Project Director

Overview

In this London-based, hybrid role you will provide strategic leadership for a large, multidisciplinary capital programme, overseeing an established management team and a long-running client relationship. You’ll focus on the big picture: account leadership, commercial performance, and driving improvements across multiple locations. The position suits a seasoned leader ready to elevate an existing programme or a high-performer stepping up from Associate Director. You’ll shape direction, deliver measurable value, and work closely with senior stakeholders to ensure project portfolio success.

Pay / Benefits

• car allowance
• bonus
• benefits
• hybrid working arrangement

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic direction across a large, multidisciplinary capital programme
• Lead, develop and support an established management team
• Act as trusted adviser to the client and manage key stakeholder relationships
• Oversee a substantial portfolio of projects across multiple locations
• Own commercial and financial performance of the account
• Protect and grow a long-standing client relationship
• Drive pace, accountability and consistency across the programme
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, performance and client value
• Utilise data, digital systems and KPIs to drive measurable improvements
• Champion continuous improvement and better ways of working
• Maintain high standards for health, safety, risk and governance
• Identify opportunities to develop the account and broader client relationship
• Represent the programme at senior leadership level within the wider business

Key requirements

• Leadership of complex, multidisciplinary programmes or portfolios
• Experience in high-volume, multi-project environments
• Proven leadership and development of senior managers and professional teams
• Strong senior-level client and stakeholder management skills
• Commercial responsibility including P&L or account performance
• Track record of delivering measurable improvements, efficiencies or cost savings
• Ability to identify issues early and implement practical solutions
• Strong understanding of health, safety, risk and governance
• Experience using management information, digital tools and KPIs to improve performance
• Excellent communication, influencing and negotiation skills
• Relevant construction, engineering, technical or project/programme management background
• Experience with major capital investment programmes would be beneficial

• Strategic thinking
• Commercial acumen
• Stakeholder management
• Management information systems
• KPI-driven performance management
• Digital tools for programme monitoring

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