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Head of Shafts - Major Infrastructure Programme šŸ“ London (North Acton) | šŸ’¼ Permanent An opportunity has arisen for a Head of Shafts to join a major infrastructure programme in London, delivering a portfolio of complex heavy civils works within a Tier 1 principal contractor environment. This role will oversee delivery across four major projects (circa Ā£200M each), including shaft construction, underground interfaces, reinforced concrete structures and associated civil works. While only one shaft involves excavation, the role requires broad experience across large-scale infrastructure delivery and multi-site management. The Role You will provide leadership across multiple project teams, acting as the senior point of coordination for delivery, programme performance and risk management. Key responsibilities include:
Leading delivery across multiple concurrent infrastructure projects and sites Overseeing works including shaft construction, deep excavations, RC structures, secondary lining and underground interfaces Managing Senior Project Managers and multidisciplinary delivery teams Ensuring alignment across design, preā€‘construction, construction and handover phases Driving performance across programme, cost, quality and safety metrics Acting as the escalation point for technical, commercial and delivery risks Managing interfaces between contractors, stakeholders and supply chain partners Embedding best practice in health, safety, quality and continuous improvement
About You This role would suit a Senior Project Manager stepping into a broader leadership role, or an experienced Project Director with a background in major infrastructure delivery. You will have:
Proven experience delivering large-scale infrastructure or heavy civils projects (Ā£100Mā€‘Ā£200M+) Strong understanding of construction methodologies for complex civil engineering works Experience working within a Tier 1 / principal contractor environment Demonstrated experience managing multiple sites, packages or project portfolios Strong leadership capability with experience managing matrix teams and senior stakeholders Experience working under NEC contracts, with strong commercial awareness An engineering degree (civil, structural or related discipline) Experience on major UK programmes such as HS2, Crossrail, Tideway or similar is highly desirable.
What's on Offer
Salary of around Ā£80ā€‘100K Opportunity to work on a high-profile infrastructure programme in London Clear progression pathway into a Project Director role Longā€‘term programme stability within a major delivery organisation This is a permanent role.
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Location:
Acton
Job Type:
FullTime

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