Programme Director (Wastewater) - Kent/Sussex/HampshireDue to significant growth in our Water Sector, we are recruiting for a Programme Director (Wastewater) to take a Strategic lead role on our CMDP Framework with Southern Water (SWS).
Costain have won extensive work across the water sector this year to support the AMP 8 investment cycle. This is a senior appointment, and we are looking for someone with real drive and passion to further strengthen the CMDP relationship with SWS and take the framework to the next level.
About the Role
Reporting directly to the Framework Director, this is a hands-on role working across the SWS region, as well as strategic management, client development, people management, community and customer orientation with a digital vision.
Key Responsibilities
Lead the CMDP team in all aspects of wastewater delivery
Provide strategic and professional guidance to Project Directors, Construction Managers, Project Managers and wider members of the team
Actively champion wellbeing, safety and environment performance, and compliance throughout your team to create a safety culture to ensure Zero LTI and RIDDOR Incidents
Communicate extensively across all stakeholders within SWS, and internally within CMDP to leverage the maximum potential of CMDP in the AMP8 programme of works
Develop and maintain a high-performance culture across the CMDP team, delivering efficiencies and continuous improvement
Provide whole life oversight and accountability for the successful delivery of wastewater projects, through design, procurement, assembly, commissioning, and handover
Deliver commercial and financial performance in line with budget expectations
Promote and actively demonstrate collaborative behaviours within the CMDP JV team
About You
Experienced in the leadership of complex water/wastewater projects and/or regional programmes in a collaborative delivery environment
Ability to positively engage and build strong stakeholder and partner relationships to achieve mutual success
Significant amount of contract delivery experience where you have successfully managed a regional framework of multiple projects of a complex or critical nature
Significant experience in the water sector and wastewater treatment plants
An engaging leader of people with extensive line management and development of people
Excellent knowledge, and experience of CDM and Construction & Engineering Management
Excellent knowledge of contractual forms used for collaborative project delivery
Solid commercial, financial and analytical skills
Qualifications and Training
HNC/HND or degree in a relevant engineering discipline
Chartered with an engineering, commercial or construction institution
SMSTS qualification
NEC PM accreditation (preferred)
Association of Project Management APMP (preferred)
For a full job description, please contact careers@costain.com quoting the vacancy number.
About Costain
At Costain, we help to improve people's lives by creating connected, sustainable infrastructure that enables people and the planet to thrive.
We work together to shape, create, and deliver pioneering solutions that transform the performance of the UK's infrastructure ecosystem across energy, water, transportation and defence markets. Through our collaboration with customers, partners, communities, and wider industry we will deliver an infrastructure fit for a better future.
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