Project Director (Construction)

Overview

As Project Director, you will lead major London schemes from pre-construction through delivery for a National Tier 1 contractor. You will own commitments made in pre-construction and drive them into construction and commercial close-out, coordinating with clients, consultants and senior stakeholders. You’ll provide strategic leadership across construction, design, commercial, planning and technical functions, chairing senior project meetings and ensuring safety, quality and governance. This role offers exposure to circa £100m+ projects including complex refurbishment, fit-out and new-build work, with a focus on delivering on time, on budget and to spec.

Responsibilities

• Lead projects from tender and PCSA through design, construction, commissioning, handover and commercial close-out
• Take ownership of commitments made during pre-construction and ensure these are successfully converted into project delivery
• Act as the senior day-to-day representative, leading relationships with clients, consultants, professional teams and key stakeholders
• Provide overall leadership and direction to project teams, maximising performance across construction, design, commercial, planning and technical functions
• Chair senior project meetings covering client reporting, programme, commercial performance, forecasting, health & safety and project risk
• Maintain overall responsibility for ensuring appropriate method statements, risk assessments and safe systems of work are established prior to operations commencing
• Drive delivery against agreed programme, budget, specification and quality standards, ensuring appropriate reporting and governance throughout
• Maintain strong commercial oversight, identifying risk and opportunity and driving the project towards a successful commercial outcome
• Lead the project through commissioning, handover, aftercare and final commercial close-out.

Key requirements

• Previous relevant experience working in the London area for a top tier main contractor
• Demonstrable experience of leading projects through PCSA and pre-construction, successfully converting into the construction phase
• A strong track record of managing large and complex projects from inception through to completion, ideally circa 100m+
• Excellent understanding of programme, design, construction methodology, commercial performance, risk and project governance under JCT and NEC form of contract

• leadership
• stakeholder management
• communication
• programme management
• design and construction methodology
• commercial performance

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