Description:
This is a rare opportunity to influence some of the UK's most significant and high-profile development activity. Working across a diverse portfolio of projects, you will collaborate with multidisciplinary teams including Development, Design, Programme Management, Sustainability, Finance, Legal, Procurement and Health & Safety to ensure exceptional delivery outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing leadership for construction delivery across the Urban Development portfolio, establishing strategy, standards, governance and assurance frameworks.
- Championing a best-in-class safety culture, ensuring health, safety and wellbeing remain at the forefront of every project and decision.
- Overseeing programme, cost, risk and quality performance across multiple projects, driving certainty of delivery and proactive risk management.
- Leading construction involvement from feasibility, design and procurement through to commissioning, handover and operational transition.
- Driving effective contractor, consultant and supply chain partnerships that support high-quality, commercially disciplined delivery.
- Embedding sustainable delivery practices, including low-carbon construction, responsible procurement, circular economy principles and social value outcomes.
- Providing clear reporting, assurance and recommendations to senior stakeholders and governance forums to support informed decision making.
- Developing and leading a high-performing team culture built on accountability, collaboration, continuous improvement and inclusion.
Most Important Skills Based Requirements
We're looking for a strategic construction leader who can balance long-term stewardship with exceptional delivery focus.
You will bring:
- Significant senior leadership experience within construction, development or major project delivery environments.
- Detailed technical knowledge of how buildings are designed, engineered and constructed, enabling effective oversight of complex development projects, informed decision-making and credible engagement with consultants, contractors and technical specialists.
- A proven track record of delivering large, complex and high-value construction programmes, ideally within commercial, mixed-use, residential, public realm or estate-based developments.
- Demonstrable experience creating and embedding a strong health, safety and wellbeing culture across project portfolios.
- Deep knowledge of UK construction delivery, including regulatory, planning, building safety and CDM requirements.
- Strong commercial and contractual expertise, including procurement strategy, risk management, change control and contract administration.
- Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and aligning a broad range of internal and external stakeholders towards shared outcomes.
- The ability to communicate complex information clearly, influence senior decision makers and provide robust governance and assurance.
- A strong understanding of sustainability, ESG principles, whole-life value and responsible development practices.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills, underpinned by a data-led approach to delivery and performance management.
- Relevant professional qualifications (such as MRICS, MCIOB, MAPM, CEng or MICE) or equivalent experience within the built environment are desirable.