Director of Projects & Continuous Improvement

Freightliner Ltd; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Freightliner Ltd. invites applications for a Project Director to lead a portfolio of projects across Commercial, Operations, Technology Enhancements and Continuous Improvement.

The role requires strong project management discipline, practical operational understanding, and the ability to work with stakeholders to ensure delivery of business outcomes. Three direct reports form the Continuous Improvement team, driving efficiency and performance improvements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of managing complex projects from initiation through to implementation and benefits realisation.
• Strong planning and organisational skills using project management tools and methodologies.
• Hands-on approach balancing governance with operational realities.
• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver projects across Commercial, Operations, Technology Enhancements, Engineering and Support Functions within objectives, timescales and budgets.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans with milestones, dependencies, resources and critical paths.
• Coordinate and manage project resources with functional leaders to secure expertise.
• Monitor progress, identify risks and barriers, implement mitigation plans.
• Provide regular project reporting to sponsors and senior management.
• Facilitate governance activities: steering groups, boards, reviews.
• Ensure projects deliver measurable business benefits and align with strategy.
• Drive change management and adoption of deliverables across the organisation.
• Collaborate with departments to translate business needs into deliverable solutions.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Change management

Risk management

Budgeting

Communication

Job description

Freightliner Ltd. invites applications for a Project Director to lead a portfolio of projects across Commercial, Operations, Technology Enhancements and Continuous Improvement.

The role requires strong project management discipline, practical operational understanding, and the ability to work with stakeholders to ensure delivery of business outcomes. Three direct reports form the Continuous Improvement team, driving efficiency and performance improvements.