Business Improvement & Performance Lead

Skanska, one of the world's leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Business Improvement and Performance Lead to join our Infrastructure team in Norwich to lead the Skanska led Delivery Integration Partner's (DIP) approach to Business Improvement, Performance and Benefits Management on the A47 Thickthorn junction improvement scheme, part of the National Highways Regional Delivery Partnership (RDP).

What you'll do

• Lead on and establish a 'Lean' culture by rolling out Lean tools, techniques and training across the project, including the relevant supply chain and partners (e.g. Lean Construction Development Plan).
• Utilise the required processes to capture best practice and lessons learned and feed into the National Highways processes. Ensure a transfer of knowledge process is embed within the project to benefit the relevant stakeholders.
• Track efficiencies being generated across the scheme, update the efficiency register, ensure efficiency targets are delivered and work within NH efficiency processes where required.
• Lead on the management of the CPF quarterly reporting process, collaborating with National Highways, the A47 project team and Drive performance improvement across the CPF metrics.
• Work closely with the NH Legacy and Benefits lead to support in updating the scheme benefits register and benefits realisation and evaluation plan.
• Participate and contribute towards Skanska UK and Infrastructure Performance Improvement networks and activities.

What you'll bring to the role

• Previous experience of the National Highways Collaborative Performance Framework and/or: Previous experience of National Highways Benefits Realisation Management.
• Demonstratable experience of performance improvement with a data-driven approach.
• Hold or be working towards a Lean Practitioner or equivalent qualification.
• Experience collaborating with a broad number of stakeholders, internal and external.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using or call - Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us:

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