At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead and deliver high-value Data Centre projects across the UK with a focus on safety and client satisfaction.
- Company: Join VolkerFitzpatrick, a leader in civil engineering and infrastructure solutions.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive salary, flexible working, private medical care, and comprehensive training opportunities.
- Other info: Embrace a culture of fairness, inclusion, and respect in a supportive work environment.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in strategic projects while leading dynamic, multidisciplinary teams.
- Qualifications: Proven experience in project management within the Data Centre sector and strong leadership skills.
The predicted salary is between 51750 - 63250 £ per year.
VolkerFitzpatrick offers a range and depth of civil engineering, infrastructure and building services. We contribute to vital parts of the nation's life through projects of strategic importance, while delivering those less visible, yet essential, works required by both private and public sectors. We build, renew, maintain highways, airports, railway infrastructure, and commercial, industrial and educational buildings.
We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Project Director to join our Build Division to lead the successful delivery of Data Centre projects across the UK. As the Project Director you will take full accountability for safety, programme, commercial performance, and client satisfaction on high-value, complex infrastructure schemes. This is a strategic leadership role requiring strong stakeholder engagement, operational excellence, and the ability to drive high-performing, multidisciplinary teams.
About you
- Proven track record in a Project Director / Senior Project Manager role within a Tier 1 or major contractor
- Extensive experience delivering complex Build projects; specifically within the Data Centre world
- Strong commercial and contractual knowledge (e.g. NEC contracts)
- Demonstrated ability to lead large, multidisciplinary teams
- Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills
- Strategic thinker with strong problem-solving and decision-making capability
- Degree-qualified (or equivalent) in Civil Engineering or related discipline
If your past experience doesn't match perfectly with every requirement of the job description, we still encourage you to apply. You may be just the right candidate for us.
Why work with us?
VolkerFitzpatrick is under the umbrella of VolkerWessels UK which is a multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. By utilising the specialist skills of each business unit within VolkerWessels UK, VolkerFitzpatrick are able to ensure our staff provide unrivalled resources and expertise to our clients.
We offer competitive rewards and benefits, recognising the value we place on our employees. We offer a range of benefits, including:
- Competitive salary
- Competitive annual leave and an additional day off on your birthday
- Option to buy additional annual leave
- Private medical care
- Pension
- Life Assurance
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Shopping and restaurants vouchers, rewards, and discounts
- Training and development opportunities-comprehensive skills-based training
- Family friendly policies including enhanced maternity benefits
- Flexible working opportunities
- Employee Assistance programme
- Mental health, physical health, and financial support
- 24/7 Virtual GP service
Fairness, inclusion and respect
We believe in pushing boundaries in the pursuit of fairness, inclusion and respect. So, our teams can be comfortable that, whatever their background, VolkerWessels UK is a place where they can be themselves and thrive.
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Additional information
Note for Recruitment Agencies: Our preference is to hire directly, and we will reach out to our Preferred Supplier List (PSL) agencies if this particular role qualifies for release. We kindly request that you refrain from sending speculative CVs. In the event of speculative CV submissions, no fees will be applicable, and we kindly ask that all inquiries to be directed.
VolkerWessels UK is committed to maintaining healthy, safe and productive working conditions for its entire staff and therefore a drugs & alcohol screening is mandatory for all.
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