Project Director - Mechanical

Unify Recruitment; Newcastle City Council; On-site; AUD 250,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

Unify Recruitment has partnered with a leading national Tier 1 mechanical contractor to appoint an experienced Project Director for a major mission-critical project in Newcastle. The role demands strategic oversight of mechanical delivery and leadership of a large delivery team.

You will drive the programme, manage client relationships, and ensure safe, on-time, and commercially successful project outcomes. Previous data centre experience would be advantageous but is not essential.

Qualifications

• Experience managing large multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding.
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to operate effectively with senior clients and project stakeholders.
• Experience across mission critical, major infrastructure, healthcare or other technically complex projects.

Responsibilities

• Overall leadership of mechanical delivery across a major mission-critical project
• Lead and manage Project Managers, Engineers, Site Managers and wider project teams
• Drive programme, commercial and operational performance
• Maintain oversight of project budgets, forecasting, procurement and contractual performance
• Manage senior client, builder, consultant and stakeholder relationships
• Ensure project teams are appropriately structured and resourced
• Identify and manage project risks before they impact delivery
• Drive accountability and performance across the project leadership team
• Work closely with senior business leadership throughout delivery
• Ensure the project is delivered safely, commercially and to the required quality standards

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder mgmt

Contract management

Team leadership

Mechanical projects

Job description

A rare opportunity has become available for an experienced Project Director to join one of Australia's leading national Tier 1 mechanical contractors and take the lead on a major mission-critical project in the Newcastle region.

This is a significant, career-defining project and requires someone capable of taking overall ownership of the mechanical delivery, driving the project forward and leading a large, experienced delivery team.

The business operates nationally and has built a strong reputation for delivering some of Australia's largest and most technically complex mechanical projects across mission critical, healthcare, infrastructure and major commercial environments.

The Role

As Project Director, you will have overall responsibility for the successful mechanical delivery of the project.

Due to the scale and complexity of the job, you will have a full project team underneath you including multiple Project Managers, Project Engineers, Site Managers and wider delivery personnel.

Your role will be to lead that team, drive the programme and commercial performance, manage senior client relationships and ensure the project continues moving in the right direction.

This isn't a role focused on the day-to-day responsibilities of an individual package. You will be looking across the entire project, ensuring your teams are performing and taking ownership of the overall outcome.

Key Responsibilities

• Overall leadership of mechanical delivery across a major mission-critical project
• Lead and manage Project Managers, Engineers, Site Managers and wider project teams
• Drive programme, commercial and operational performance
• Maintain oversight of project budgets, forecasting, procurement and contractual performance
• Manage senior client, builder, consultant and stakeholder relationships
• Ensure project teams are appropriately structured and resourced
• Identify and manage project risks before they impact delivery
• Drive accountability and performance across the project leadership team
• Work closely with senior business leadership throughout delivery
• Ensure the project is delivered safely, commercially and to the required quality standards

About You

This role will suit someone already operating at a senior level who has successfully delivered major mechanical or building services projects.

You could currently be working as a Project Director, Construction Manager, Senior Project Manager or similar senior delivery position and be ready to take ownership of a project of this scale.

Ideally, you will bring

• Experience managing large multidisciplinary project teams
• Strong commercial and contractual understanding
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to operate effectively with senior clients and project stakeholders
• Experience across mission critical, major infrastructure, healthcare or other technically complex projects

Previous data centre experience would be advantageous, but isn't essential. Major project leadership experience and the ability to successfully drive a complex project will be the priority.

What's On Offer

• Project Director position with a national Tier 1 mechanical contractor
• Take the lead on a major mission-critical project in Newcastle
• Full delivery team of PMs, Engineers and Site Managers underneath you
• Career-defining project with significant scale and complexity
• Strong national pipeline of major projects beyond this assignment
• Senior-level salary package reflective of the position and experience

For someone who has delivered major projects and is looking for the opportunity to take full ownership at Project Director level, this is one of the more significant mechanical opportunities currently available in the Newcastle market.

All applications and conversations will be treated in the strictest confidence.