Our client is a major company in the UK Water Sector. They currently have a vacancy for a Programme Delivery Manager to join them on a permanent basis in the Berkshire Region leading their Capital Delivery Team. This role will create an industry-leading engineering team that can achieve the company’s ambitions for AMP7. This is a crucial Senior Leadership Role where the selected candidate will have overall responsibility for the delivery of water and wastewater programmes.
The successful candidate will be responsible for managing the performance of Senior Project Managers, Project Managers and its framework Contractors to deliver multiple project and programme outcomes. You will have 5-10 direct reports and own the relationship with the framework contractors. The selected candidate will be responsible for the delivery of a programme of projects between £300m-£500m such as water reinforcement projects, Trunk main replacement and reinforcement and sewer flooding prevention projects.
Role/Responsibilities:
Skills/Experience:
Degree level qualified with further professional/management qualifications.
Proven track record of managing the performance of third-party organisations or contractors.
Previous experience managing the successful delivery of significant capital programmes at a senior level.
Strong commercial approach.
Ability to take on management responsibility.
Ability to improve business performance.
Proven process improvement design.