Head of Shafts – Major Infrastructure Programme 📍 London (North Acton) | 💼 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 £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, pre-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 Embedd...