Position: Project Director
Location: South East
Salary: up to £130,000
An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of a major water infrastructure and earthworks programme on behalf of a leading civil engineering contractor. This long-term project involves the design and construction of large-scale water assets, complex earthworks, highways interfaces and environmentally sensitive works.
The role requires a proven leader capable of driving project performance, engaging collaboratively with stakeholders, and ensuring safe and successful delivery across the full lifecycle of a multi-year Design & Build scheme.
Project Director Salary & Benefits
* Salary up to £130,000
* Car allowance £7000
* Bonus
* Private healthcare
* Pension up to 10% match
* 25 Days Holiday + BH
Project Director Job Overview
* Ensuring the project is delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
* Providing overall leadership and direction to the project team
* Acting as the primary point of contact with the client’s senior leadership
* Managing risk, programme, financial performance and contract obligations
* Chairing progress meetings, steering reviews and collaborative workshops
* Developing and maintaining a high-performing, multi-disciplinary project team
* Overseeing health, safety, wellbeing and environmental performance on site
* Ensuring project KPIs, legacy commitments and stakeholder expectations are met
* Promoting knowledge-sharing and feeding lessons learned into the wider business
Project Director Job Requirements
* An accomplished senior leader with significant experience in delivering large-scale Design & Build civil engineering projects
* Experience within the water infrastructure, earthworks or major infrastructure sectors.
* Experience managing major projects (£80m–£150m+)
* Strong client-facing skills and experience working within complex stakeholder environments
* Leadership of large, multi-disciplinary project teams
* Excellent understanding of NEC contracts, project controls and programme management
* Knowledge of BIM and CDE Applications
* Chartered Engineer status (CEng MICE or similar)