Head of Infrastructure Innovation

Head of Infrastructure Innovation

Final date to receive applications: 8 July 2026

Department: Built Environment & Local Growth

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: London and Milton Keynes

Reporting To: Director of Built Environment

Compensation: £68,890 - £79,386 / year

Contract type/Duration: Permanent

Working hours Full time (9day Fortnight company wide)

Band: 4.1

Salary: £68,890 to £79,386 (depending on office location and proven ability)

Reports to: Director of Built Environment

Location: Milton Keynes or London (minimum of two days a week in the office. You can do more than two days if preferable)

Closing date: 10am, 8th of July 2026

As Head of Infrastructure Innovation, you will lead and grow CPC’s Infrastructure Innovation team within the Built Environment directorate. This is a unique opportunity to build a team to drive innovation services that will be at the centre of the UK’s infrastructure delivery ambitions, working with the UK biggest infrastructure clients, government, regulators and supply chain organisations.

CPC has a long heritage in transport infrastructure delivery and hosts i3P (the infrastructure industry innovation partnership), a national platform that brings together infrastructure clients, supply chains and innovators to tackle shared challenges. You will build on this to turn collaboration into delivery, shaping programmes that address real industry barriers and drive adoption at scale across energy, water, utilities and transport.

The scale of infrastructure investment creates a major opportunity to deliver better outcomes for clients and enable innovative businesses to grow. We turn system challenges into opportunities to deliver better outcomes in productivity, carbon and safety through the adoption of proven innovation.

We support the growth of high-potential businesses by connecting them with real infrastructure systems, helping new solutions move from concept to deployment and scale. We are also developing a stronger focus on monitoring, maintenance and whole-life performance, not just design and construction.

You will set direction, build capability and lead a high-performing team, overseeing complex, multi-partner programmes and working with clients, government and regulators to embed new approaches in practice. The role requires strong experience across the infrastructure value chain, particularly in utilities, energy, water and transport. You will bring credibility with infrastructure clients, supply chains and government, ideally with first‑hand experience of delivering or overseeing major capital programmes.

You will build and coordinate senior relationships across clients, regulators, investors and government, using these to align priorities, shape shared programmes and unlock the adoption of innovation  will be comfortable operating at a system level, influencing how organisations collaborate, invest and act collectively to address common challenges. You will bring a track record of forming effective partnerships and turning them into delivery, with a clear understanding of how to move from ambition to implementation in complex infrastructure environments.

• Deeply understanding of the needs of relevant partners with respect to bridging the gap between innovation and the market. In doing so:
• Shape, lead and deliver value through guiding innovative delivery projects/ strategy and engagements.
• Lead stakeholder management and relationship building at senior levels to ensure buy in
• Develop and produce recognised thought leadership.
• Assure the quality of client delivery.
• Oversee programme budgets.
• Act as Senior Responsible Officer on delivery programmes and projects.
• Support the development of others in your professional community's skills to ensure consistency of service delivery and expertise.
• Coach and mentor junior colleagues.
• Ensure dissemination and feedback on Connected Places Catapult standard internal communications.
• Drive high attendance at professional community activities and events.
• Maintain own professional development.
• Ensure an ethos of equity, inclusivity and diversity underpin your work activity, contribute to inclusive…