement throughout programme delivery.

Skills

Executive leadership

Programme governance

Commercial management

Stakeholder engagement

Transport infrastructure experience

Job description

The Abbey is recruiting for an experienced Infrastructure Delivery Director to lead a major regional capital investment programme. You will oversee delivery across transport, rail, highways, and related systems, shaping delivery strategy and governance at the executive level.

You will align multi-disciplinary teams, manage complex stakeholder relationships, and drive safety, quality and value for money across a substantial portfolio of projects.