Project Director

Kier Group plc; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A top construction firm is seeking a Project Director to oversee a portfolio of significant heritage projects in London. You will provide strategic direction, lead operational excellence, and manage communications with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates will have experience in high-value construction projects, particularly in historical sites, and will possess strong leadership, client-facing, and problem-solving skills. This permanent position is full-time and offers diverse benefits.

Benefits

Variety of tailored benefits

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading high-value construction projects.
• Experience with listed buildings and heritage developments.
• Ability to manage complex, multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Oversee delivery of historical project portfolio.
• Lead operational communications with clients and agencies.
• Ensure compliance with contractual terms.

Skills

Leadership in high-value projects

Stakeholder management

Project management methodologies

Problem-solving skills

Client-facing skills

Job description

We're looking for a Project Director to join our construction team based in London.

Location: London

Contract: Full time, Permanent

What will you be responsible for?

As Project Director, you'll be in a leadership role, responsible for overseeing the delivery of a portfolio of projects with heritage and historical significance - from preconstruction through to delivery. You'll provide strategic direction, ensure quality outcomes, and lead operational excellence across all phases.

Your day-to-day will include:

• Identification and leadership of new opportunities and experience managing the preconstruction phase against programme milestones in readiness for delivery.
• Leading operational communications and relationships with clients, contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, and government agencies.
• Implementing the strategic business plan and ensuring compliance with contractual terms and conditions.
• Managing multi-disciplinary teams to deliver against client expectations. Overseeing build progress, overseeing financial performance, and ensuring quality delivery.
• Providing leadership and direction to Project Managers and delivery teams and timely and accurate reporting on progress to the client and internal stakeholders

Who are we looking for?

This role requires a highly experienced person in major projects. You'll be able to demonstrate the following:

• Proven experience in leading high-value construction projects /portfolio management within a Tier 1 environment.
• Experience in listed buildings, historical / heritage development in prominent central London live sites.
• Strong stakeholder management and client-facing skills.
• Deep understanding of project / portfolio management methodologies, risk management, and commercial governance.
• Experience managing complex, multi-disciplinary teams in live operational environments. and excellentcommunication, leadership, and problem-solving skills.

We're all about finding potential here at Kier, and transferrable skills are always welcome! So, even if you don't tick every box, please apply and we can have a chat.

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here.

We look forward to seeing your application.

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