Programme Lead

3 days ago

Hitchin, United Kingdom COSTAIN GROUP PLC Full time

**About the job**

We have a position available for a Programme Lead in East of England.

Cadent is the UK's largest Gas Distribution Company, operating 4 of the 8 UK Gas Distribution Networks (East of England, London, Northwest, and West Midlands). Their service spans over 131,000 kilometres of pipes supplying to 11 million homes & businesses.

**Key Responsibilities**
- To manage and deliver the preparation of the annual programme of works ensuring adherence to agreed targets for Mains replacement, Diversions, Reinforcement, Safety and Customer and Commercial.
- Production of the Costain CMO annual gas mains (replacement, diversions, and reinforcement) programme providing assurance that all Cadent policies, HSE related legislation and Costain CMO key performance targets are delivered
- Plan, programme and monitor Costain CMO gas mains laying activities in line with the agreed construction programme, ensuring that contract output requirements are adequately planned and resourced through consultation with the Operations Manager and the Local Delivery Partners.
- Chairing, leading, and ensuring accurate records are taken in relation to Programme meetings with the LDP.
- Liaising with the Operations Manager and Commercial where required communicating any resource issues or programme delays that are influenced by the LDP's.
- Understanding and deliver of Cost Value Reporting.
- Production of Clause 32 forecasts as required to ensure the integrity of the programme is always maintained.
- Work with Local Authorities via regular meetings and to minimise financial exposure through NRSWA and TMA penalties.
- Managing the preparation of progress reporting and other management information required to monitor the performance of Area Delivery Outputs (in conjunction with the Performance Manager)
- Facilitate the development of robust Resource reporting, and resource plans for the annual mains replacement programme linked to the ability to deliver
- Review and re assess the programme throughout the year detailing any amendments
- Ensure that processes are in place to monitor all critical work types and that sufficient time is made available to decommission these pipes
- Manage resources and people effectively and proactively in line with best practice and Costain CMO / Cadent frameworks and procedures.
- Identify, develop, and maintain a positive employee culture through effective communication processes and implementation of HR policies that encourage and reward appropriate behaviours and performance
- In conjunction with the Costain CMO leadership team, take responsibility for meeting agreed business performance targets, controls and operating costs, achieving investment plans, managing risk effectively and delivering all agreed outputs

**About you**

**Qualifications**
- Applicants would preferably be qualified to HNC or equivalent management accreditation.

**Work Based Competencies**
- A good overall knowledge of gas distribution procedures preferable
Experience in scheduling and planning of works
- Able to demonstrate experience of programme/project planning tools and techniques
- Strong Organisation and Planning skills

**Behavioural Competencies**
- Good communication skills are required and the ability to interface with senior level internal and external Stakeholders
- Excellent Influencing skills
- Decision making and people management experience
Additional Information
- The post holder will be required to interface with the Design, Commercial and Data functions on a regular basis, plus all other functions of the business as required.
- The applicant may be required to collaborate with other CMO's, sharing best practice and learning experiences.
- The holder will also be required to interface with Cadent IPO functions as required.

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**About Costain**

Costain helps to improve people's lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK's energy, water, transportation and defence markets. We help our clients improve their business performance by increasing capacity, improving customer service, safeguarding security, enhancing resilience, decarbonising and delivering increased efficiency. Our vision is to be the UK's leading smart infrastructure solutions company. We will achieve this by focusing on blue chip clients whose major spending plans are underpinned by strategic national needs, regulatory commitments, legislation or essential performance requirements. We offer our clients leading edge solutions that are digitally optimised through the following five services which cover the whole lifecycle of their assets: future-shaping strategic consultancy; consultancy and advisory; digital technology solutions; asset optimisation and complex programme delivery. Our culture and values underpin everything we do.

We welcome all applicants regardless of age, race, faith, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, socioeconomic background and physical or neurological disabilities.

We welcome you to ask about the flexibility you need for dynamic working. Such as, working part-time, remote working, or compressed hours. In return, we will explore what is possible.

To find out more about our Inclusion strategy, please visit our ED&I page:
**Right to Work & Security Checks**

Understandably given the nature of our business, everyone who is employed at Costain must undergo thorough referencing checks. We will need different information depending on the job we have offered you. For all roles, we'll carry out a criminal record check and we'll ask to see evidence that you have the legal right to work in the UK.

For some of our roles, you may be required to obtain and maintain security clearance of at least Security Check level (or SC clearance). To satisfy the requirements, you will need to have been a legal UK resident for a minimum of 5 years and have successfully complete all stages of the vetting process.

**Closing date**

A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to For more details please go to the Disability Confident website:
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