Delivery Director

My client is a long-established power engineering business with more than 40 years behind it.

They work end to end on HV substations, protection and control, SCADA and operational telecoms, from initial studies through to commissioning. They are now scaling, and they need a Delivery Director to shape how they deliver as they grow.

The role

➡️ Own end-to-end delivery across a portfolio covering power system studies, substation design (400kV–11kV, AIS amp; GIS), P&;C, SCADA, telecoms, in-house panel manufacturing

➡️ Report to the MD as part of the senior leadership team, advising the Board on capability, capacity, risk and performance

➡️ Set the strategy, operating model and multi-year roadmap for the Delivery function

➡️ Own portfolio performance across safety, programme, cost, margin and client satisfaction

➡️ Lead contract management under NEC/FIDIC, including change control, variations, claims and compensation events

➡️ Work with Commercial and Engineering to shape bids so that new work can be delivered profitably

➡️ Build and develop the team, recruiting PMs, project engineers, planners and project controls staff

What you’ll bring

✅ 15+ years in project or programme delivery across power, utilities or energy infrastructure, including at least 5 in a senior delivery leadership role

✅ A track record of leading a multi-project portfolio to programme, budget and margin

✅ Solid grounding in HV substation, P and C, SCADA and/or operational telecoms delivery

✅ Experience with National Grid, DNOs/IDNOs and/or Tier 1 contractors

✅ Proven leadership of organisational change, bringing people with you as you introduce new processes, governance and culture

✅ Strong commercial and contractual acumen

✅ Solid knowledge of CDM, HSEQ and the ISO 9001/14001/45001 standards

Desirable

🔹 CEng (or working towards it), APM, PMP, PRINCE2 or MSP

🔹 Experience with renewables and BESS grid connections

🔹 SME or scale-up experience alongside time in larger organisations

🔹 A background introducing project controls, ERP or PM systems

📍 Based in Stoke-on-Trent / Newcastle-under-Lyme, with travel to client sites in the UK and abroad.

If you’re a delivery leader who is as comfortable in the boardroom as on site, and you want a role where your decisions shape the business, I’d welcome a confidential conversation. Know someone this fits? A tag or share would be appreciated.

Helen Charteris – Global Business Director, Energy and Power

[email protected]

07948 470159 JAM Talent