Business Planning & Performance Director

Business Planning & Performance Director

• Full-time
• Business Line:
  Consulting and Operations
• Service Line:
  OnM Operations
• Region:
  Europe and Africa
• Job Family:
  Asset Management

Egis is a leading global consulting, construction engineering and operating firm. We work together with our clients, across every aspect of transport, energy and the built environment to build a more balanced, sustainable and resilient world. The Egis Group has over 50 years’ experience and a team of 22,000 employees in over 120 countries around the world. Joining our Group means, above all, sharing our values as a people-first company, strongly committed to sustainability and innovation.

In the UK we're proud to be delivering some of the most iconic projects which help connect people, protect our environment and meet emission reduction targets. From motorways to tramways, nuclear power plants to smart cities, clients choose us to help them solve their most complex challenges - delivering climate-responsible growth that meets the needs of communities, industry, and the planet.

Connect Plus (CP) is the consortium that manages the 30-year National Highways flagship M25 DBFO contract, with over 140,000 assets and a management system certified to ISO 55001. The contract end date is 2039. Connect Plus Services (CPS), a Balfour Beatty, Atkins Realis and Egis Roads Operation UK Joint Venture, operates and maintains the M25 motorway network on behalf of Connect Plus (CP).

Introducing Connect Plus Services (CPS) Connect Plus Services M25 Journey.

LOCATION Leatherhead, South Mimms or Dartford. We encourage the use of hybrid working should your role allow this; CPS currently has a requirement for all employees to work from CPS office on average 60% in a typical week. This role will be expected to lead by example. This role is available as hybrid-working, this is because we want the best people.

ROLE PURPOSE

This role is for a results-driven strategic leader who will lead with vision, plan with purpose, and drive growth that inspires - our Business Planning Director turns bold ideas into reality. This position will support and work closely with the CPS Managing Director to achieve strategic operational alignment across all of the teams to deliver our goals and drive high performance and continuous improvement.

The Business Planning and Performance (BP&P) directorate is responsible for leading the definition and management of the CPS strategy and priorities, ensuring effective risk management and setting the budget, commercial plans and considering the relationship with stakeholders while understanding the complexities of our long term hand-back responsibilities.

• To set the overarching direction for CPS and drive digital capability improvements to ensure successful delivery of CPS contract handback obligations.
• Guide the Performance Quality & Improvement team to effectively achieve designated business objectives.
• Oversee establishment of CPS business Enterprise Risk Management to ensure business continuity is assured and opportunity is embraced.
• Maintain the relevance of the Customer and Business Strategies to address the evolving demands of the network, our clients (National Highways and Connect Plus), JV Parent Companies and our road users.
• Prioritise client management and relationships, aiming to extract maximum value and alignment with the Parent Companies within the JV Partnership.
• Lead the BP&P team to drive high performance and continuous improvement across the business aligned to the business strategy and plans.

Internal: CPS:
Peers on the CPS SLT as well as ‘Heads of’ / SMT across CPS.

External:
Allocated responsibility for relationships with leaders in our clients Connect Plus (CP) and National Highways (NH) plus Parent Company & JV Partner Board members.

• Foster, empower and sustain a high-performing team dedicated to exceeding contract performance expectations.
• Define and regularly review CPS business plans considering current challenges, future opportunities, and evolving stakeholder requirements.
• Build change capability across CPS and support the delivery of major change programmes.
• Lead the…