Rail Networks Business Unit Director

Building a sustainable tomorrow

The Rail Networks Business Unit Director is a senior role that will report directly to the BAM Managing Director for Transport. This role will be part of the Sector Senior Leadership Team and is influential in the formulation and achievement of the overall business strategy, supporting both the divisional and segment purpose, vision, mission and overall objectives. This role is intended to drive greater emphasis on managing and leading the business unit to become a market leader in the UK and Ireland.

Working with the Managing Director for Transport, you will be required to provide senior leadership and strategic direction for the business unit, achieving our safety, sustainability, and financial goals through the effective management of people, projects, supply chain and clients, in line with our divisional strategy.

You will be expected to grow predictable profitability and order book, with a particular focus on growing the size of our accounts with key clients, by centring the business around our strategic themes of sustainability, relationship‑based sales and product‑market combinations. You will drive profitability over revenue and to ensure that profit potential is maximised on every project.

You will be focussed on creating a culture where there is a disciplined approach to cost and risk management, with necessary corrective measures that ensure overruns are tackled immediately. You will ensure effective guardrails are in place for potential risks, claims and commercial disputes to be minimised or identified early and managed proactively while motivating teams and collaborators and being results‑oriented.

You will role model our BAM values as an inclusive leader, charged with developing a truly client‑focused business and an excellent safe and well culture, furthering our solid reputation for design and build quality, innovating with new methods of construction, and creating the means for achieving sustainable value for our clients.

• Developing and implementing the strategy and budget, optimising business unit revenue and growing margin, including the growth of strategic lifecycle and enhanced core capabilities in line with the UK & Ireland Division's strategic ambition.
• Representing the business internally and externally, promoting a BAM first approach to sourcing people and capabilities, and positioning BAM as a long‑term strategic partner, engaging with relevant industry and professional bodies and trade associations to understand future market influences and promote BAM’s capabilities.
• Seeing future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies. Developing operational insights that drive business improvement to contribute to the transformation agenda for the Division, Segment and Sector.
• Developing genuine long‑term relationships with key clients, understanding their business drivers and positioning BAM as a strategic partner to prioritise growth in share of wallet and improved margin.
• Managing and being accountable for the business unit profit and loss account to develop a pipeline of work, prepare tenders and win contracts, ensuring they are completed safely, on time and to the required quality.
• Accountable for ensuring effective management of all projects, including commercial, financial and operational aspects driving transformation within the sector to align with divisional strategy.
• Leading through established BAM governance processes and frameworks for monitoring and reporting on business unit profitability, overall performance and strategic alignment.
• Providing clear leadership, direction and motivation for staff, creating high‑performing teams and an accountable, open, honest and respectful culture.
• Supporting the continuous development of leadership and management skills throughout the business unit.
• With other members of the leadership team, cultivating the environment of BAM being a ‘great place to work’ creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help BAM achieve its objectives.
• Being a role model for a culture that embraces inclusion, safety and well‑being within BAM UK & Ireland and attracts…