Project Director

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Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions. We build and manage complex engineering projects, providing leadership; setting targets; creating processes and procedures; managing quality and ensuring adherence to all EHS requirements across all projects.

Key Responsibilities of the Role:

• Weekly Meetings: Schedule and chair meetings with your team, the Design team, and the Client. Follow up and ensure a timely close out of any outstanding items.
• Attend and actively contribute to EHS and QA meetings.
• Attend Morning White board evening schedule meetings.
• Weekly Audits: Implement Mercury Project audit plan. Review weekly Project audits and address open items with your team. Discuss findings and trends with your Construction Manager, your team and the BU Leads. Ensure Audit findings are clearly communicated to all stakeholders. Drive closure of all open Audit findings.
• EHS Alerts: Ensure that all EHS alerts are communicated effectively. Engage in the campaigns being run to reflect the alerts – TBT, Stand-down, Demonstration.
• Mercury Procedures: Ensure Mercury Procedures are in place and being adhered to on your project. Ensure you and your team have fully reviewed and understand the Project specifications and documentation. Plan procurement and ensure engineering is developed to meet deadlines. Ensure all Material Take Offs are completed to compare with Sub-Contractor pricing returns. Review quality of output and foster continuous improvement.
• Periodic attendance at planned meetings, TBT, SLT, DABS.
• Client Meetings: Attend client meetings. Push strong QEHS approach with Client. Share Mercury reports highlighting positives and negatives. Identify and communicate where Client approach needs change.
• Training: Make training available to your team and your Sub-contractors. Set standards for training requirements for Mercury and Sub-Contractor staff.
• Project Weekly Report: Review weekly Progress update with the project planner and implement strategies to ensure project remains on track. Issue Project report.
• Weekly Planner: Use the project lookaheads to drive the project. Co-ordinate with the various Project teams to ensure your dates can be achieved.
• Sub-contractor Meetings: Conduct safety walks and audits.
• Client Interface: Manage the project team. Guide and assist your project team. Align your expectations with Project requirements. Ensure your expectations are clearly understood. Empower your Construction Manager to set up a functional site. Set clear expectations and track against the KPIs.

Essential Criteria for the Role:

• Engineering Degree or recognised trade qualification.
• 10+ years’ experience of managing large construction projects as a General Contractor.
• Thorough knowledge of Civil, Structural and Architectural packages.
• Flexibility in working patterns where necessary.
• Ability to efficiently manage a team by setting expectations, delegation, and review.
• Ability to work on own initiative and possess strong interpersonal and communications skills.
• Good team-working skills.

Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.