Project Director

ENGINEERINGUK; East Midlands, Derby; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Director to lead innovative construction projects. This role offers the chance to influence project delivery while ensuring safety and customer satisfaction. As part of a supportive and diverse team, you will guide your team to achieve excellence and drive continuous improvement. The company values its employees' growth and offers extensive benefits, including flexible working and a competitive salary. Join a legacy of over 125 years in the built environment and help create thriving places for people.

Benefits

Competitive salary & profit share scheme

Flexible working

Car Allowance / Company Car

Travel covered to any sites

Private Medical

Pension 8% employers' contribution

Health and Wellness programme

26 days holidays + bank holidays

Learning and development activities

Industry leading family leave benefits

Qualifications

• Proven technical skills in project management and leadership.
• Experience in delivering projects on time, cost, and quality.

Responsibilities

• Lead project teams to ensure successful delivery of construction projects.
• Maintain safety standards and foster a culture of continuous improvement.
• Manage supply chains and deliver operational excellence.

Skills

Project Management

Leadership

Safety Standards Compliance

Continuous Improvement

Education

Relevant Degree or Equivalent Experience

Job description

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Sector: Project and Program Management
Role: Director
Contract Type: Permanent
Hours: Full Time

The Vacancy

Wates are looking for a Project Director to join our Construction team on a MOJ project in Market Harborough though will initially be based out of our Castle Donington office.

If you are a Project Director with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry, then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team.

About The Role

Our Project Directors are a valuable part of our business. The focus of this role will be to provide visible leadership, insight, direction, and foresight in the safe and profitable delivery of schemes, while also providing excellent customer satisfaction and successfully developing a team.

As Our Project Manager You Will

1. Lead the project team and manage the supply chain to deliver projects to time, cost, and quality targets and standards.
2. Ensure safety targets and standards are maintained by understanding what safety excellence looks like.
3. Foster a continuous improvement culture by actively seeking input from all members of the project team and encouraging them to implement safety improvements.
4. Lead, manage, and deliver operational excellence and efficiency through appropriate use of leadership indicator health check reviews through the Bid, Pre-construction, and Construction phases of the project.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary & profit share scheme.
• Flexible working.
• Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade).
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates).
• Extensive corporate benefits including Private Medical, Pension 8% employers' contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays, and much more.
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to include 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo an Enhanced Security Check (eSC) at the offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant's criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK's leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies. Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, 'reimagining places for people to thrive' and our three promises:

• Thriving places - working with customers, partners, and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet - protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people - creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in, and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer. We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.