Infrastructure Director

Morson Talent are currently looking for an Infrastructure Director to join a nuclear new build project located in Suffolk.

This role will be an inside IR35 contract role until December 2025 but will likely be extended due to the length and size of the project. This role will be based in London with hybrid working and 2/3 times travel to the Suffolk site per month

The Infrastructure Director will provide leadership in respect of Enabling & Earthworks / Marine & Tunnelling / Permanent Roads & Networks, which form part of the £9bn Civil Works Programme, ensuring delivery to Safety, Quality, Schedule and Cost.
The role reports to the SZC Civil Works Programme Director and supports their responsibilities for the direction and leadership of all activities associated with the full life cycle delivery of the Civil Works Programme (i.e. delivery of all engineering, procurement, manufacturing, construction and commissioning activities to safety and quality requirements, and in accordance with the overall Project schedule).
The Infrastructure Director will provide SZC line management oversight for the Section Heads of Delivery and Senior Project Managers, in Enabling & Earthworks, Marine & Tunnelling and Permanent Roads & Networks, working closely the Deputy Programme Director & Owner Interface Director.
This role will be a key part of the Civil Works Programme leadership team and will form part of the Cabinet structure.

Principal Accountabilities, Activities and Decisions

The Infrastructure Assets Lead will support the Civil Works Programme Director and Deputy Director in their main accountabilities and deliverables. This includes but not limited to:

Civil Works Programme Director

Key responsibilities of the role include:

• Embedding SZC safety culture, all values and behaviours across all work scopes.

• Strong operational leadership acting as the Intelligent Client working in close collaboration with the CWA to ensure oversight, performance management and assurance of the agreed scope of work in line with the schedule, budget, quality, and safety requirements.

• Responsible for building relationships with senior external stakeholders such as HMG, the wider nuclear community and supply chain.
• Facilitation of the Hold Points within SZC that impact the delivery of the works associated with [Enabling & Earthworks / Marine & Tunnelling / Main Civils & Ancillary Works].
• Management of all activities (including those of the CWA) which could have an impact on nuclear safety.
• Effective coordination and alignment of the activities of the CWA that will allow them to undertake the Works in the most efficient manner.
• Discharging of your Delegation of Authority (DOA) in a timely and efficient manner in line with the agreed CWP and SZC Co authority and protocols.
• Expediting any changes in scope, schedule, budget, or design through the appropriate SZC Co governance (listed below) and where appropriate, approve change within their delegated financial and technical authority.
o Early Warning, Trend, Change Review (EWTCR) – CWP process for managing CWP trends and change, as a pre-requisite to any further submission as required to the Change Committee (ROTC).
o Change Committee (ROTC) – governance of change to scope, schedule, and cost.
o No Change Committee (NCC) – technical governance of change to safety critical scope.
o Non-Permanent Works Change Committee (NPWCC) – technical governance of change to non-safety critical scope.

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The Infrastructure Assets Lead will also have the following general accountabilities and deliverables:
• Act as the Intelligent Client accountable for specification of requirements and enabling, ensuring and assuring that these requirements are met, including all functional requirements, across the full project lifecycle.

• Provide assurance and governance responsibility for specified Sections of work. Accountable for oversight of the end-to-end delivery of the Civils Infrastructure Assets scope delivered by SZC, SZC’s design supply chain and the CWA including thresholds on delivery performance, cost, schedule, quality, scope, commercial, engineering & design, change control etc.

• Accountable for the management and oversight of discharging both regulatory and internal SZC hold points and interfaces with the ONR, as well as delivery interfaces between Programmes.

• Support the development of the team to create a mature organisation for the Civil Works Programme, embedding SZC safety, quality, cost culture across all work scopes, ensuring we balance them all to maintain the schedule.

• Jointly lead the establishment and maintenance of assurance and governance of Civil Works Programme delivery.

• As a key member of the Civil Works Programme Leadership Team, take collective responsibility for Civil Works Programme successful delivery.

• Ensure scope is delivered in a manner that is best for project and aligns to programme charter.

• Ensure alignment of the Delivery Team schedule with SZC key milestones and the Integrated Work Schedule at a summary level.

• Work with the Delivery team to manage and report portions risks including management of mitigating actions.

• Provide oversight and performance management of the Delivery Team within a perimeter of authority.

• Responsible for building external relationships with HMG, other nuclear communities and supply chain.

• Provide oversight and management of interfaces between the MEH Alliance & Civil Works Alliance (at summary level which is yet to be specified). The majority of interfaces should be managed between the Alliances themselves.

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Nuclear Safety Accountabilities

This Post will have nuclear safety responsibilities which could have an impact on nuclear safety through the activities that they?perform. These are detailed in the Nuclear Baseline.

Knowledge, Skills, Qualifications & Experience

Knowledge & Skills
• Able to demonstrate strong leadership & management skills including engineering management, programme & project management, schedule management, financial management, change management and facilitation whilst maintaining a clear focus on the nuclear safety culture.
• Excellent leadership, management, organisation, presentation, influencing and facilitation skills.
• Strong numerical and analytical skills.
• Degree in engineering, construction or another related field.
• Good knowledge of CDM Regulations.
• Good knowledge of delivery in either heavy civil engineering or infrastructure major projects with some knowledge of nuclear sector preferable.

Qualifications & Experience
• Significant experience in programme management on major infrastructure projects, with some experience of the nuclear sector.
• Strong experience of working at a leadership level within the major projects sector.
• Strong experience of delivering major & complex projects within a technically complex and dynamic environment whilst ensuring high levels of safety, security and environmental responsibility.
• Experience of successfully engaging executive management and groups of stakeholders.
• Experience of managing contractors, consultants and other advisors throughout large and complex construction projects, in a heavily regulated environment.

Application Closing Date:13th February