Building a sustainable tomorrow

The Rail Networks Business Unit Director is a senior role that will report directly to the BAM Managing Director for Transport.  This role will be part of the Sector Senior Leadership Team and is influential in the formulation and achievement of the overall business strategy, supporting both the divisional and segment purpose, vision, mission and overall objectives.  This role is intended to drive greater emphasis on managing and leading the business unit to become a market leader in the UK and Ireland.

Working with the Managing Director for Transport, you will be required to provide senior leadership and strategic direction for the business unit, achieving the safety, sustainability, and financial goals through the effective management of people, projects, supply chain and clients, in line with BAM’s divisional strategy.

You will be expected to grow predictable profitability and order book, with a particular focus on growing the size of their accounts with key clients, by centring the business around their strategic themes of sustainability, relationship-based sales and product-market combinations.  You will drive profitability over revenue and to ensure that profit potential is maximised on every project.

You will be focussed on creating a culture where there is a disciplined approach to cost and risk management, with necessary corrective measures that ensure overruns are tackled immediately.  You will ensure that effective guardrails are in place for potential risks, claims and commercial disputes to be minimised or identified early and managed proactively while motivating teams and collaborators and being results-oriented.

You will role model BAM values as an inclusive leader, charged with developing a truly client-focussed business and an excellent safe and well culture, furthering their solid reputation for design and build quality, innovating with new methods of construction, and creating the means for achieving sustainable value for their clients.

Your mission

As a Business Unit Director, you will be responsible for:

• Developing and implementing the strategy and budget, optimising business unit revenue and growing margin, including the growth of strategic lifecycle and enhanced core capabilities in line with the UK & Ireland Division’s strategic ambition
• Representing the business internally and externally, promoting a BAM first approach to sourcing people and capabilities, and positioning BAM as a long-term strategic partner, engaging with relevant industry and professional bodies and trade associations to understand future market influences and promote BAM’s capabilities
• Seeing future possibilities and translating them into breakthrough strategies.  Developing operational insights that drive business improvement to contribute to the transformation agenda for the Division, Segment and Sector
• Developing genuine long-term relationships with key clients, understanding their business drivers and positioning BAM as a strategic partner to prioritise growth in share of wallet and improved margin
• Managing and being accountable for the business unit profit and loss account to develop a pipeline of work, prepare tenders and win contracts, ensuring they are completed safely, on time, and to the required quality
• Accountable for ensuring effective management of all projects, including commercial, financial and operational aspects driving transformation within the sector to align with divisional strategy
• Leading through established BAM governance processes and frameworks for monitoring and reporting on business unit profitability, overall performance and strategic alignment
• Providing clear leadership, direction and motivation for staff, creating high-performing teams and an accountable, open, honest and respectful culture
• Supporting the continuous development of leadership and management skills throughout the business unit.
• With other members of the leadership team, cultivating the environment of BAM being a ‘great place to work’ creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help BAM achieve its objectives.
• Being a role model for a culture that embraces inclusion, safety and well-being within BAM UK & Ireland and attracts clients, suppliers, and employees to work with BAM and see BAM as a long-term strategic player in the industry whilst recognising the value of different perspectives and cultures

Who are BAM looking for?

• An experienced leader who embodies BAM values and behaviours according to the BAM Leadership framework. A self-reflective individual aware of their own limitations, who leads by example and drives organizational performance with a continuous improvement mindset, open to feedback and self-improvement.
• Experience in developing and executing business strategies at an appropriate level for the role
• The ability to formulate commercial plans and create engagement and commitment to deliver
• Has shown commitment to professional development and maybe a member of a professional institution. In addition, shows ongoing commitment to self-development, such as short courses and/or seminars.
• Holder of a degree/equivalent level or alternative as appropriate for the role
• Experienced in working within the Rail sector
• Has a strong understanding of the Rail Market
• Knowledgeable about building regulations, legal obligations, and associated forms of contract (NEC, JCT, FIDIC, etc.).
• Skilled in people management and organizational development.
• Experienced in supporting business growth.
• Possesses well-developed analytical, oral, and presentation/communication skills.

What’s in it for you?

A challenging and continuously changing environment in a forward-thinking organisation. In addition to an attractive salary and benefits package, BAM support further personal growth and development

Your work environment

People are at the heart of what BAM do. They recognise that creating a diverse and inclusive environment that nurtures their employees and encourages them to bring their best and whole self to work. BAM are on an exciting journey to get there by recruiting the very best talent to join their team, regardless of race, colour, religion, national or ethnic origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, disability or other characteristics.

Who are BAM?

The art of building is about building for communities; it’s about building for life.

Where others stop, BAM go further, leading the way towards a sustainable tomorrow for themselves and future generations. As an industry leader, BAM raise the bar.

BAM’s values: sustainable, inclusive, collaborative, reliable and ownership, enable them to achieve their ambitions. Today, tomorrow and every day.

BAM’s recruitment process, what you need to know?

BAM is committed to ensuring a fully inclusive recruitment and onboarding process, so if at any time you feel they need to do something to make it more accessible to you, do not hesitate to speak with one of the team, and they will do their best to support you.

For more information about the vacancy and their projects, please contact Jonathan Schulte, Recruitment Manager, BAM Infrastructure, m: 07717 227890 / Email: jonathan.schulte@bam.com IND1