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Project Director – Programme & Project Management (East of England Gas)
Cadent is the UK’s largest Gas Distribution Company, operating across 4 of the 8 UK Gas Distribution Networks (East of England, London, NorthWest and West Midlands). Their network spans over 131,000 kilometres of pipes, supplying 11 million homes & businesses.
Costain has been appointed as the preferred bidding organisation for the East of England Construction Management role, centrally co-ordinating Cadent’s capital investment programme. The Project Director will drive strategic planning, programme management, and delivery of regulatory obligations while future-proofing the network for Cadent’s customers.
Your key responsibilities will include:
**Strategic Leadership**
- Provide executive-level **project leadership & programme management** for upstream, midstream, and downstream asset replacement.
- Own the **delivery of ongoing reinstatement obligations**, including planned and **unplanned projects** such as:
- Pipe replacements
- Reinforcements
- Diversions
- Reinstatement of utilities
- Support for multiple-occupancy operations
- Ensure alignment with **technical design specifications** and **regulatory compliance**.
- Customer & Stakeholder Relationship Management - Drive Cadent’s customer-centric commitments, maximising the customer experience through effective engagement with: - Customer care - Third-party contractors and delivery partners (LDPs) - Local Borough, District, and Unitary Authorities - Ensure timely exchanges with all stakeholders (constructors, subcontractors, suppliers, contractors, Cadent’s construction execution team), handing over larger projects faithfully to the Site Management Organisation (SMO).
- Safety, Compliance & Quality Assurance (QA)
- Enforce and promote high safety standards and compliance protocols through continuous adherence and leading by example.
- Drive behaviour-based safety initiatives across all personnel and partners.
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- Subcontractor & Staff Coordination
- Oversee subcontractor and staff management, ensuring robust monitoring of cost, programme, risk, and quality across projects.
- Between June 2025 and June 2030, manage the delivery of all oblige reinstatement works with £1 billion allocation.
About the Role
Costain fuels innovation with diverse perspectives. If you’re passionate about creating change—and believe your unique experiences add value—we’d love to hear from you. Your insights may be exactly what our team needs, even if you don’t meet every traditional criterion.
We aspire to become the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company, providing: • Strategic consultancy • Digital optimisation • Integrated asset management & delivery • Regulatory compliance & decarbonisation • Enhancement of resilience in energy, water, transportation, and defence sectors
Requirements
Essential
- Demonstrated expertise in construction management and programme delivery, preferably in energy infrastructure
- Experience managing health, safety, and risk compliance with upstream projects at Network Rail standard
- Leadership ability in £200M+ annual spend and workforce management
- Sensitive liaison with local authorities, ensuring council compliance in reinstatement activity set out in NDA (Network Design Agreement)
- Proficiency in using engage, Manage ألمانيا Manager, and imperative 6 ERP software
- Intermediate to advanced spreadsheets knowledge for risk, cost, resource tracking
Desirable
- Nuclear/technical domain experience, particularly with Deanfield Decommissioning & Defueling programmes
- In-depth understanding of customer commitments (Customer Service Commitments) and their inclusion in legal contracts
- Alignment with Costain’s commitment to sustainability, diversity, and inclusion (D&I)
- Journey management planning experience for effective OHS continuum
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About Costain
Costain drives transformative change through technology-enriched engineering solutions, empowering UK energy, water, and transportation sectors to address vital challenges:
- Projects managed across 8 UK nuclear power stations
- Optimise project controls & commercial management while cultivating competency in project governance
- Align programme deliverables with EDF Energy’s priorities, ensuring:
- Extending the operational lifespan of nuclear power generation assets
- Successfully decommissioning and de-fuelling, pioneering safely in UK decommissioning
Costain fosters long-term growth by: • Offering intersectional and place-based recruitment • Digitally optimising integrated infrastructure • Supporting CDB (Construction Digital built Britain) objectives • Empowering socially responsible business practices
Further Information
Costain values your attention and application effort, though we may be unable to provide personalised feedback due to volume. Feedback post-interview will be transparent.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we prioritise interviews for qualified candidates who disclose disabilities. During high-volume hiring phases, some limiting on interview numbers applies to both disabled and non-disabled applicants.
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