Project Director
Location: Cumbria
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Director to join a long-term, strategically important construction framework based in Cumbria
The role will involve leading the delivery of major construction and infrastructure projects within a highly regulated, secure and operational environment. With individual projects ranging from £50m to £200m+, this is an opportunity for an established Project Director to take overall responsibility for complex, high-value developments for a strategically important client.
We are looking for a proven construction leader with experience delivering major projects within industrial, manufacturing, nuclear or defence sectors, ideally with a background in working within live operational facilities.
The Role
As Project Director, you will provide overall strategic leadership, direction and management of major construction projects, ensuring safe, efficient and successful delivery against programme, commercial, quality and health and safety objectives.
You will take ownership of project operations, leading multidisciplinary teams and managing principal contractors, multiple subcontractors and key stakeholders throughout the project lifecycle.
Key responsibilities will include:
Providing overall leadership, direction and management of large-scale, multidisciplinary construction projects.
Taking responsibility for the successful delivery of projects valued between £50m and £200m+, ensuring programme, cost, quality and safety objectives are achieved.
Managing and coordinating principal contractors, multiple subcontractors, consultants and wider project delivery teams.
Leading construction activities within live, operational and highly regulated facilities, maintaining business continuity and minimising operational disruption.
Establishing and maintaining effective client relationships, providing regular progress updates and ensuring expectations are consistently managed.
Taking ownership of commercial performance, programme management, risk mitigation and project governance.
Implementing robust risk management and value engineering processes, identifying opportunities to improve project performance and deliver efficiencies.
Providing strategic oversight of health, safety and environmental performance, ensuring the highest standards are maintained.
Identifying and resolving complex technical, operational and strategic challenges.
Ensuring projects are delivered in accordance with relevant regulatory, security and client requirements.
Qualifications and Experience
We are seeking an established Project Director with a strong track record of successfully delivering major construction projects within complex and challenging environments ideally within a Defence environment.
You will ideally demonstrate:
Extensive experience as a Project Director, leading and delivering major construction projects valued between £50m and £200m+.
A proven background in the construction, civil engineering or infrastructure sectors.
Experience working within industrial, manufacturing, nuclear or defence environments.
Demonstrable experience managing principal contractors and multiple subcontractor packages.
Previous experience delivering major projects within live operational facilities.
Strong commercial awareness and the ability to manage project budgets, programme, risk and contractual performance.
Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills, with the confidence to operate at senior client and board level.
A strong understanding of health and safety, quality assurance and regulatory compliance.
Experience of working as a Principal Contractor or leading Principal Contractor project delivery.
The ability to identify and resolve complex technical and strategic issues.
Ideally, previous experience holding Security Check (SC) clearance or working within secure and highly regulated environments. Candidates must be eligible to obtain the required level of security clearance.
Experience of delivering projects on nuclear-regulated sites would be advantageous.
Please contact Mark Warrington on for further information.
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