Project Director – Infrastructure Project Management

Overview

As a Project Director, you will lead delivery of complex infrastructure projects across public and private sectors, shaping strategy and ensuring performance. You’ll work with cross-functional teams and client stakeholders to drive value and ensure safe, sustainable delivery. This role combines leadership, business development and mentoring to grow the practice. You join a collaborative culture that supports career growth and a hybrid working pattern across London and the South-East.

Pay / Benefits

• hybrid working pattern
• inclusive, engaging and supportive culture
• career growth and personal development
• opportunity to thrive and influence across the business
• healthy, flexible working environment
• equal opportunity employer

Responsibilities

• lead delivery across lifecycle for high-value infrastructure projects and programmes
• manage multiple disciplines, teams, advisors and clients; set and challenge strategy
• ensure health, safety and wellbeing within your sphere; apply CDM practices; act as duty holder when needed
• shape future business direction, drive innovation and sustainability
• promote inclusive teamwork; foster cross-functional collaboration inside and outside the firm
• coach, mentor and develop people; build a pipeline of future leaders; enable succession planning
• build long-term trusted advisor relationships with clients; manage stakeholder expectations
• identify future client needs and align strategies to address them

Key requirements

• experience managing high-value, complex infrastructure projects across multiple sectors
• ability to challenge and set strategy; proven leadership; performance management
• strong stakeholder management and interpersonal skills; ability to work with diverse personalities
• experience with procurement, contracts (NEC or similar), and regulated environments
• experience in consultancy or client-side project management; familiarity with public sector bodies and sustainability
• capacity to foster partnerships and drive cross-organisational collaboration
• industry knowledge and a growth mindset; commitment to inclusion and development

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• colaboration
• NEC/contracts knowledge
• CDM understanding and duty holder capability
• procurement and supplier management

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