Project Director

Skanska; Slough; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project development and construction group in Slough is seeking a Project Director – Data Centre to lead the delivery of large scale multi-disciplinary commercial projects. The ideal candidate will have a strong engineering background, commercial acumen, and proven experience in managing costs and client relationships. Responsibilities include overseeing project delivery from start to finish, ensuring alignment with company values, and contributing to strategic business goals. This role presents an opportunity to shape project outcomes and foster client satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Strong engineering background in MEPH discipline.
• Proven track record in large scale commercial projects.
• Experience in managing project costs and client relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of large scale multi-disciplinary commercial projects.
• Ensure commercial interests of the company are managed effectively.
• Overall accountability for successful project delivery.

Skills

Strong engineering background in MEPH discipline

High level of commercial acumen

Experience in project procurement and execution

Project controls for successful delivery

Cost management skills

Client relationship building

Team leadership and development

Understanding of commercial market work

Job description

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

We are looking for a Project Director – Data Centre to join our team in Slough.

Working as a Project Director you will be effectively and professionally lead the delivery of large scale multi-disciplinary commercial projects, working alongside the Skanska JV building construction team, to ensure the delivery to time, commercial performance, governance and Skanska values are met during all phases of the project’s delivery.

Reporting to the Services Director responsible for the JV Commercial markets sector for the Building Services operating unit, having full responsibility and autonomy to drive and successfully deliver revenues and income in line with set business plan goals.

What you'll do:

• Actively participate in the implementation of the Skanska Building Services Business Strategy for developing and delivering within the commercial market
• Ensure that the commercial and contractual interests of the company are managed and always protected with responsibility for the revenue and income targets set as part of the project with full profit and loss responsibility.
• Contribute to the development and delivery of the operating unit plan for which this role applies.
• Lead, develop and monitor the strategy for enhancing our customer base in the sectors for which this role applies. This will include key account management for customers identified in the business plan.
• Overall accountability for the successful delivery of commercial projects to the satisfaction of Skanska’s clients and aligned with the Skanska values, from initial enquiry through to project completion.

What you'll bring to the role:

• Have a strong and experienced engineering background in the MEPH discipline.
• High level of commercial acumen with a proven track record of working in preconstruction, project procurement and project execution phases for medium to large scale commercial projects.
• Have implemented and used appropriate project controls to oversee successful major project delivery
• Experience of identifying and implementing continuous improvement in a project environment
• Experience of actively contributing to the development, analysis and implementation of business strategy and analysis
• You are likely to have project teams working on large commercial schemes in London and in the surrounding areas, with projects with a MEP value of over £50M. Having this experience of delivering such schemes is essential.
• Track record of successfully managing and controlling costs, delivering against deadlines, maintaining quality and progression on major projects
• Evidence of building effective relationships with clients
• Experience in recruiting, developing, supporting, leading and retaining highly successful large project teams
• Evidence of contributing at senior level beyond project-related issues; understanding the bigger picture and contributing to the wider general management of a business
• Strong understanding and experience of the type of work carried out in the Commercial Market.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic - we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using [e-mail] if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: [e-mail]