General information
City/town: London Job field: Construction External closing date: Wednesday, June 10, 2026 Type of contract: Permanent ID: 4754
Description and requirements
Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.
We are looking for a Project Director to join our Building Services Team located in London. You will effectively and professionally lead the delivery of large scale multi-disciplinary commercial projects, working alongside the Skanska JV building construction team, to ensure the delivery to time, commercial performance, governance and Skanska values are met during all phases of the project’s delivery.
As a Project Director you will:
1. Actively participate in the implementation of the Skanska Building Services Business Strategy for developing and delivering within the commercial market
2. Ensure that the commercial and contractual interests of the company are managed and always protected with responsibility for the revenue and income targets set as part of the project with full profit and loss responsibility.
3. Contribute to the development and delivery of the operating unit plan for which this role applies.
4. Lead, develop and monitor the strategy for enhancing our customer base in the sectors for which this role applies. This will include key account management for customers identified in the business plan.
We’re looking for:
5. Have a strong and experienced engineering background in the MEPH discipline.
6. High level of commercial acumen with a proven track record of working in preconstruction, project procurement and project execution phases for medium to large scale commercial projects.
7. Have implemented and used appropriate project controls to oversee successful major project delivery
8. Experience of identifying and implementing continuous improvement in a project environment
9. Experience of actively contributing to the development, analysis and implementation of business strategy and analysis
What we offer:
10. 24/7 digital GP service for you and your family
11. Financial wellbeing and employee assistance
12. Professional development
13. Enhanced family benefits (including maternity, paternity, dependents and parental bereavement leave)
Inclusion and Diversity
We thrive through embracing differences as we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it The Skanska Way.
Flexible working
Where possible, we offer a range of flexible working options, and we would be happy to discuss this at the application stage if this is something you’d like to explore.
Reasonable adjustments
Closing date
We encourage you to apply as early as possible, as the closing date may be subject to change.
If this role would be of interest, please click apply and join our team of 27,000 problem solvers and creative thinkers, where knowledge is our greatest creation. We share, listen and support your success – every step of the way.