Head of Delivery

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom

Head of Delivery - Environment Mansfield

An opportunity has arisen for a Head of Delivery to join the team at Galliford Try working out of the Mansfield office.

As Head of Delivery (HoD), you'll take charge of a high-profile programme of work under our Framework Agreements with Severn Trent and Welsh Water. From small-scale schemes to large, technically complex engineering challenges, you will guide multi-disciplinary teams to deliver excellence - on time, on budget, and to the highest quality.

You'll be the driving force behind a collaborative, forward-thinking culture - uniting Clients, Designers, Framework Partners, and the Supply Chain to create innovative, efficient solutions. As a trusted partner, you'll also play a key role in identifying new opportunities, expanding our services, and building long-term, sustainable relationships across the region.

What you will be doing:

As a senior leader, you will take overall accountability for the successful delivery of a portfolio of projects and programmes, ensuring alignment with both client and company objectives. You will lead by example to promote the highest standards of health, safety, and environmental (HS&E) performance, working closely with the HS&E team to embed a positive culture and behaviours across your portfolio.

You will provide strategic leadership to the pre-construction and commercial teams, supporting the development of robust and competitive bid pricing, with clear definition and management of risks and opportunities. Throughout the project lifecycle, you will identify, mitigate, and manage risk while ensuring that contract terms provide strong protection and value for the business.

In partnership with functional leaders, you will develop and implement delivery strategies and resource plans, including succession planning, to support programme requirements. You will foster strong relationships with the supply chain, promoting innovation and efficiencies to achieve sustainable cost reductions and deliver required operational performance.

A key part of your role will be managing and nurturing relationships with clients, customers, and stakeholders. You will act as the main point of contact for the client's senior team, ensuring alignment with the client's vision and operating model. You will build trust through openness, proactive stakeholder management, and acting upon feedback.

Commercial accountability is central to this role. You will ensure strong financial performance across your portfolio, contributing to regional targets and overseeing cost management through tools such as Cost Value Reports (CVR) and Cost to Complete (CTC) analyses. You will provide oversight of subcontract procurement and commercial negotiations, driving best value while managing conflicts effectively.

As a people leader, you will define and communicate a clear vision for your teams, establishing roles, responsibilities, and objectives that align with the regional organisational structure. You will manage resources and relationships to enable efficient delivery, ensuring performance standards are met through regular KPI reviews and continuous improvement initiatives. You will work collaboratively with other Heads of Delivery and Operational Leaders to operate as one integrated business unit.

About You:

• Extensive knowledge of Water/Wastewater Treatment and Infrastructure construction sectors preferred
• Ability to make autonomous decisions and be able to support your outcomes
• Track record of effective staff development and employee relations
• Capable of strategic planning and managing change
• Excellent track record of HS&E performance
• Full project/programme life cycle experience
• Experience of the complexities associated with Process and MEICA equipment operation
• Track record of accountability for the performance of a business
• Facilitates team and client meetings effectively
• Strong presentation and communication skills
• Good understanding of commercial contract conditions (NEC4)
• Resolves and/or escalates issues in a timely fashion
• Preferably degree level qualified but not essential.
• IT literate in Microsoft Office applications

What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry's leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK's most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we're poised for further growth and success, so if you're committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.

We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our 'Be Well' programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.

We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential.

Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.

Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.

Our benefits:

We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.

Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays

A wide range of corporate discounts

Cycle to Work schemes

Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme

Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it

Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role

About us:
Named Contractor of the Year by the Water Industry Awards, Galliford Try is one of the UK's leading construction businesses with a vision to continuously be a people-orientated, progressive business, driven by our values to deliver lasting change for our stakeholders and the communities we work in.

Our purpose is to improve people's lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.

We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value.

For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Scottish Environment business please contact Ryan De Stadler on .

Additional Information:

Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, reduced hours or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.

We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.

Don't meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.

As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview

About the Team Our Environment Business provides 'source to sea' asset delivery capability across the UK and Scotland working on both Frameworks and Standalone projects. Since AMP3 we have delivered in excess of £2bn assets for clients such as Yorkshire Water, United Utilities, Anglian Water, Thames Water, Southern Water, Welsh Water and Scottish Water. As an established player in the market this a great opportunity to join the team at a time of transformation as we shape ourselves to be fit for delivery in a future digital world. We have recently secured a plethora of places on the AMP7 Frameworks for Yorkshire Water . click apply for full job details