Project Director

Bennett and Game Recruitment LTD; Greater London; 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 based in the UK, ideally commutable to London. The role leads the Project Management function for a growing international power and energy business delivering complex power generation and infrastructure projects.

Salary £100,000 - £110,000 DOE, with incentives and car allowance. The successful candidate will oversee multiple projects, drive project management maturity, and ensure strong commercial performance while travelling

Qualifications

• 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.

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 experience

Project management

Budget and cost control

International project experience

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