Project Director

Hall & Kay; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Hall & Kay, a long-established fire protection and security solutions provider based in London, seeks a Senior Project Manager to lead multiple concurrent projects. You will manage operations and project teams, ensuring profitability, on-time delivery, and adherence to safety and quality standards.

Role requires a degree in Construction/M&E/Building Services or FIA qualifications, a proven track record in sprinkler projects, and strong leadership and client engagement skills.

Qualifications

• Relevant educational background – degree or equivalent experience in Construction/M&E/Building Services.
• Comprehensive senior project management related experience within the sprinkler industry.
• Leadership/people management experience combined with the ability to develop a team below you.
• A proven track record of delivery.
• Experience managing multiple projects with diverse scope of works/range of clients.
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve.
• High level of self-motivation, organisational ability and drive to meet deadlines.
• Commercial and financial skills, along with proven negotiation skills; computer literacy in Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint; project management applications e.g. Primavera, MS Project.
• FIA Qualifications.
• You will have client engagement and relationship skills and previous experience in a senior leadership role with a national account or large team.
• Proven track record of delivering improvements and innovations in our delivery methods, timescales and processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage multiple projects concurrently, overseeing Operations Managers, Project Managers, Project Engineers, Supervisors, operatives and sub-contractors.
• Ensure all projects are commercially managed professionally to protect and enhance profitability.
• Deliver projects on time and within budget while maintaining quality and safety standards.
• Oversee line management of the project team and conduct regular performance reviews.
• Develop strong relationships with key stakeholder clients to encourage repeat business.
• Drive opportunities for existing and new clients aligned with business strategy.
• Coordinate with Commercial team to report financial status and achieve targets.
• Ensure compliance with company policies, Health & Safety, QA and Engineering standards.
• Provide technical support to contracts and aid in final contract negotiations.
• Foster staff development and training through appraisals and action plans.
• Collaborate with Commercial, Engineering, Estimating/Work Winning and Support teams.

Skills

Leadership

People management

Communication

Problem solving

Self-motivation

Organization

Deadline orientation

Negotiation

Client engagement

Delivery improvements

Education

Degree in Construction/M&E/Building Services

FIA Qualifications

Tools

Primavera

MS Project

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

The Hall & Kay way… it’s a people thing.

At Hall & Kay, we deliver complex fire protection and security solutions to protect what matters most to our clients. As technical experts our focus is on the lifetime value of a project. Meaning we can design, supply, install, test and maintain all types of sprinkler, gas suppression, fire detection, and integrated security systems. With 140+ year trading experience and a strong project delivery culture, we are proud to have built lasting relationships with some of the UK’s most respected companies in all areas of industry and construction.

Summary of Role

You will deliver a number of projects whilst leading and managing a team including Operations Managers, Project managers, Project Engineers, Supervisors, operatives and sub-contractors in delivering a number of concurrent projects.

You will be responsible for ensuring that all projects are commercially managed in a professional and proactive manner to protect and enhance the profitability.

What you will be doing

• Ensuring all projects are delivered successfully, on time and within budget.
• To oversee the line management of a team delivering project works to our clients.
• To hold regular reviews on each project to ensure programme, cost, quality and safety are controlled in line with the business expectations.
• To ensure a high level of service is delivered and develop relationships with key stakeholder clients to encourage repeat business and long term strategic frameworks.
• To assist and develop new opportunities with existing and new clients in line with the business strategy to focus on predominantly end user clients.
• To deliver financial targets to meet established objectives, this will include the reporting of financial status with the support of the Commercial team.
• To lead the relevant project teams to ensure compliance with company policies and procedures including Health & Safety, Quality Assurance and Engineering standards along with all H&K policies and procedures.
• To ensure works are carried out to high standard complying with relevant British Standards and codes of practice.
• To manage the provision of technical support to the contract.
• To carry out staff appraisals for direct reports setting out training and development programs as required. To take responsibility for the overall performance of your team.
• Maintain a close working relationship with Commercial, Engineering, Estimating / Work Winning and Support teams.
• Assist in final contract negotiations prior to contract award (including such matters as commercial and engineering matters)
• To develop customer relationships and provide excellent customer service.
• Identify and share innovations from across the business and lessons learnt on each project.

What we will need from you

• Relevant educational background – degree or equivalent experience in Construction/M&E/Building Services
• Comprehensive senior project management related experience within the sprinkler industry
• Leadership/people management experience combined with the ability to develop a team below you
• A proven track record of delivery
• Experience managing multiple projects with diverse scope of works/range of clients
• Clear and confident written and verbal communication skills
• Knowledge and skills to effectively problem solve
• High level of self-motivation, organisational ability and drive to meet deadlines
• Commercial and financial skills, along with proven negotiation skills Computer literate IT skills, proficient in Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint along with project management applications e.g (Primavera, MS Project)
• FIA Qualifications
• You will have client engagement and relationship skills and previous experience in a senior leadership role with a national account or large team
• Proven track record of delivering improvements and innovations in our delivery methods, timescales and processes

Additional Company information

What sets us apart? Our culture. What we call ‘the Hall & Kay way’.…it’s a people thing. Put simply, we know we can achieve more when we work as a team – with clients, with the communities we serve and in our own business. Our people create safety every single day, using their skills and experience to adapt to changing situations and rise to the challenges presented to them. It’s our people that make us trusted to deliver.

Find out more about us and what our people say about us.

Location:

On-site –London, GBR

Please note:

You may be required to undertake a DBS check as part of your job role at Hall & Kay.