Project Director

John Sisk and Son; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading construction company is seeking a Project Director with over 5 years of Tier 1 construction leadership experience in overseeing major projects. The position requires strong management skills, excellent communication abilities, and a 3rd level qualification in construction. The role involves ensuring successful contract delivery valued over £60m while maintaining quality and regulatory standards. The company offers competitive salary, benefits like company car, healthcare, and flexible working arrangements.

Benefits

Competitive Salary with yearly increase

Company Car or Car Allowance

Healthcare

26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)

Employer pension

Death in service – life assurance

Competitive mileage rate

Travel expenses

Flexible and remote working

Enhanced parental leave

Professional and Educational development

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Tier 1 Construction Leadership.
• Directing projects from groundbreaking to completion.
• Experience reporting to senior management and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Oversee management and onsite construction of contracts over £60m.
• Ensure compliance with quality, environment, and progress requirements.
• Monitor accounts, payments, and overall costs of the contract.

Skills

Construction Leadership

Project Management

Communication

Cost-Benefit Analysis

Education

3rd level construction qualification

Job description

Project Director, Oxford - Data Centre Division

Reporting to the Regional Director / BU MD, the Project Director has overall responsibility for the management and onsite construction of major / complex contracts of values typically in excess of £60m. The Project Director is responsible for managing the Company’s business interests, risk & delivery strategy on the contract to guide the project to Commercial success.

John Sisk & Son have been building excellence as a family-owned international construction company by offering trust, certainty and value to our clients whilst being at the heart of change.

Key Responsibilities

• Ensuring that all aspects of quality, the Environment and progress are in accordance with the contracted, internal and regulatory requirements
• Manage employee resources, including cover for site when staff are on annual leave or training
• Review constructability and identify methods of execution with commercial or program advantage where possible
• Communicate with BU MD / Regional Managers and advise the contract team of any potential legal, IR, safety, environmental, technical or construction items as required
• Monitor interim accounts and payments with QS and ACCS, progress and profitability of the contract and report with the contract team at the monthly cost meetings. Monitor with QS Final Account and Loss and Expense negotiations. Apply cost-benefit analysis to all activities, estimates and forecasts overall costs.

Qualifications

• 5+ year' experience in Tier 1 Construction Leadership with full oversight onsite, staff and client relationships, directing project from groundbreaking to completion
• 3rd level construction qualification e.g. construction management, engineering, quantity surveying
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience reporting at a senior management / director level to internal and external stakeholders
• IOSH / NEBOSH preferable but not a requirement, CDM / PSCS Awareness, BBS, Root Cause Analysis & S5 & Q10 internal workshops.

Benefits

• Competitive Salary with yearly increase
• Company Car or Car Allowance
• Healthcare
• 26 days holiday (option to purchase 5 more)
• Employer pension
• Death in service – life assurance
• Competitive mileage rate
• Travel expenses
• Flexible and remote working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Professional and Educational development

Our people are at the heart of our success and our proposition to them is work with purpose, have time for life, build a career with no limits and surround yourself with great people.

At Sisk we are committed to attracting and hiring diverse talent into our organisation. We know the confidence gap and imposter phenomenon can get in the way of meeting remarkable candidates. We also know that candidates from underrepresented backgrounds often don't apply for roles if they don't feel they meet all the criteria. Give your transferable skills the chance to tell the full story. It’s not all about your technical expertise. Don’t hold back, we’d love to hear from you.