Senior Director Concrete

Job Title 

Senior Director Concrete

Base Location

London/Leicester/Home based
(This role may also require the individual to work from other MPA offices or alternative locations on occasions)

To lead and support the licence to operate and market for concrete in the UK. Thereby maintaining and/or growing market share, delivering member value and responding to demand-side drivers. 

• Provide strategic direction as to how the concrete sector can respond to demand-side drivers, to ensure the competitiveness of concrete in the built environment.
• Be a visible leader of concrete in the MPA, in sector groups such as the Construction Leadership Council, Construction Products Association, professional institutions and similar built environment sector initiatives.
• Leading and directing the teams supporting concrete products groups, including:  Ready-Mixed Concrete; Precast Concrete; Masonry; and Mortar.
• Leading and directing the teams supporting UK Concrete, particularly promoting sustainable construction and the credentials of the sector.
• Leading and directing the teams supporting The Concrete Centre, including: promoting architectural and building performance; providing guidance on technical and structural design and delivering activity to enable the specification of sustainable concrete. 
• Leading and directing campaigns to promote concrete and delivering member and stakeholder engagement.
• Creating and managing budgets that support the delivery of planned activity within scope.
• Playing an active role within the MPA executive team to support delivery of the MPA’s strategy and aims. 
• Provide support to MPA Scotland and MPA NI in accordance with SLAs.

• Educated to degree level, preferably with a relevant professional qualification in a built environment related discipline.
• Experience of operating at a senior level within the construction or concrete manufacturing sectors.
• Experience of leading multi-disciplinary teams within matrix organizational structures.
• Experience of managing change with the ability to balance operational and strategic drivers in order to deliver agreed outcomes. 
• Possess demonstrable relationship building skills with a wide range of stakeholders and the ability to maintain good personal networks at a senior level, particularly in relevant markets. 
• Experience of some not for profit activity in the sector, either as part of an initiative,  committee, or professional institution.
• Be able to represent the concrete sector at a senior level to Government, industry and on national/international committees.
• Experience of creating and managing budgets and managing resources to deliver both business as usual and project activity.
• Ability to lead and motivate a diverse and geographically dispersed team. 
• Be able to demonstrate good IT literacy including possessing a sound knowledge of the Microsoft365 Apps e.g. Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Teams, Sharepoint, One Drive.