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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in strategic programme and portfolio management, with a focus on delivering complex infrastructure programmes and major capital projects. Proven ability to lead multi-disciplinary teams, manage significant budgets, and engage effectively with senior stakeholders in regulated industries.
Highest-signal resume keywords
Strategic Programme ManagementPortfolio ManagementGovernance, Risk And Performance ManagementStakeholder ManagementChartered Status Or APM Chartership
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Hard Skills
Programme ManagementInfrastructure DeliveryProject ControlsCost ManagementSchedule ManagementRisk ManagementDelivery StrategyPerformance ManagementInnovationContinuous Improvement
Soft Skills
LeadershipCoachingCommunicationDecision-MakingJudgement
Tools & Technologies
NEC Contract
Certifications & Qualifications
Chartered StatusAPM Chartership
Industry Keywords
Water UtilityRegulated IndustryCapital ProjectsMulti-Organisation Delivery TeamsAccountabilityCollaborationHealth And Safety
Tech Stack
Tools & technologiesiOS
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Define and execute the IOS delivery strategy
- Lead a complex portfolio of operational, infrastructure and transformation programmes
- Build and develop a high-performing delivery organisation
- Foster accountability, collaboration and continuous improvement
- Drive delivery excellence across Anglian Water, alliance partners and supply chain teams
- Take accountability for portfolio performance across cost, schedule, quality, safety and customer outcomes
- Establish governance, controls and assurance frameworks
- Identify and mitigate delivery risks, challenges and constraints
- Drive recovery plans to maintain delivery commitments
- Lead strategic programme reviews and performance discussions
- Translate business objectives into delivery plans and measurable outcomes
- Own the operating model for effective programme delivery
- Align investments, resources and priorities with business needs
- Champion innovation, continuous improvement and industry best practice
- Represent IOS at senior governance and executive forums
- Act as deputy to the IOS Delivery Director when required
- Build relationships with Anglian Water, regulators, alliance partners and industry stakeholders
- Provide strategic challenge, insight and assurance to senior decision-makers
- Champion safety, wellbeing and health in programme delivery and leadership decisions
Requirements
What you’ll need- Senior leadership experience delivering complex infrastructure programmes and major capital projects
- Experience managing multi-disciplinary and multi-organisation delivery teams
- Proven ability to lead large programme portfolios with significant budgets and strategic importance
- Experience engaging and influencing senior internal and external stakeholders
- Professional qualification and significant experience within engineering, programme management, infrastructure delivery or a related discipline
- Strategic programme and portfolio management
- Commercial and financial leadership
- Governance, risk and performance management
- Strong project controls expertise including cost, schedule and risk management
- Leadership, coaching and talent development
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
- Sound judgement and decision-making capability
- Ability to challenge constructively and drive innovation
- Strong planning, prioritisation and delivery focus
- Chartered status and/or APM Chartership
- NEC contract experience or qualifications
- Water utility or regulated industry experience
Benefits
Comp & perks- Flexible working opportunities
- Double-matched pension scheme with contributions up to 21% combined
- Private healthcare
- Car allowance
- 30 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Flexible working options
- Life assurance at eight times your salary
- Annual performance bonus
- Personal medical assessments
- Virtual GP service