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Network Plus

Maintains, builds, and delivers utility infrastructure

Group Head of Streetworks

Business OperationsUpdated on Nov 13
Full-timeWorsley, Manchester, UK£80k - £100k /yrIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant leadership experience within Streetworks, Highways, Utilities, or Infrastructure environments.
  • Extensive Highways Authority knowledge.
  • Extensive knowledge of the New Roads and Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act, permit schemes, and Street Manager.
  • Strong commercial awareness, including experience managing financial performance and reducing operational cost of failure.
  • Experience influencing senior stakeholders, clients, and local authorities.
  • Strong analytical and organisational skills.
  • Ability to drive change, challenge existing processes, and implement operational improvements.
  • Strong understanding of compliance, performance reporting, and contractual governance.

Responsibilities

  • Provide strategic leadership across the business, driving operational excellence, compliance, and commercial performance across multiple contracts.
  • Lead the development and delivery of Streetworks performance, ensuring compliance with legislation, quality standards, and client requirements, while identifying opportunities to reduce cost of failure and improve business performance.
  • Shape Streetworks strategy across the wider business and collaborate with operational, commercial, compliance, and client teams to drive continuous improvement and operational efficiency.
  • Lead Streetworks across the business.
  • Develop and implement Streetworks strategies focused on compliance, operational efficiency, and reducing cost of failure.
  • Coach and direct Operational Managers, Site Managers, operational teams, and support teams to ensure high performance and consistent standards.
  • Ensure onsite compliance with the New Roads and Street Works Act, Traffic Management Act, permit schemes, and local authority requirements.
  • Improve permit condition adherence, reinstatement quality, SLG compliance, and defect reduction.
  • Create and deliver an action plan to manage outstanding defects and establish a glide path to compliance.
  • Create an onboarding process for new starters and contractors.
  • Analyse Streetworks trends, financial exposure, and operational data to identify risks and opportunities for improvement.
  • Support investigations into Streetworks failures, fines, and penalties, and implement corrective actions to minimise repeat occurrences.
  • Implement an auditing process for live and completed works.
  • Improve performance against the Streetworks UK Protocol.
  • Work with operational delivery teams to improve planning, coordination, and right-first-time performance.
  • Build and maintain relationships with clients, local authorities, and internal stakeholders.
  • Ensure contractual KPIs and service level agreements are consistently achieved or exceeded.
  • Support business growth by contributing to mobilisation activities, tenders, and operational improvement initiatives.
  • Promote continuous improvement, compliance, safety, and accountability throughout the business.
  • Identify innovation opportunities to improve reinstatement and the SLG process.

About the Company

Network Plus

Maintains, builds, and delivers utility infrastructure

Network Plus provides utility and infrastructure services across the UK, supporting the maintenance, construction, and delivery of essential services in sectors such as wastewater, power, local infrastructure, gas, telecoms, and water. It delivers end-to-end solutions for infrastructure projects, handling planning, design, construction, and ongoing maintenance, with revenue generated mainly through long-term contracts with clients like local authorities and large utility companies. The company differentiates itself through a strong emphasis on safety, efficiency, and the adoption of new technologies and methods to improve service delivery on large-scale projects that require specialized equipment and expertise. Its goal is to ensure critical infrastructure remains reliable and efficient, supporting sustainable operations and long-term client relationships.

Company size
1,001-5,000
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Salford, United Kingdom
Founded
2000

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