Head of Programmes, Maintenance & Investment - Disused Tips Authority

Location - The Authority's headquarters will be located at Rhydycar Business Park, Merthyr Tydfil, CF48 1UZ
. This will be the principal place of work and where most colleagues will come together to collaborate with one another and with stakeholders.

The successful candidate will be expected to attend the office in Merthyr Tydfil regularly to support collaboration and stakeholder engagement. For full-time employees, this will typically be 2–3 days per week, with attendance requirements adjusted on a pro-rata basis for part-time employees.

As a national organisation serving communities across Wales, the DTA will also establish a number of regional hubs and collaboration spaces. Details of these locations are currently being developed and will be confirmed ahead of the Authority becoming operational. Merthyr Tydfil will remain the Authority's headquarters.

Purpose of post- Help deliver the investment and interventions that will protect communities across Wales.

This is a unique opportunity to help build the delivery capability of one of Wales' newest public organisations.

The Disused Tips Authority for Wales is being established as the national public body responsible for overseeing the safety, management and regulation of disused tips across Wales. Operating in a high-profile, safety-critical environment, our success will depend not only on understanding risk, but on ensuring that public investment is translated into effective maintenance, engineering interventions and long-term asset management.

AsHead of Programmes, Maintenance & Investment, you will play a critical leadership role in developing and delivering the Authority's national investment programme. You will ensure public funding is prioritised effectively, maintenance and engineering programmes are coordinated efficiently, and management plans are developed and delivered to achieve lasting reductions in risk.

Working closely with inspection, compliance, engineering and data specialists, you'll ensure investment decisions are informed by robust evidence, aligned to national priorities and deliver measurable improvements in public safety.

Reporting to the Director of Data & Assurance, you'll play a key role in establishing the Authority's programme delivery capability, investment frameworks and operational standards, helping create an organisation recognised for delivering public value through effective infrastructure management and long-term risk reduction.

Beyond the organisation itself, you will work collaboratively with Welsh Government, local authorities, contractors, consultants and delivery partners to strengthen programme delivery capability, promote consistent standards and support the Authority's ambition to become a recognised centre of excellence in infrastructure stewardship and risk-based investment.

The role is both inward and outward facing:

• Internally, you will ensure investment, maintenance planning and programme delivery are fully integrated with inspection findings, compliance activity and national risk priorities, creating a joined-up approach to reducing risk across Wales.
• Externally, you will build trusted relationships with Welsh Government, local authorities, contractors and delivery partners, ensuring programmes are delivered safely, efficiently and collaboratively while maximising public value.

This is a unique opportunity to shape the delivery capability of a new national organisation, helping establish the Disused Tips Authority as both an effective delivery organisation and a recognised centre of excellence in programme management, public investment and long-term asset stewardship.

Important:

The Disused Tips Authority for Wales will be established as an independent Welsh Public Body and separate legal entity…