146 Best delivery manager Jobs in Esher (March 2026)

Head of Water

3 days ago

Leatherhead

Head of Water The Head of Water will assure the design, construction and adoption of water and wastewater networks to ensure that ESPUG adopts safe, compliant and efficient assets. The development and delivery of robust processes and procedures to manage the retail relationship with HH and NHH consumers and retailers is a key part of the role. The post holder will be expected to develop close collaborative working relationships with colleagues across the company – including but not limited to the Regulatory team, Customer Fulfilment, Pricing, the Group Financial Controller team and the Commercial team. Continued relationships that we have with SLPs, consumers, incumbent water companies and regulators for the build out and operation of networks under the asset adoption process are key to achieving compliance. The role will have a broad range of knowledge across water and wastewater supply and discharge networks with experience of design, construction, operation, and policy setting. This role will fulfil a primary leadership position and will be expected to liaise and communicate with the ESPUG Executive team and the Board when required to do so. The post holder will be expected to be aware of the relevant governmental and regulatory environment and to keep abreast of, and evaluate the impact of, changes with regards to water sustainability, environmental requirements, water quality, demand, consumer service and water and wastewater policy. Role Purpose The Head of Water will be responsible for ensuring and assuring that current and future water and wastewater networks comply with ESPW’s standards, industry standards and legislation for water and wastewater. This post holder will engage with industry and regulatory forums alongside the Regulations Team and will need to demonstrate an in-depth understanding of sector risks and future water and wastewater scenarios to ensure that ESPUG complies with and manages the risk of regulatory reform. The post holder will develop and implement a strategy and action plan to ensure that ESPUG has suitable polices and processes in place to address the businesses’ compliance with our regulatory and statutory obligations. The post holder will identify and develop opportunities that arise commercially, including water sustainability/neutrality, SuDS, and wastewater reduction/treatment. This will include consideration of new technologies and processes (such as greywater harvesting for example) and new or emerging technologies (e.g. smart meters) that will provide ESPW with opportunities for a competitive advantage; grow the companies water and wastewater connections portfolio; enable the pull through of MU connections; and optimise asset lifecycle costs and lower operational costs and risks. The evaluation of new or emerging technologies and processes to ensure ESPW are recognised as a prudent operator and leading NAV company will be an important aspect of the role. Alongside supporting commercial opportunities, the post holder will also be adept in identifying technical solutions and innovative engineering options that support customers unlock challenging projects. Key Responsibilities Accountable for ensuring that the water and wastewater networks adopted and operated by ESPW are compliant and meet or exceed our customer, consumer and regulatory obligations and expectations by: • Designing, implementing and maintaining appropriate policies and procedures, • Provide Tier 2 assurance that these policies and procedures are adequately implemented, • Implementing contract frameworks to ensure suitable competent resources are engaged (internal and external) to Operate and maintain our water and wastewater networks, • Develop ESPW’s network monitoring strategy to assure optimal leakage and unaccounted for water performance, whilst also ensuring regulatory reporting confidence and compliance, • Putting in place processes for the approval of designs and support the Design Manager in the approval process, • Develop ESPW’s future smart metering strategy to ensure compliance and expectations with regulators, • Working closely with, and supporting, the Customer Fulfilment, Operational Support, Finance teams and SLP customers to ensure timely registration of new consumers., • Oversee the meter read programme to deliver timely collection of meter reads to ensure revenue collection, • Leading the strategy and approach to future network design in order to meet water efficiency and environmental targets (i.e. demand management, wastewater system operation), • Offering technical advice to the Regulations Team to identify risk and impact of regulatory code changes, mitigation and development of an action plan to meet our