Key Tasks
Delivering national investment programmes
You'll lead the Authority's national investment programme, ensuring maintenance, capital investment and risk reduction programmes are prioritised, coordinated and delivered in line with organisational priorities, statutory responsibilities and available funding.
Managing investment and public funding
You'll oversee the operational delivery of the Authority's investment programme, ensuring funding is allocated transparently, monitored effectively and delivers measurable improvements in public safety, value for money and long-term resilience.
Coordinating maintenance and engineering delivery
You'll lead the planning and coordination of maintenance programmes, engineering interventions and asset management plans, ensuring works are prioritised using evidence, delivered efficiently and aligned to national risk priorities.
Supporting strategic delivery
You'll ensure programme delivery, investment decisions and maintenance activity are fully aligned to the Authority's Corporate Plan and organisational priorities, translating strategic ambition into practical delivery that improves safety and organisational performance.
Developing standards and delivery capability
You'll lead the development and implementation of operational policies, delivery standards and codes of practice that promote consistency, quality and continuous improvement across programme delivery, maintenance and infrastructure management.
You'll help establish the Authority as a recognised centre of excellence by developing programme management capability, promoting best practice and strengthening long-term approaches to infrastructure investment and asset stewardship.
Working across the system
You'll build trusted relationships with Welsh Government, local authorities, contractors, consultants and delivery partners, recognising that successful programme delivery depends upon collaboration, shared expertise and effective partnership working.
Leading a high-performing function
You'll build and lead a professional Programmes, Maintenance & Investment function, creating an environment where colleagues can develop their expertise, deliver complex programmes confidently and achieve outstanding outcomes for communities across Wales.
Successful candidates would have demonstrable experience of leading complex programmes, capital investment or infrastructure projects within the public sector or other complex, regulated organisations. It would also be desirable for candidates to hold, or be working towards, membership of an appropriate professional institution, such as APM, ICE, CIHT or an equivalent professional body.
Technical Capabilities
Important: The technical capabilities listed below will be assessed throughout the selection process. Please refer to these capabilities when preparing your application and provide evidence of how you meet them through your qualifications, skills and experience.
Strategic Programme & Investment Leadership
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Leading complex investment programmes and delivery portfolios aligned to organisational priorities and statutory responsibilities.
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Translating strategic priorities into coordinated programmes that deliver measurable improvements in public safety and long-term resilience.
Programme & Project Delivery
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Leading the planning, coordination and delivery of complex maintenance, capital or infrastructure programmes across multiple workstreams.
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Managing programme governance, performance, risks, dependencies and benefits to ensure successful delivery.
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Ensuring programmes are delivered safely, efficiently and in accordance with agreed quality, budget and timescale expectations.
Investment & Financial Management
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Managing public investment programmes, grant funding or capital portfolios, ensuring transparent allocation, effective governance and demonstrable value for money.
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Monitoring programme performance, financial delivery and investment outcomes to support effective decision making and public accountability.
Asset Management & Engineering Coordination
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Coordinating maintenance programmes, engineering interventions and long-term asset management plans for complex infrastructure or asset portfolios.
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Prioritising interventions using evidence, operational intelligence and risk-based approaches.
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Ensuring maintenance activity contributes to sustainable asset management and long-term resilience.
Partnership Working & Delivery Management
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Building trusted relationships with Welsh Government, local authorities, contractors, consultants and delivery partners.
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Managing complex delivery environments involving multiple organisations, contractual arrangements and stakeholder interests.
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Promoting collaboration, consistency and shared learning across delivery partners.
Operational Performance & Continuous Improvement
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Developing delivery frameworks, operational standards and performance measures that support continuous improvement.
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Using programme performance, operational learning and evidence to improve future delivery and investment decisions.
Leadership & Professional Judgement
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Providing professional leadership across programme management, public investment and infrastructure delivery.
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Exercising sound judgement when balancing organisational priorities, risk, cost, delivery and public accountability.
