Project Director

Overview

In this role you will lead and manage multiple concurrent projects in a fire protection and security solutions business with a strong project delivery culture. You’ll steer cross-functional teams, ensure on-time and on-budget delivery, and safeguard profitability through proactive commercial management. You’ll build strategic client relationships to secure repeat business and align projects with safety, quality, and engineering standards. This is a people-first leadership role in a long-established, high-trust environment.

Responsibilities

• Deliver projects on time and within budget
• Oversee line management of project teams (Operations Managers, Project Managers, Engineers, Supervisors, subcontractors)
• Regularly review programme, cost, quality and safety against targets
• Develop and maintain relationships with key client stakeholders to drive repeat business
• Identify and pursue opportunities with existing and new clients
• Lead financial reporting and target achievement with Commercial team support
• Ensure compliance with Health & Safety, QA, Engineering standards and company policies
• Provide technical support to contracts and ensure adherence to British Standards and codes of practice
• Conduct staff appraisals and develop training/development plans
• Collaborate with Commercial, Engineering, Estimating/Work Winning and Support teams
• Assist in final contract negotiations (commercial and engineering aspects)
• Foster customer relationships and service excellence
• Share innovations and lessons learned across projects

Key requirements

• Degree or equivalent in Construction/M&E/Building Services
• Comprehensive senior project management experience in the sprinkler industry
• Leadership/people management experience with team development
• Proven track record of project delivery
• Experience managing multiple projects with diverse scopes and clients
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication
• Strong problem-solving skills
• High self-motivation, organizational ability and deadline drive
• Commercial and financial skills with negotiation experience
• Proficient in Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint; project management tools (e.g., Primavera, MS Project)
• FIA Qualifications
• Client engagement and senior leadership experience with national accounts or large teams
• Proven improvements/innovations in delivery methods and processes

• leadership
• communication
• negotiation
• Primavera
• MS Project
• Excel

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