obligations, • Setting Policy and ensuring appropriate safety and commercial risk assessments are undertaken, • Ensuring asset records are accurate and suitable to meet regulatory requirements and minimise risk, • Being accountable for all ESPW’s Water Quality obligations, ensuring its water quality compliance sampling programme is delivered in conjunction with DWI requirements., • Ensuring all Water Quality incidents and events are reported and reviewed in collaboration with the DWI, • Assure ESPW’s water fittings and water quality sampling activities and working closely with the Regulations Team to ensure compliance, • Auditing the delivery of asset inspection maintenance and directly managed activities (Tier 2 assurance)., • Maintaining ESPUG’s ISO55001 accreditation for water and wastewater Supporting the growth of the number of connections adopted by: • Supporting the Commercial team in the pre-sales stage, • Working with the Commercial team to develop appropriate sales collateral, • Meeting with Developers, SLP and MU customers to support their sales opportunities and to support their construction activities to ensure that assets that are fit for purpose are adopted and lead to repeat sales Accountable for developing and maintaining ESP’s Asset Management Policy, processes and accreditations by: • Developing and enacting ESPW’s Asset Management Policy., • Supporting I.T colleagues with development and implementation of fit for purpose Asset Management Systems that ensure assets are recorded and maintained, • Ensuring that risks are identified, recorded and suitable mitigation is put in place., • Identifying asset investment to minimise risk to ESP., • Assuring that ESP assets are maintained appropriately, and that Service Providers produce a safe, compliant and efficient service. Accountable for Customer support by: • Supporting the design team with technical direction, training and guidance., • Auditing the design acceptance process., • Supporting the water land rights process., • Providing technical guidance to Customers on design, construction and future networks. Accountable for Consumer support by: • Supporting the Customer Fulfilment team in the onboarding and management of household (HH) and non-household (NHH) consumers; including vulnerable customers, • Supporting on network emergencies and outages, • Ensuring that periodic meter reads for billing and operational purposes are collected to time and quality, • Supporting the Finance team in water billing and revenue management Accountable for Network performance by: • Ensuring that the performance of water and wastewater activities is adequately monitored and reported at appropriate frequencies to ensure compliance is maintained., • Ensuring that progress, risks and concerns are reported. Key Skills Ideally the candidate will be qualified to degree level or hold a minimum of HND/HNC or equivalent in a water, wastewater or environmental related discipline and /or have substantial relevant experience within the water sector. The successful candidate should be an accredited member of a recognised and related professional institute and be working towards attaining or already hold Chartered status. Specific key skill requirements: • In depth knowledge of the relevant water and wastewater Industry Standards, Recommendations, Specifications and Legislation relevant to the construction and operation of water and wastewater networks., • Demonstrable commercial acumen and customer service ethos, • Experience of planning, design, delivery, installation, operation and maintenance of water and/or wastewater distribution networks, • Knowledge of the relevant Regulatory, HSE and Environmental Framework., • Knowledge of the philosophy and principles relating to the design of water distribution and wastewater collection., • Knowledge of the selection and procurement of materials to be used in the construction of water and wastewater networks., • Ability to assure the design, construction and operation of water and wastewater networks for adoption by ESPW and in conjunction with suitably qualified and competent Consultants and Service Providers., • Brings an energetic and curious approach to problem solving. Ability to innovate and to embed continuous improvement and innovation through a team with., • An ability to adopt a wider perspective than the immediate bounds of the job description., • Substantial experience in leadership and people management, with a proven ability to inspire teams, develop talent, and foster a culture of accountability and high performance. The successful candidate will demonstrate sound judgment, strong interpersonal skills, and a track record of guiding diverse groups through change, growth, and complex challenges, • Excellent verbal and written communications skills.

