Head of Delivery

Company: Jobtailor
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Location: Peterborough
Job Description:

  • 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 Commitment to Life principles, safety, wellbeing and health in programme delivery

Requirements

  • 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 (desirable)
  • NEC contract experience or qualifications (desirable)
  • Water utility or regulated industry experience (desirable)

Core Competencies

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 stakeholder relationships, and drive innovation while ensuring governance and performance management.

Highest-signal resume keywords

  • Senior Leadership Experience
  • Strategic Programme Management
  • Governance, Risk And Performance Management
  • Project Controls Expertise
  • Stakeholder Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

  • Programme Management
  • Infrastructure Delivery
  • Cost Management
  • Schedule Management
  • Risk Management
  • Delivery Strategy
  • Performance Management
  • Portfolio Management
  • Innovation
  • Continuous Improvement

Soft Skills

  • Leadership
  • Coaching
  • Communication
  • Decision-Making
  • Judgement

Certifications & Qualifications

  • Chartered Status
  • APM Chartership

Industry Keywords

  • Water Utility
  • Regulated Industry
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Multi-Organisation Delivery
  • Operational Excellence

Tools & Technologies

  • NEC Contract Management

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Posted: September 12th, 2026