Project Director

BMC Appointments Ltd; North East; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

BMC Recruitment Group is seeking a Project Director to lead the delivery of large-scale engineering and industrial projects across the North East. The role requires strategic leadership across project teams to ensure safe, profitable execution from tender through to completion.

Ideal candidates will have extensive engineering project leadership experience, strong client-facing skills, and a proven ability to manage multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive project leadership within engineering, construction, energy, manufacturing, or process industries.
• Proven track record managing complex projects and client relationships.
• Mechanical and piping experience preferred but not essential.
• Strong commercial, financial, and programme management capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large-scale engineering and industrial projects across the North East.
• Provide strategic leadership across project teams, ensuring safe, profitable, and successful execution from tender stage through to completion.

Skills

Project leadership

Client relationships

Commercial acumen

Programme management

Mechanical and piping

Hybrid working

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Project Director to lead the delivery of large-scale engineering and industrial projects across the North East.

The role will provide strategic leadership across project teams, ensuring safe, profitable, and successful execution from tender stage through to completion. Candidates with a mechanical and piping background are highly desirable, although applicants with broader engineering project leadership experience will also be considered. The successful individual will demonstrate strong client-facing skills, commercial awareness, and a proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams.

Key Requirements:

• Extensive project leadership experience within engineering, construction, energy, manufacturing, or process industries
• Proven track record managing complex projects and client relationships
• Mechanical and piping experience preferred but not essential
• Strong commercial, financial, and programme management capability
• Based in the North East with the option of hybrid working arrangements