Procurement Specialist

4 days ago

Sunbury-On-Thames

Description Job Title: Procurement Specialist - Projects Category Job Location: Sunbury-on-Thames (Hybrid) Contract Length: 12 Months Industry: Gas & Low Carbon Energy, MENA Growth, Procurement Working Hours: 8 per day/40 per week Role Overview: bp has reached agreement with the Government of Iraq to invest in several giant oil fields in the Kirkuk province of northern federal Iraq. The contract provides for the rehabilitation and redevelopment of oil and gas production from the Baba and Avanah domes of the Kirkuk field and three adjacent fields – Bai Hassan, Jambur and Khabbaz, all of which are currently operated by the North Oil Company of the Ministry of Oil. Under the terms of the agreement, bp, North Oil Company (NOC) and North Gas Company (NGC) will establish a new integrated operating entity comprising predominantly of personnel from NOC and NGC, along with secondees from bp. The new operating organisation will, in due course, take over operations at Kirkuk from NOC and NGC. This role will initially form part of the central remote support team for Kirkuk. Successful candidates should be flexible and willing to travel to Iraq for business trips, especially during the early phases. Please note that due to the timeline requirements, a review of candidate applications will take place immediately after the posting close date with candidate selection processes taking place shortly thereafter. We are looking for high calibre individuals to join our expanding Kirkuk team. This role is accountable for supporting the Projects Procurement Category, responsible for managing engineering, construction and engineered equipment, ensuring procurement activity compliance to the Development and Production Contract, alignment to business priorities and compliance to Kirkuk procurement procedures and contract governance. This role reports to the Projects Procurement Category Delivery Manager (CDM) for Kirkuk and acts as a procurement business partner for engineering, construction and engineered equipment. The role will engage with Legal, Finance, HSE, and the P&O functions to ensure seamless procurement delivery and contract management, compliant with internal policies, industry standards, and regulatory obligations. You will develop and implement robust category strategies for the Projects Procurement Category and will act as an interface to internal and external stakeholders. The right candidate needs to have strong commercial acumen, ensuring alignment on business goals and delivering secure, optimal, compliant, and competitive, risk-managed procurement outcomes. All business activities will need to be conducted in compliance with Iraqi laws and regulations, the Iraq Standard Contracting and Procurement Procedures (SCPP) and with BP’s Code of Conduct, Anti Bribery and Corruption and Anti Money Laundering policies. What you will do: • The Kirkuk Procurement Specialist for Projects Procurement Category is accountable for co-ordinating in-country procurement delivery for engineering, construction and engineered equipment for Kirkuk. The role will support interfaces between the in-country based team, North Oil Company (NOC), North Gas Company (NGC) and remote category teams to ensure alignment to business priorities and compliance to Kirkuk procurement procedures and contract governance., • The successful candidate will develop and implement the Projects Procurement Category strategy for Kirkuk in Iraq, maximise the value of third party spend for bp, working with multi-discipline project teams and key suppliers to manage risks, seek innovation and add value to our MENA Growth projects., • The role will work closely with our partners in NOC and NGC to establish the state of existing contracting and procurement ways of working, including the systems, processes, and resources that support the efficient sourcing of goods and services in support of Projects., • Supports category delivery of contract strategies, end-to-end sourcing and contracting, socialising relevant governance approvals and ensuring contracts are compliant to established contract standards and operationalized into Kirkuk P2P systems., • The role will deliver value through effective and efficient sourcing activity; using the provisions of PSCM procedures within boundaries of relevant laws and regulations, approved budgets and, where applicable, JV partner and NOC agreements., • Support the development of Contracts and Procurement Plan (CPP) with demand data for assigned sub categories., • Execute compliance activities including audit resolution as applicable. Conduct relevant due diligence processes and secure required approvals, • Comply with all policies and procedures., • Supports audits and cost recovery matters., • Execute post-award contract management and administration as directed. This will involve resolution of queries, supporting timely supplier invoice approvals, processing and tracking supplier change requests, monitoring contract expiration dates and ensuring extensions or renewals are executed to support continuing service delivery to the business., • Support supplier performance management activities, such as, KPI tracking, PRMs and other activities intended to drive improvement with supplier performance., • Ensure Local Content obligations are considered and incorporated into the procurement decisions as required., • You will work closely with technical and project management stakeholders to ensure products and services are delivered safely to specification and in line with contractual agreements., • You will interface with NOC/NGC and act as a point of contact for suppliers to support the category teams understanding of the Iraqi market. You will advocate for opportunities to partner, collaborate, develop, and strengthen relationships with contractors and suppliers., • Promotes compliance culture and psychological safety. Monitors and reacts to contractor safety and compliance related matters, provides input into investigations and implementation of appropriate actions., • Procurement delivery – Provides advice to the in-country delivery team on day-to-day procurement category operations. Provides oversight on supplier performance management or interventions, escalating to the relevant business stakeholders, as needed, to ensure timely resolution and prevent leakage., • Leads end-to-end sourcing initiatives including RFP development, bid evaluation, negotiation, and award recommendations, ensuring contracts deliver best value, mitigate risk, and align with company policies and local regulatory requirements., • Unlocks value and deliver strong performance in line with category management policy., • Supports audits and cost recovery matters. What you will have: • You will have a University degree in Procurement, Engineering or other business/technical discipline and CIPS professional chartership (or equivalent) is preferred. However, experience and attitude are key, and we're looking for someone who has:, • Genuine passion for the Oil and Gas business and the supply chain., • Demonstrable track record of delivery in Business Support & HSE Procurement, ideally related to oil and gas services with large capex or onshore scopes., • Procurement experience in the Oil and Gas sector within the relevant category – Projects Procurement delivering end to end sourcing, contracting and supplier management., • Knowledge in application of PSCM contracting, supplier management and Project execution., • Demonstrated ability to collaborate with internal stakeholders across multiple disciplines, cultures and geographies, across BP and with suppliers, • Commercial mindset, analytical skills, and able to confidently negotiate large complex contracts and liaise with all levels of stakeholders., • Strong business acumen to unlock value, track record of collaboration, able to deliver agile solutions to the business, try new ways of working and displays a growth mindset., • Excellent communicator who demonstrates an ability to develop, high quality, trust-based relationships with the wider organization. Track record bringing multiple parties together to collaboratively solve complex problems., • Able to work under pressure to initiate actions, prioritize and support decision making, skilled at fostering alignment among senior stakeholders with competing priorities., • Excellent communicator with demonstrated ability to influence, collaborate and lead teams through complexity, develop capability and provide solutions to complex issues in multi-stakeholder, multi-discipline, multi-cultural environments. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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