Senior Director: Major Projects and Markets – Ofwat

Key Deliverables:

In this role you will be reporting to the Chief Executive, you will be expected to:

• Provide effective, strong, and inspirational leadership to deliver great outcomes for customers and the environment through the delivery of major infrastructure and the development of key market activities.
• Lead Ofwat’s fast growing major infrastructure projects programme including the use of direct procurement for customers and specified infrastructure projects.
• Inspire and enable the directorate to deliver in line with our SAILOR values. Collaborate effectively with other policy areas within Ofwat (including RAPID) to ensure alignment of our approach in delivering our strategy across major projects and markets, and related work, e.g., on the price review, our wider environment work, and enforcement.
• Work with senior colleagues to provide effective corporate leadership for the whole of Ofwat.
• Maintain strong and effective external engagement with our stakeholders and the sector including water companies, competitive infrastructure providers, investors, business retailers and NAVs.
• Maintain and evolve a diverse and inclusive culture within the organisation where our people are representative of the communities we serve, and everyone is valued, treated fairly, and empowered to thrive. You will also support our people to sustain a work life balance and get the best from hybrid working.

This is a wide-ranging role, and duties and responsibilities may evolve over time.

You may be offered the opportunity to join the Ofwat board.

To be successful in this role you will need the following experience, skills, knowledge, and attributes.

Experience, skills and knowledge:

• Knowledge and experience of leading the economic regulation of major infrastructure and markets (or equivalent) in the public sector or in a regulated industry.
• Strategic leadership of major work programme/s with substantial commercial risk within a broader context of delivering in the public interest.
• Strong stakeholder management experience, influencing and communication skills with the ability to address conflicting interests.
• Strong analytical and intellectual capability, as well as experience of working with a board and using governance arrangements effectively to challenge and evolve policies and processes.
• Understanding and expertise in identifying and managing strategic risks for customers and the environment relating to major infrastructure or regulated markets.
• An inclusive leadership style which inspires, motivates, and promotes collaboration to develop high performing, innovative and inclusive teams.