Construction Director

Front Services Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 135,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Up to 20% bonus

Benefits

Job summary

Front Services Group in London is seeking a Construction Director to lead major fit-outs and refurbishment projects across 18 venues. You will manage planning, cost, tendering, and contractor selection while ensuring budget, quality, risk, and deadlines are controlled.

Some travel across England is required. The role demands senior construction leadership, strong commercial acumen, and hands-on delivery across multi-site leisure and hospitality environments, with close collaboration with

Qualifications

• Senior construction leadership experience.
• Large-scale fit-out and refurbishment experience.
• Strong commercial and cost-management capability.
• Experience within leisure, hospitality, entertainment or another multi-site consumer environment.
• Excellent contractor and supplier knowledge.
• Strong understanding of building regulations, compliance and health & safety.
• A practical, hands-on approach.

Responsibilities

• Hands-on role covering project planning, cost control, tendering, contractor selection, delivery and handover.
• Oversee refurbishment and improvement works across existing sites and broader estate and compliance responsibilities.

Skills

Senior leadership

Large-scale fit-out

Cost management

Leisure hospitality experience

Contractor knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Hands-on approach

Job description

Construction Director

London£120,000-£135,000 + up to 20% Bonus + 7k Car Allowance + Benefits

2 days in the office

Construction Director for a fast-growing UK leisure and hospitality business. They are looking to appoint a Construction Director to join its senior leadership team. Although many sites are near London, some are further north, so some regular travel across England will be required.

Reporting directly to the CEO, you will take ownership of major new-site fit-outs, refurbishment programmes and the ongoing improvement of an estate of 18 venues. Projects include substantial new developments with values of around £10m.

This is a hands-on role covering project planning, cost control, tendering, contractor selection, delivery, compliance and handover. You will work closely with architects, engineers, consultants, landlords and contractors while maintaining strong control over programme, budget, quality and risk.

You will also oversee refurbishment and improvement works across existing sites, together with broader estate and compliance responsibilities.

We are looking for someone with:

• Senior construction leadership experience
• Large-scale fit-out and refurbishment experience
• Strong commercial and cost-management capability
• Experience within leisure, hospitality, entertainment or another multi-site consumer environment
• Excellent contractor and supplier knowledge
• Strong understanding of building regulations, compliance and health & safety
• A practical, hands-on approach