Project Director

Overview

As Project Director, you will take executive ownership of a major MEP project in Buckinghamshire, shaping delivery strategy and ensuring safe, high-quality performance. You will lead a multidisciplinary team, manage relationships with the client and partners, and drive programme, commercial, and risk outcomes from mobilisation to handover. This role sits at the heart of the project leadership, aligning with the company’s focus on safety, quality and long-term client relationships. You will influence governance and strategic decisions while delivering technically challenging work.

Pay / Benefits

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Generous annual leave and company pension
• Car allowance, company vehicle or travel support (seniority-dependent)
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Career progression opportunities
• Work on technically challenging, high-profile projects

Responsibilities

• Set and lead the overall project delivery strategy from mobilisation through completion
• Take executive responsibility for safety, quality, programme, commercial performance and client satisfaction
• Build and lead a high-performing multidisciplinary project team
• Maintain senior relationships with the client, consultants, delivery partners and supply chain
• Chair project governance, risk and performance reviews with clear accountability
• Oversee design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover integration
• Drive forecast accuracy, cash performance, change recovery and risk mitigation
• Ensure compliance with company procedures, contractual obligations and delegated authorities
• Report performance, key risks and strategic decisions to the executive leadership team

Key requirements

• Proven delivery leadership on major, high-value or technically complex construction and engineering projects
• Strong commercial, contractual, programme and stakeholder-management capability
• Track record of building effective teams and maintaining trusted senior client relationships
• Decisive, accountable and comfortable operating within formal project governance
• Good understanding of construction health and safety, quality assurance and project controls
• Ability to travel to and work from the High Wycombe location as required
• Ability to work with clients, consultants, subcontractors and multidisciplinary teams

• stakeholder-management
• leadership
• decisiveness
• project controls
• health and safety
• quality assurance

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