​Interim Senior Executive

Location England
Discipline: Executive
Job type: Part-time
Salary: Competitive day rate/fee structure.
Contact name: Pete Canavan

Contact email: pete.canavan@edgecareers.co.uk
Job ref: 015
Published: 2 days ago

Edge Careers, Executive Division is seeking a highly experienced interim senior executive to provide board-level leadership and counsel across a portfolio of high-profile building schemes, with individual project values up to £250m.

The Opportunity

Working within a leading Main Contractor, you will act as the primary interface with the end-user client and their professional teams, shaping strategy and safeguarding performance across complex, multi-stakeholder programmes, and reporting to the Board on a monthly basis.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead executive oversight across multiple schemes, ensuring delivery against commercial, programme, quality and risk objectives.

  • Report directly to the MD and Board, providing clear insight, challenge and recommendations.

  • Drive client and stakeholder engagement at the highest level, through collaboration, building trusted relationships and resolving issues swiftly.

  • Set programme strategy, governance and performance frameworks; embed best practice and continuous improvement.

  • Mentor senior leaders and strengthen organisational capability across pre-construction through to handover.

About You

  • Proven track record operating at executive level within major building projects (circa £100m–£250m+).

  • Exceptional stakeholder management, diplomacy and board reporting skills.

  • Strong commercial acumen with a rigorous approach to risk, contracts and governance.

  • Comfortable leading across multiple concurrent schemes and working within complex client/consultant environments.

Terms

  • Interim, part-time engagement (anticipated 24 months).

  • Extensive travel across the South of England.

  • Competitive day rate/fee structure.

Interested? Please get in touch to discuss scope, availability and remuneration.