Framework Director

Overview

In this Framework Director role, you will steer the strategy, governance, and delivery of high-value framework agreements to ensure commercial robustness, compliance, and alignment with business priorities. You will lead The Decommissioning Alliance (TDA) and drive its mission, engaging a ~250-strong workforce and coordinating across senior client and JV partner relations. You’ll shape TDA’s vision, manage programs, and ensure safe, value-for-money outcomes while strengthening our brand and growth across the enterprise. This is a high-impact leadership role that sits at the intersection of governance, nuclear programs, and client partnership, located at Westlakes.

Pay / Benefits

• Attractive remuneration
• Life insurance
• Pension plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Learning and development opportunities
• Community service and team-building activities

Responsibilities

• Lead The Decommissioning Alliance (TDA) and its Senior Management Team; steward TDA Board interactions
• Set TDA vision and strategy; drive program interventions and deliver objectives with a large workforce
• Ensure operations are safe and demonstrate value for money to taxpayers
• Manage relationships with senior client representatives and represent TDA at enterprise level
• Evolve TDA to enable growth and address cross-enterprise challenges

Key requirements

• 10 years of leadership experience, ideally in a nuclear environment
• Executive leadership in complex, multi-organisation environments
• JV governance & partnership management
• Board-level communication and reporting
• Decision-making under ambiguity and scrutiny
• Major programme leadership (capital projects / nuclear / infrastructure)
• Advanced programme controls (schedule, cost, risk, performance)
• Integration across multiple workstreams
• Knowledge of regulatory frameworks (e.g., nuclear, environmental, HSE)
• Governance, audit, and compliance leadership
• Strategic planning and execution
• Business transformation and growth leadership
• Align long-term strategy with operational delivery
• Senior leadership and culture building
• Employee engagement and motivation
• Change leadership
• Relationship management with government / public sector clients
• Influencing at C-suite and senior civil servant level

• strong stakeholder management
• visionary leadership
• relationship management
• advanced programme controls (schedule, cost, risk, performance)
• governance & partnership management
• regulatory frameworks knowledge (nuclear, environmental, HSE)

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