Delivery Director Bahamas - (Bahamas based)
Date: 13 Nov 2024
Location: London, GB, EC4A 1AB
Company: ameygroupi
Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities.
Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future.
Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on safety, insight, and collaboration.
The Opportunity
Amey have successfully secured an opportunity to support the Ministry of Works (MoW) Bahamas to develop their infrastructure and asset management capability. MoW recognises the unique capability within Amey and the benefits we can bring to help them overcome some of their significant infrastructure challenges and we are working closely with the MoW to agree a minimum 3-year Framework. A major part of our commission is to provide support in the replacement of the iconic Glass Window Bridge which is falling into disrepair, and we have already commenced work on this in the UK.
The broad scope of our work is:
- Technical Support to help delivery of the Glass Window Bridge Replacement
- Scheme Programme Development and Delivery
- Transformation of MoW systems and processes
- Funding
- Urban development
We are in the process of mobilising a core team in the Bahamas to work with the MoW to develop a deliverable and fundable programme of work (under the above activities), develop relations, and further opportunities. This presents some fantastic career opportunities.
This role is focused on the delivery of schemes, through the contract preparation, procurement of contractor(s), contract administration and management through construction and handover.
The role
As the Bahamas based Delivery Director for this opportunity, you will be responsible for:
- Overall responsibility for the performance of schemes in Bahamas and wider Caribbean
- Overall P&L responsibility for your area of work scope
- Overall country management and mobilisation of Glass Window Bridge site support team, and other schemes tbc
- Helping to develop and deliver growth strategy for Amey in Caribbean, identify opportunities for growing the team and other work scope
- Development, recruitment and leadership of the local Amey team, identify resource needs
- Key Account and relationship management of GoB clients and wider Caribbean clients
- Development of relationships with key overseas supply chain and partners for Caribbean business
- Responsible for implementing and adhering to Amey governance processes
- Report on overall performance internally and externally (Client)
- Helping to establish Amey as a key professional services and infrastructure business in the Caribbean
- Ensuring Amey Caribbean business works to the Amey Code
- Leading the development of form contract to enable procurement of a contractor for construction of GWB (and other schemes tbc)
- Working with MoW through a procurement and tender assessment process for GWB (and other schemes tbc)
- Lead a site-based team of approximately 15 staff, providing overall direction, to undertake the following Contract Administration activities throughout construction, these include:
- Design liaison and interface
- Review of contractor’s method statements
- Review of contractor’s inspection and testing regime
- Undertake quality audits on contractor’s processes and procedures
- Progress monitoring and reporting in line with the Client’s requirements
- Programme management, review of contractor’s programme
- Commercial management. Administer processes for valuation and payment certification, EWN and Change Control
- Financial Management. Administer payment and drawdown of funds via UKEF
- Stakeholder Management
The successful candidate will hold an appropriate professions qualification (CEng, MICE or equivalent), have significant experience in client representation, project management, work on site and in the construction phases of contracts, and held previous senior leadership positions. Ideally, but not essential, will also have overseas experience in these areas. The candidate will also have wide ranging experience in the management of contracts generally such as NEC and ideally FIDIC.
How will we support you?
This role requires in country presence starting early 2025 through to at least December 2027 with potential opportunity to extend the role beyond this date on other contracts. Amey will offer all necessary support regarding immigration, visas and relocation and specific packages will be discussed on a case-by-case basis.
Application Guidance
Amey is committed to Inclusion and Diversity. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates, regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation, or age. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.
Please contact our recruitment team at peopleservices@amey.co.uk to discuss any access needs, reasonable adjustments or additional application support that may be required at any point during the recruitment process.