Our client is a leading infrastructure contractor delivering long-term frameworks for major water-sector clients across the UK.

They are seeking an Operations Director to lead a significant £120m+ framework across infrastructure and non-infrastructure works.

This position will take full accountability for safe delivery, executive client relationships, P&L performance, growth and organisational capability. The role will integrate delivery, commercial, programme, design and supply-chain activity across the portfolio, ensuring strong performance in safety, quality, programme, revenue, margin and cash.

The successful individual will build trusted relationships with the client’s senior leadership, set and deliver a clear four-to-five-year business plan, and identify opportunities that strengthen the framework through AMP8 while positioning it for AMP9 and beyond.

This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced senior water-sector leader with the commercial judgement, client credibility and people leadership to lead a complex, high-profile framework and help shape its next phase of growth.

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Key Skills & Experience:

• Senior operational leadership experience within a large, complex water or utilities framework.
• Full P&L accountability for a business or portfolio of comparable scale, including revenue, margin, cash and working-capital performance.
• Experience leading infrastructure and non-infrastructure delivery through multi-disciplinary teams.
• Strong executive-level client leadership, with the ability to develop growth strategies and convert opportunities into sustainable work.
• Commercial judgement, portfolio governance, forecasting and risk-management capability.
• A proven track record of building high-performing leadership teams, developing succession plans and driving a visible performance-led culture.
• Relevant degree, professional qualification or equivalent senior leadership experience in engineering, construction, commercial or programme management.