Head of Delivery in Middlewich

Overview

Salary: from £70,800 to £88,500 per annum plus up to 20% annual bonus, car allowance (£450 pcm), family healthcare and Double Match Pension.

SP Energy Networks (SPEN) is delivering the UK and Scottish Governments' Net Zero ambitions by building a smarter, more resilient electricity network.

This role is part of the RIIO-ED2 Business Plan and involves leading a multi-disciplinary team to safely deliver Operations, Maintenance, Customer Connections and Capital Investment programmes, with accountability for district performance, regulatory compliance, customer satisfaction and the delivery of business objectives while upholding high safety and operational standards.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible leadership across the district to ensure the safe, efficient, and compliant delivery of all operational, maintenance, fault, connections, and investment activities.
• Manage costs, outputs, regulatory obligations, and operational KPIs; identify opportunities to improve efficiency, performance, and customer outcomes.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships with customers, local authorities, contractors, regulators, and internal stakeholders to support business objectives.
• Ensure robust operational and investment plans are delivered to meet customer, network, and regulatory requirements while minimising customer interruptions and network risk.
• Drive compliance with SPEN policies, procedures, licence obligations, engineering standards, and health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Collaborate with Delivery, Planning, Control, Asset Management and other District leadership teams to achieve wider SPEN strategic and licence objectives.
• Lead the delivery of key operational and regulatory performance measures (e. g., CI, CML, BMCS, GS, Network Reliability and Asset Health, Safety Performance Targets, Incentive and Regulatory Outputs).
• Champion asset stewardship, applying sound engineering judgement, risk-based decision-making, and asset management principles across planning and delivery.
• Ensure resources, contractors, systems, and processes are managed to deliver an efficient, high-performing operation supporting short- and long-term objectives.
• Lead, motivate, and develop a high-performing team culture with a focus on safety, customer service, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Act as senior operational representative for the District during major incidents, emergencies, storm events, and business-critical activities.
• Promote innovation and continuous improvement to enhance safety, customer service, workforce productivity, and network performance.

Qualifications and Experience

• Expert knowledge of standards for construction and operational/maintenance works in line with regulatory requirements.
• Contract and SLA management with commercial and regulatory awareness, balancing customer service, operational delivery, and financial performance.
• Proven experience in managing, motivating, coaching, and developing teams to deliver business outputs.
• Project/programme management experience with a track record of delivering projects and initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder and customer service engagement and management experience.
• Effective communication and presentation skills at all levels.
• Ability to manage competing priorities using sound engineering and financial judgement to determine optimal solutions.
• Awareness of key business drivers and the external commercial context in which SPEN operates.
• Technical and operational experience in a relevant engineering leadership role within a utility environment.
• A degree in a relevant engineering discipline, or equivalent.
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