Head of Major Projects

Head of Major Projects

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Head of Major Projects Β£700 per day | Inside IR35 | 3–6 Months Morden, South London | Hybrid – 3 days per week onsite Intec Select has been engaged by a large government-backed enterprise organisation undergoing an ambitious period of transformation and significant investment across its property and major-projects portfolio. We are seeking an experienced Head of Major Projects to provide strategic leadership across a substantial programme of high-value capital, refurbishment, planned maintenance and decarbonisation projects. This represents an exciting opportunity to join an organisation during a period of considerable change, with the successful individual playing a central role in shaping and delivering a major programme of transformation. The Role Reporting directly into the Director of Property & Major Projects, you will provide strategic leadership across a portfolio with Β£25m–£30m budget responsibility, managing Project Managers and external contractors. Key responsibilities will include: - Providing strategic leadership across major capital and revenue programmes. - Leading planned maintenance, refurbishment, decarbonisation and major capital projects. - Managing and developing a team of Project Managers. - Providing oversight of projects from business case and inception through procurement, delivery and completion. - Leading project governance, financial management, risk and programme assurance. - Managing high-value procurement and contractual arrangements. - Ensuring programmes are delivered to time, cost, quality and health & safety requirements. - Reporting programme performance to Directors, Executive leadership and corporate boards. - Managing senior relationships with internal clients, contractors and delivery partners. - Advising senior officers and other key stakeholders on major-project delivery. - Driving improvements in project and programme management capability. - Deputising for the Director of Property & Major Projects when required. Experience Required We are looking for a senior major-projects professional with: - A significant track record of leading complex, high-value capital and built-environment programmes. - Extensive experience taking projects from concept through design, procurement and construction to completion. - Strong knowledge of refurbishment and construction delivery. - Excellent programme-management, governance and commercial capability. - Experience leading multidisciplinary internal teams, consultants and contractors. - Strong budget-management and financial-control experience. - The ability to operate credibly with Directors, senior officers and other executive-level stakeholders. - Previous local government or wider public-sector major-project experience would be highly advantageous. - RICS, CIOB, RIBA or similar professional membership/qualification would be desirable. Β£700 per day | Inside IR35 | Initial 3–6 month assignment | Hybrid – Morden

Head of Major Projects employer: INTEC SELECT LIMITED

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