Balfour Beatty plc
Head of Construction
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About The Role
Location: East of England (Flexible / Regional Travel)
Building a resilient future for water, people and the planet.
Balfour Beatty play a key role as part of the {(6) Anglian Water's @one Alliance: Overview | LinkedIn} @Anglian Water’s one Alliance. The Alliance is a ground-breaking collaboration between Anglian Water and eight industry-leading partners: Balfour Beatty, Barhale, Binnies, MMB, MWH Treatment, Skanska and SWECO. And together, we deliver around 40% of Anglian Water’s capital investment programme.
As we progress through AMP8 – our most ambitious asset management period to date – we’re delivering nature-based and sustainable infrastructure, from wetlands to urban drainage schemes, setting new benchmarks for environmental performance.
We are seeking an experienced Head of Construction to lead and inspire our delivery teams across a diverse and complex capital programme. This pivotal leadership role, will oversee the safe, efficient and high‑quality delivery of both major and minor construction projects, ensuring every build contributes to a sustainable future for our communities and environment.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Lead, develop and motivate high‑performing construction teams, embedding a culture of collaboration, safety and continuous improvement
- Oversee construction strategy and delivery across multiple complex projects, ensuring works are delivered safely, on time and within budget
- Drive innovation and improved ways of working across the supply chain to enhance safety, quality and efficiency
- Build and maintain strong relationships with Anglian Water, Alliance partners and external suppliers
- Lead cost control and resource planning, maximising value and performance across all programmes
- Champion health, safety, wellbeing and environmental excellence, promoting a zero‑accident culture
- Actively promote inclusion, fairness and respect across all teams and partner organisations
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Who We're Looking For
About You
You are an accomplished construction leader with a passion for delivering complex infrastructure projects that make a real difference. You’ll bring:
- Significant experience leading large‑scale construction delivery, ideally within water, utilities or wider infrastructure environments
- A strong understanding of construction methodologies, engineering processes and project planning
- Proven leadership and communication skills, with the ability to inspire and engage multidisciplinary teams
- Experience managing budgets, contracts and senior stakeholder relationships
- A forward‑thinking mindset, open to innovation, collaboration and change
- A valid UK driving licence and flexibility to travel regionally
Why Work For Us
Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.
Why Join Us?
Benefits
As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:
- Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
- 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
- Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
- Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…
About Us
Balfour Beatty’s Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.
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Diversity and Inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: candidaterecruitmentqueries@balfourbeatty.com
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