Head of Innovation

4 weeks ago


Birmingham, United Kingdom Balfour Beatty Vinci Full time

**Head of Innovation and Transformation**

Are you looking to join the business that is building the West Midlands section of the largest infrastructure project in Europe?

Do you want to join a company that promoted over 20% of its work force in the last year?

Balfour Beatty VINCI is proud to be designing and building a 90KM stretch of the West Midlands section of HS2. We currently have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a **Head of Innovation and Transformatio**n within the** Innovation and Transformation.**

This role will be based on site in** **Coleshill. Our head office is based located within an excellent location easily accessible via the M6 and M42. The office is also accessible via rail, we offer employees a shuttle bus transfer to our office from Birmingham international.

**Role description**:
The Head of Innovation and Transformation (I&T) is responsible for fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement within the organisation. To lead the Innovation and Transformation team in achieving department Line of Site targets and organisational efficiency targets in alignment with the organisations purpose, values, and culture.

**Experience required**:

- A bachelor's degree in a relevant field, such as business, management, engineering, technology, or a related discipline.
- Substantial experience in innovation, transformation, and change management is essential.
- Prior leadership roles in innovation, strategy, or related areas are highly valuable.
- Strong knowledge of innovation methodologies, frameworks, and tools, such as design thinking, agile development, lean start-up principles, and open innovation.
- A track record of successfully driving innovation projects or initiatives within an organisation.
- Expertise in change management methodologies and practices to guide the organisation through transformational change.
- Proficiency in analysing data and market trends to identify opportunities and make data-driven decisions.
- Project management expertise to plan, execute, and monitor innovation projects effectively, familiarity with project management tools and methodologies.

**Benefits of working with us**
- Flexible working
- Remote working
- Enhanced maternity and paternity
- Access to Employee Assistant programmes
- Annual flu vaccinations
- Healthcare
- Excellent pension contributions
- Car/ car allowance

**About Balfour Beatty VINCI**

Working together for over 30 years, Balfour Beatty VINCI have been successful in delivering several significant infrastructures; creating unrivalled expertise and capability across rail, highways and aviation sectors in the UK and beyond. Our work with HS2 Balfour Beatty VINCI have been awarded a 90km section of the HS2 project from Long Itchington in Warwickshire to the centre of Birmingham and on to Handsacre in Staffordshire.

Overall, we will be building the following across all our sites:

- 42 viaducts totalling over 11km
- 66 overbridges
- More than 35 cuttings reaching over 30km
- 56 culverts - 66 embankments reaching over 33km
- Building four motorway crossings requiring box structures
- Six interfaces with the existing rail requiring both dive-under and overbridge structures

**Diversity and Inclusion**:
Balfour Beatty Vinci (BBV) is delivering equal opportunity for everyone that is part of the team and for people that are yet to join us. We are an inclusive employer and supportive of anyone with a physical or neuro-diverse ability. We welcome people from all backgrounds to come and join our team, including people with different physical abilities. We are transforming the image of construction through working on the HS2 project and increasing diverse representation of Balfour Beatty Vinci through representing the communities we are working in. We have embedded ED&I Champions across our sites and are guided by strong accreditations that ensure we demonstrate our ability to support our people effectively.

**Flexible working**:
**Disability confident**:



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