Project Director

Kier Group; Bentfield; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Project Director in the Eastern Region to lead major regional construction projects over £100m, shaping design and construction while maximizing team potential to deliver safely and commercially. You will safeguard client satisfaction and uphold the Kier brand across local communities.

The role requires proven delivery of large projects, strong leadership, and excellent stakeholder management within education, health, defence and other sectors.

Qualifications

• Degree or HND in Construction (or working towards professional qualification).
• Proven track record delivering major projects of similar scale.
• Strong management and communication skills with ability to lead diverse teams.
• Solid commercial awareness with knowledge of contract conditions and construction law.
• Emotional intelligence; collaborative leadership that inspires teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety, health and environmental culture across all works, ensuring compliance with regulations and Kier's standards.
• Develop and deliver clear project execution plans with practical performance measures.
• Manage design consultants and trade contractors to meet budget and programme timescales.
• Oversee commercial performance including finances, revenue, costs and cashflow.
• Lead and develop your project team, creating an inclusive workplace.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Commercial awareness

Stakeholder management

Emotional intelligence

Education

Degree or HND in Construction

Job description

We're looking for a Project Director to join our Construction team based in the Eastern Region.

Location: Eastern Region
Hours: Full time, permanent

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

As a Project Director, you'll lead major construction projects valued over £100m, working within our dynamic Construction team to deliver exceptional results for our clients. This is an opportunity to shape the design and construction process whilst maximising your team's potential to deliver projects safely and commercially. You'll play a vital role in maintaining the Kier brand, ensuring clients, users, and local communities are delighted with their projects.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Project Director, you'll be working within the Construction team, supporting them in delivering major regional projects across education, health, defence, and other key sectors. Your day to day will include:

• Leading the safety, health and environmental culture across all project works, ensuring compliance with regulations and Kier's standards
• Developing and delivering clear project execution plans with practical performance measures to meet project objectives
• Managing design consultants and trade contractors to ensure timely delivery within budget and programme timescales
• Overseeing commercial performance including finances, revenue, costs and cashflow to maximise profitability
• Leading and developing your project team, undertaking line management responsibilities and creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can excel

What are we looking for?

This role of Project Director is great for you if:

• You hold a Degree or HND in Construction and are professionally qualified or working towards professional qualification
• You have a proven track record of successfully delivering major projects of a similar scale
• You possess excellent management and communication skills with the ability to proactively lead diverse teams
• You have strong commercial awareness with knowledge of contract conditions and construction law
• You're an emotionally intelligent, collaborative leader who can navigate complex stakeholder relationships and inspire teams to continuously improve

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.

As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

Due to the nature of this role, you will also be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check (applicants with convictions will be treated on a case-by-case basis. We do not discriminate based on an applicant's conviction history or the details of any convictions disclosed to us). Some roles may also be subject to further pre-employment checks.

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