We’re making a difference: Together, we can ensure that there is enough water for everyone, now and in the future. Portsmouth Water is seeking a strategic and forward-thinking Head of Capital Delivery to guide the successful planning and execution of our core capital programmes. This is a pivotal leadership role responsible for enabling excellence across project governance, investment planning, contractor management, and end-to-end delivery, ensuring performance, value, and operational impact at every stage. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team of internal experts, contractors, and consultants, fostering innovation, efficiency, and continuous improvement. With a strong focus on optimising value from investment, you’ll embed commercial insight early in the asset lifecycle, coordinate risk and compliance, and respond to the complexities of delivering large-scale programmes in a dynamic economic environment. This role offers a highly competitive £95,000 salary, a discretionary annual bonus, and a £5,184 car allowance. You’ll also benefit from a 15% employer pension contribution, 27 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays, private medical cover, access to our Employee Assistance Programme, and the flexibility of hybrid working. What will you be doing? Key Responsibilities Guide the strategic and tactical direction of the Capital Delivery team. Drive a collaborative culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the team and with our delivery partners, demonstrating efficiency, best practice, and innovation. Full accountability for delivering core capital programmes, such as the replacement of water production assets and infrastructure programmes, for example smart meters and mains growth to the quality and standards required. Constructively challenge proposals to ensure capital programme delivery solutions maximise value whilst achieving business outcomes. Guide the transformational change required to support ownership of capital programme delivery solutions. Guide and inform all strategic financial forecasting and operational budget setting processes. Ensure robust performance and quality management systems and procedures are in place for all capital programme delivery related solutions. Ensure robust and timely technical scrutiny at each capital programme delivery gate review with a clear focus on enhancing value through early engineering and/or technical input prior to project initiation. Ensure that all third party contracted works are coordinated and managed to meet quality and value for money requirements. Ensure Company and delivery partner activity aligns to the relevant quality standards, satisfying the relevant legislative and regulatory requirements, as well as ensuring everyone goes home better. Skills, Qualifications
Head of Capital Delivery in Hampshire employer: Portsmouth-Water
Portsmouth Water is an excellent employer, offering a dynamic work environment where innovation and collaboration thrive. With a strong commitment to employee development, you will have access to growth opportunities and training that empower you to excel in your role as a Strategic Water Infrastructure Programme Lead. The company's focus on sustainability and community impact, combined with its supportive culture, makes it a rewarding place to contribute to vital water infrastructure projects in the region.
