Job Description

Business Unit: 5034 - Civils South

Location: Watford

Job Role

Taylor Woodrow is recruiting for a Business Unit Director to lead our London and southern region. Based out of our offices in Watford or London Waterloo, the Business Unit Director will be responsible for managing a team delivering upwards of 50m of works across frameworks for Transport for London, Highways England and local authorities.

Duties

Oversee a team of 100+ employees delivering civil engineering projects with a combined value of 50m+ Manage the Business Unit to deliver the Company's Vision, Values and Strategy, whilst delivering upwards of 4.0% net profit & positive DSO results. Ensure that the business unit remains agile, building the client base and knowledge of the team to cross multidiscipline. Act as a role model that ensures all employees are valued, empowered & motivated to deliver a profitable business that is highly respected by all stakeholders for its quality of service delivery, professionalism, productivity, innovation, performance and customer care. Build strong client relationships with all internal and external clients at multiple levels, whilst identifying and developing new strategic opportunities for growth through business planning. Oversee Health, Safety & Environment whilst ensuring all employees and supply chain partners are aligned and engaged within the business targets. Build the Regional Civils business experience in all sectors including Highways, Water, Energy and Rail Embed a Performance Management culture, ensuring the business has the required systems, processes and expertise in place to drive continuous improvement to all Clients & Customers. Embrace and promote a LEAN culture within the business that clearly shows demonstrable benefits to the delivery and financial return Deliver a five-year plan on growth, opportunities, CAPEX investment and new solutions that can be sustainably delivered through annual plans that will maintain a continued high level of service and improve financial return Ensure timely cash collection, positive cash flow, reduction in WIP and resolution to debt / financial disputes

Person Specification

Extensive experience as a Senior Manager in a Civils Contracting role Fellow or Member with an appropriate influential Trade body experience (i.e. ICE, CIHT) is advantageous Experience in NEC contracts is essential

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 37.5 hours - Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion & Respect




Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Taylor Woodrow is about recognising and celebrating each other's differences and what they bring to the team.




Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.




Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.




Taylor Woodrow recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.