Head of Capital Programme Assurance

Our Water company client is seeking a Head of Capital Programme Assurance to lead on their capital investment programme on a permanent basis in Havant.

The new Head of Capital Programme Assurance will shape, optimise and safeguard the capital investment programme. You will support the governance, controls and commercial assurance that help major programmes deliver value, backed by evidence, clear performance measures and thoughtful programme cycles.

This is a pivotal leadership role for someone who brings deep expertise across asset management, capital programme delivery, supply chain management and construction/engineering contracts. You'll provide strategic and commercial insight to investment cases, guide tactical programme planning, and operate confidently in a complex, fast-moving environment where high-quality decision making matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Guide the end-to-end assurance framework for capital delivery, ensuring governance, value, and balanced decision-making.
• Support the development of high-quality, evidence-based investment cases with strong strategic, financial and commercial judgement.
• Provide strategic oversight of tactical plans to optimise outcomes, benefits realisation and risk reduction.
• Nurture, motivate and manage a collaborative, multidisciplinary team through change and continuous improvement.
• Ensure programmes operate within reliable control procedures and deliver against an efficient performance management cycle.
• Embed a strong risk management culture across project, programme and asset portfolio activities.
• Provide assurance across all programme data, driving accuracy, insight and improved asset-based decision making.
• Encourage efficiencies in capital delivery, ensuring effective decision-making, action tracking and value optimisation.
• Represent client with key partners and stakeholders, building strong relationships across the programme ecosystem.
• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure all programmes meet legislative, regulatory and quality standards.

Skills, Qualifications & experience

• Proven experience in the delivery of capital assurance programmes in a client (water industry or utility or other infrastructure/asset business) organisation
• Proven experience of working in capital programme leadership roles or managing a multidiscipline, highly technical programme/project management office in a complex operating environment
• Expert in project/programme management tools and techniques for all phases of the programme/project lifecycle, and able to collect, analyse and present data sets to support goals and initiatives
• Ability to articulate complex management information to a range of stakeholders from executive level to programme delivery teams
• Proven experience of risks, benefits and value management whilst ensuring timely decisions are made, committed to and delivered
• Expert understanding of the principles of whole life asset management and the relevant systems as outlined in the IAM standards and principles to drive commercial, value-based outcomes and portfolio optimisation
• Ability to apply a commercial approach and understanding aligned to meeting business plans
• Proven experience of budget formulation, cost control, and financial reporting
• An engineering or other relevant degree and chartered membership of a relevant professional institution such as the APM
• Project/programme management qualification or equivalent

Hybrid/flexible working arrangements will be considered

Benefits

• 27 days of annual leave, plus bank holiday
• Cash car allowance
• 38 hour working week Monday to Friday
• Up to 15% company pension contribution
• Non-contractual bonus of up to 15% of your basic salary, linked to company performance
• Enhanced paternity and maternity leave/pay
• Summer/Winter paid for social events
• X4 Life assurance
• Comprehensive wellbeing support
• Private medical
• Access to electric vehicle scheme
• Health cash plan