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Utilities lead

Manchester
STRABAG SE
€70,000 a year
Posted: 5 November
Offer description

If you are an experienced Utilities professional looking for a new challenge in tunnelling construction and would like to help shape future of STRABAG, then please read the below job description.


What matters to us

* Provenexperience leading utility teams on major infrastructure or constructionprojects.
* Strongcommercial acumen — including ownership of P&L and cost management.
* Demonstrableexperience working with key UK utility providers and asset owners(experience with ENWL, Cadent, BT, and United Utilities highlyadvantageous).
* Deepunderstanding of utility surveying, coordination, and diversion processes— with working knowledge of PAS128.
* Excellentstakeholder management skills — able to influence at all levels and bringmultiple parties together towards a shared outcome.
* Apassion for safety, collaboration, and delivering innovative, sustainablesolutions.

STRABAG - More than just a construction company


Your contribution to our company

Join one of the largest and most ambitious clean waterinfrastructure programmes in the UK — a £2.5 billion construction project setto transform water security, sustainability, and resilience for generations tocome. This once-in-a-career opportunity places you at the heart of a nationallysignificant scheme with far-reaching environmental and social impact.

As Utilities Lead, you will take strategic andoperational ownership of all utility-related activities across the programme.This position will oversee end-to-end utilities planning, delivery, andstakeholder engagement across multiple work packages and delivery areas.

Key Responsibilities

* Defineand Lead the Utilities Strategy for the full project lifecycle,aligning with programme objectives and delivery milestones.
* Ownthe Utilities P&L, ensuring cost-effective planning, procurement,and delivery of all utility-related works.
* Build,lead, and develop a high-performing utilities team, establishing clearroles, responsibilities, and succession planning.
* Establishand implement safe systems of work for all utility operations, alignedwith industry best practice and regulatory compliance.
* Coordinateall service supplies to site, including potable water,telecommunications, electricity, and other critical services — managingdelivery to site boundaries before handover to construction teams.
* Overseethe central coordination and control of utility survey data, ensuringPAS128 compliance and acting as custodian of the utility informationmodel.
* Developand manage procedures for working around utility assets, ensuringsafety, efficiency, and protection of third-party infrastructure.
* Buildand maintain strong relationships with utility asset owners, includingbut not limited to ENWL, Cadent, BT, and United Utilities.
* Identify,plan, and manage all utility diversions or mitigation works requiredfor the permanent works.
* Actas a key stakeholder interface — not only with utility providers butalso with United Utilities’ customers and wider project partners.
* Collaborateclosely with delivery teams to ensure seamless integration of utilityworks into construction sequencing and logistics plans.

Pre-employment screening is required for this position. More information on our career website .


What you stand to gain

We stand for respect, partnership, and sustainability, creating a work environment that promotes safety, health, and development. Our committed and healthy employees are our most valuable asset – the foundation for sustainable growth and innovation. With our "People. Planet. Progress." strategy and the motto WORK ON PROGRESS, we drive change forward – with the goal of climate neutrality by 2040.


Contact

3rd Floor, The Tower, 65 Buckingham Gate, London

This happens after the successful application

1. Screening of applications – careful review and evaluation of submitted documents

2. Decision, whether to invite an applicant to an interview

3. Getting to know the candidate in a virtual or personal setting – the number of interviews may vary depending on the position

4. Welcome to STRABAG SE– clarifying the offer and the final details regarding the candidate’s entry

At STRABAG around 86,000 people working on progress at more than 2,400 locations worldwide. Uniqueness and individual strengths characterise both our projects and each of us as individuals. Whether its building construction, civil engineering, road construction, underground engineering, bridge building, tunnelling, construction material production, project development or building management – we are always one step ahead so that we can become the most innovative and sustainable construction technology company in Europe. Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities are integral to this, who we are as a company and how we work.

Together we work as partners to complete projects successfully and grow with new challenges. Together we achieve great things. Let’s progress!


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