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Sheffield Delivery Manager – Amey Consulting Lead transformational infrastructure projects that shape a city’s future

Amey is one of the UK’s leading providers of full life‑cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. When you join us, you become part of a team delivering sustainable, future‑ready solutions that enhance everyday life and protect our shared future.

Our people are united by strong values – safety, insight and collaboration – and a commitment to making a meaningful difference in the communities we serve.

Since 2012, Amey has partnered with Sheffield City Council on the £2bn Streets Ahead PFI contract, running until 2037. Our Consulting team plays a central role in shaping the city’s infrastructure, delivering design and project management services across highways, maintenance, asset management and new construction. Working closely with Amey Transport Infrastructure (TI), we ensure seamless, efficient and high‑quality delivery across all schemes.

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Opportunity

This is a rare and exciting chance to lead the Consulting design contract for one of the UK’s most dynamic and ambitious cities. As Sheffield Delivery Manager, you’ll be at the heart of major infrastructure programmes, working in close partnership with Amey TI and Sheffield City Council.

You’ll combine operational excellence with inspirational leadership, ensuring outstanding client service, commercial performance and team development. Your work will directly influence the city’s growth, sustainability and long‑term resilience.

Key Responsibilities

• Accountable for the delivery of design consulting projects to budget, on time, and with positive client satisfaction
• Develops and implements robust strategies to optimise margin targets, with full P&L responsibility for the contract area
• Ensures optimal use of Consulting resources and fosters collaboration with technical practices and the wider business and supply chain where appropriate
• Leads day‑to‑day contract performance, including regular site and office visits (min. 3 days per week)
• Maintains strong client relationships through regular reviews and proactive issue management
• Identifies and manages risks to delivery, developing contingency plans as needed
• Drives service excellence, efficiency, and continuous improvement, sharing best practice across contracts/frameworks
• Manages mobilisation and demobilisation of projects in line with budget allowances
• Ensures compliance with Amey governance, systems, tools, processes, and risk management standards
• Contributes to bidding activity and seeks additional revenue opportunities through business development
• Promotes a strong health and safety culture aligned to Amey’s Zero Code, ensuring safe processes, procedures, and behaviours

Leadership & Vision

• Champions a culture of innovation, encouraging the team to seek out and implement new ideas and improvements in project delivery and operational practices
• Sets and communicates a clear vision for the delivery team, aligning project outcomes with broader business objectives and client needs.

Customer Relationship Management

• Establishes and maintains strong relationships with client stakeholders, ensuring regular feedback loops and acting on client input to enhance satisfaction
• Systematically captures client feedback, compliments, and testimonials to support future work winning and continuous improvement.

Risk & Opportunity Management

• Implements systematic risk and opportunity management processes, with regular reviews at project, programme and portfolio levels
• Ensures lessons learned and best practices are captured and shared across teams to drive performance improvement and mitigate future risks.

Health, Safety, Environment & Quality (HSEQ)

• Promotes and embeds a Target Zero culture, ensuring safety, environmental, and quality compliance in all activities
• Conducts regular wellbeing check‑ins and audits, including cross‑team audits, to continually improve processes and team engagement
• Encourages prompt reporting and resolution of close calls and incidents.

Commercial Acumen

• Demonstrate experience and…