Howard Shiplee CBE

Biography

Howard joined the Department for Work and Pensions in May 2013 as Director General of the Universal Credit Programme.

His previous career has included:

  • senior executive at Laing O’Rourke
  • Director of Construction at the Olympic Delivery Authority where he was responsible for the development of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Park
  • responsibility for the redevelopment of the Ascot Racecourse
  • Programme Director of Network Rail’s Thames link upgrade
  • Project Director on the main terminal for Hong Kong’s Chek Lap Kok Airport and the GCHQ building at Cheltenham

He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Building and the Institution of Civil Engineers. He received a CBE for services to construction in the Queen’s 2012 New Years Honours List.