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EmployersSenior hiring and moves
Willmott Dixon
Willmott Dixon was advertising 1 leadership role at the weekly sweep on 26 October 2026, and 4 named senior moves into or out of the business were reported in the last six months.
Leadership roles advertised
1 leadership role open at the weekly sweep on 26 October 2026: 4 added in the 28 days to that sweep and 5 since the index began counting on 17 September 2026. These are the director, head-of and chief seats the index headline counts, in operations, commercial, pre-construction, technical, planning and safety.
| Function | Open now | Added, since 17 September 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-construction and work winning | 1 | 4 |
| Technical and design | 0 | 1 |
The index counts seats, not titles or links: the roles themselves are on Willmott Dixon's own careers pages.
Senior moves, last six months
Named executive appointments reported in the UK construction trade press and the UK regional business press, each counted once, on the date of its first report, and linked to the report it was counted from. Non-executive, board and chair appointments are left out.
Joined Willmott Dixon
| Reported | Name | Role | Joined from | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 October 2026 | Stuart Hosegood | Safety, Health and Environment Director | Not reported | BE News |
| 17 September 2026 | Mark Wolverson | Director to lead North East workload | Wates | Construction News |
| 18 June 2026 | Mandhir Singh Sidhu | Fit-out Director | Not reported | Construction News |
Left Willmott Dixon
| Reported | Name | New role | New employer | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2026 | Roger Forsdyke | UK operations director | Wates | Construction News |
Many senior moves are never announced, and a report names the previous employer about one time in four, so departures are undercounted.
Contract awards, last twelve months
| Awarded | Buyer | Published value | Notice |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2026 | Sheffield City Council | £40.2m | Notice |
| 30 July 2026 | Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust | £246m | Notice |
Values are as the buyer published them, and are the ceiling of the contract rather than money spent.
Major programmes
Willmott Dixon is one of the main firms on the New Hospital Programme. That page sets out the programme, the seats it creates and the live picture across all its firms.
What this means for a leader
For a leader considering Willmott Dixon, the business is both advertising leadership seats and making named appointments, which usually means a senior team being built out or reshaped. The useful questions are where a seat reports, whether it is new or a replacement, and who else has joined recently.
Common questions
Is Willmott Dixon hiring senior leaders?
Willmott Dixon was advertising 1 leadership role at the weekly sweep on 26 October 2026. 5 were added since the index began counting on 17 September 2026. The largest function is pre-construction and work winning, with 1 open.
Who has joined or left Willmott Dixon at senior level recently?
3 named senior appointments into Willmott Dixon and 1 out of it were reported in the last six months. The most recent: Stuart Hosegood, Safety, Health and Environment Director (7 October 2026); Mark Wolverson, Director to lead North East workload (17 September 2026); Roger Forsdyke, UK operations director at Wates (17 August 2026).
Where do these figures come from?
The role counts come from the weekly sweep of employers' own careers pages behind the Senior Hiring Index. The moves are the named executive appointments counted by the Construction Leadership Moves Index, each linked to its report. The awards are public notices from Find a Tender and Contracts Finder. The page is rebuilt from those sources every few hours.
Using these figures
Quote them freely, with attribution to Lechley and a link to this page. Every employer with a page is listed under employers, and the market as a whole is on the Senior Hiring Index and the Construction Leadership Moves Index.
