Project Director

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Dartford; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Performance-based incentives

Car allowance / company vehicle

24 days holiday

Job summary

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD is seeking a Project Director to lead a growing international power and energy business. Based in the UK with regular travel, you will oversee multiple high-value projects, build the PM function, and drive performance across cost, risk and commercial outcomes.

The role requires senior leadership, strong delivery track record and experience managing multidisciplinary teams across borders. Commutable to London is preferred.

Qualifications

• Significant senior project leadership experience.
• Proven track record delivering complex high-value projects.
• Experience building and developing Project Management teams.
• Strong commercial awareness across budgets, contracts, risk and cost control.
• Experience managing multiple projects and multidisciplinary teams.
• International project experience.
• Willingness to travel overseas ~1–2 weeks monthly.
• Ideal: commutable to London.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the Project Management function.
• Recruit, mentor and develop Project Managers.
• Provide senior oversight across multiple international projects.
• Maintain control of programme, cost, risk and commercial performance.
• Establish consistent project management processes and reporting.
• Act as the senior escalation point for major project and client issues.
• Drive improvements across project delivery, commissioning and handover.
• Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and delivery partners.
• Work closely with Commercial, Finance, Procurement and Technical teams.
• Maintain visibility of international projects and site teams.

Skills

Senior leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

Budget & cost control

Risk management

Team development

International projects

Travel readiness

Job description

Position: Project Director

Location: UK Based, ideally commutable to London

Salary: £110,000 + Performance-Based Incentives, Car Allowance / Vehicle

Project Director required for a growing international power and energy business delivering complex power generation and infrastructure projects. This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing multiple projects while building and developing the Project Management function to support continued growth.

The successful candidate will have significant experience delivering complex, high-value projects, leading project teams and managing programme, cost, risk and commercial performance. Experience within power generation, energy, EPC, industrial construction or major infrastructure would be highly advantageous.

Project Director Job Overview

• Lead and develop the Project Management function


• Recruit, mentor and develop Project Managers


• Provide senior oversight across multiple international projects


• Maintain control of programme, cost, risk and commercial performance


• Establish consistent project management processes and reporting


• Act as the senior escalation point for major project and client issues


• Drive improvements across project delivery, commissioning and handover


• Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and delivery partners


• Work closely with Commercial, Finance, Procurement and Technical teams


• Maintain visibility of international projects and site teams

Project Director Job Requirements

• Significant senior project, programme or operational leadership experience


• Proven track record delivering complex, high-value projects


• Experience building and developing Project Management teams


• Strong commercial awareness across budgets, contracts, risk and cost control


• Experience managing multiple projects and multidisciplinary teams


• International project experience


• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills


• Practical, decisive and solutions-focused approach


• Power generation, energy, EPC, industrial construction or infrastructure experience advantageous


• Willingness to travel overseas approximately 1-2 weeks per month, including regular travel to Ukraine


• Ideally based within a commutable distance of London

Project Director Salary & Benefits

• Salary £100,000 - £110,000 DOE


• Performance-based incentives


• Car allowance / company vehicle


• 24 days holiday plus public holidays


• Time Off In Lieu for travel and weekend hours


• Expenses covered while travelling