Framework Lead - Water

Location: Brighton and Hove

Framework Lead - Major Water Sector Framework - AMP8

Location:

East Sussex (hybrid - 3 days per week in the office)
Salary: £90,000-£100,000 + £7,350 car allowance + bonus + benefits

Please note:

we are unable to offer Certificates of Sponsorship for this role.

The role

We're appointing an experienced Framework Lead to work on a large, regulated water-sector framework, supporting delivery of AMP8 projects across the south of England.
This is a senior leadership position with strategic and operational responsibility for the framework, overseeing non-infrastructure water and wastewater projects. Based from the HQ in East Sussex office three days per week, with hybrid working, you'll lead a multi-disciplinary team of approximately 12 people, ensuring strong performance, commercial control and effective client engagement throughout AMP
8.

What you'll be responsible for

Providing strategic leadership across the framework and AMP8 project portfolio
Acting as a senior client interface, maintaining trusted and effective working relationships
Leading, developing and motivating a team of c.12 across planning, performance and delivery support functions
Overseeing financial performance, including cost control, forecasting and reporting
Ensuring programmes are robust, contractually compliant and deliverable
Driving high standards of health, safety, environmental and quality compliance
Identifying and implementing improvements to framework processes and ways of working
Ensuring timely, accurate and auditable reporting to client and internal stakeholders

What we're looking for

Essential: proven experience within the water sector, ideally on large regulated frameworks and AMP programmes
Senior-level experience managing complex frameworks, programmes or portfolios
Strong commercial and contractual capability, with excellent NEC3/NEC4 knowledge
A thorough understanding of UK health and safety legislation, including HSWA and CDM Regulations
Degree qualified (or equivalent), with chartered status or a relevant professional qualification
A confident, credible leader able to operate effectively at senior stakeholder level

What's on offer?

You'll receive a strong overall package, including:

£90,000-£100,000 per annum salary (DOE)
£7,350 car allowance
Annual bonus
Pension matched up to 7.5%
26 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
Holiday buy-back scheme
A flexible benefits package you can tailor to suit your needs

Interested?

Interviews are taking place now. If you'd like to find out more or have an initial confidential conversation, please get in touch: / (phone number removed)