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Lead project-wide quality, safety, and environmental strategy, ensuring high standards and continuous improvement.
Provide technical authority, resolving complex engineering issues and overseeing temporary and permanent works.
Manage design governance, ensuring timely information flow, buildability, and compliance with BIM and client requirements.
Oversee strategic logistics planning, coordinating multi-site access, deliveries, and supply chain interfaces.
Direct procurement and materials strategies, working closely with key suppliers to maintain programme and quality.
Own the master programme, lead recovery planning, and report progress and risk against key milestones.
Shape and support the commercial strategy, contributing to variations, claims, cost forecasting, and risk mitigation.
Lead and inspire the project team, ensuring clarity of roles, accountability, and performance — including Section 106/social value commitments (apprenticeships, work placements & local employment).
Build strong client and stakeholder relationships, chairing structured meetings and ensuring successful delivery outcomes.
Drive a proactive, collaborative, and safety‑first culture, influencing behaviours across the entire project.
Decisive and confident leadership under pressure
Strong commercial awareness and understanding of project cost drivers
Excellent communicator with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels
Deep technical knowledge and the ability to challenge engineering solutions
Strategic mindset with strong planning and governance skills
High personal integrity, resilience, and a drive for performance excellence
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