Programme Director

Programme Director - Power & Grid (Major Infrastructure Projects)

Location: UK-wide / Hybrid
Type: Permanent

Overview

We are supporting a confidential opportunity for an experienced Programme Director to lead the delivery of a portfolio of major infrastructure projects within a regulated power and grid environment.

This is a senior leadership role, responsible for overseeing complex, high-value programmes across multiple live sites, driving performance, and ensuring safe, efficient delivery within a fast-growing pipeline of work.

The Role

You will provide end-to-end programme leadership across a national portfolio of projects aligned to large-scale power infrastructure and transmission environments, working across multiple stakeholders and delivery teams.

This role combines strategic oversight with hands-on programme leadership, ensuring delivery meets key objectives across cost, schedule, safety, and quality.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee delivery across a portfolio of major infrastructure programmes within power and grid environments
• Manage multiple project streams across a national delivery portfolio, ensuring alignment and performance
• Provide strategic oversight across programme planning, delivery, risk management, and governance
• Drive programme performance across project teams, contractors, and supply chain
• Engage with senior stakeholders across client, internal teams, and external partners
• Identify and mitigate risks across live, complex infrastructure environments

Key Requirements

• Proven experience operating at Programme Director / Project Director level within infrastructure or utilities
• Background in power, transmission, utilities, or energy infrastructure projects
• Strong understanding of high voltage environments (e.g. substations, grid, transmission)
• Experience leading delivery across large-scale, multi-site programmes (£50m+)
• Strong stakeholder management experience across regulated or complex environments
• Experience working with NEC contracts and structured programme delivery frameworks.

Why Apply?

• Opportunity to lead delivery across high-profile infrastructure programmes
• Significant growth pipeline within a specialist power & grid environment
• Senior leadership role with real influence across programme strategy and delivery

If you would be interested in discussing this opportunity further, please apply or get in touch with Charlotte for a confidential conversation. (phone number removed)

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