Project Director

John Sisk and Son; Oxford; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international construction company is seeking a Project Director for their Data Centre Division in Oxford. The role involves overseeing major contracts with values exceeding £60m, ensuring quality and compliance while maximizing profitability. Candidates should possess significant leadership experience in construction, coupled with strong communication skills to effectively engage with stakeholders. The position offers attractive benefits including a competitive salary, healthcare, and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

Competitive salary with yearly increases

Company car or car allowance

Healthcare

26 days holiday with 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' experience in Tier 1 Construction Leadership.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• IOSH/NEBOSH preferred, but not required.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall responsibility for onsite construction of contracts over £60m.
• Monitor progress, profitability, and compliance with contracts and regulations.
• Communicate and advise on potential legal, environmental, or technical issues.

Skills

Communication

Leadership

Risk Management

Negotiation

Education

Construction management or engineering 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 contracted, internal, and regulatory requirements.
• Managing employee resources, including cover for site when staff are on annual leave or training.
• Reviewing constructability and identifying methods of execution with commercial or program advantage where possible.
• Communicating with BU MD/Regional Managers and advising the contract team of any potential legal, IR, safety, environmental, technical, or construction issues as required.
• Monitoring interim accounts and payments with QS and ACCS, progress, and profitability of the contract, and reporting at the monthly cost meetings. Monitoring Final Account and Loss and Expense negotiations. Applying cost-benefit analysis to all activities, estimates, and forecasts of overall costs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years' experience in Tier 1 Construction Leadership with full onsite oversight, staff, and client relationships, directing projects from groundbreaking to completion.
• Third-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 preferred but not required, CDM/PSCS Awareness, BBS, Root Cause Analysis & Q10 internal workshops.

Benefits

• Competitive salary with yearly increases.
• 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 to 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. We recognize that confidence gaps and imposter phenomenon can hinder remarkable candidates. We encourage candidates from underrepresented backgrounds to apply, even if they don't meet every criterion, emphasizing transferable skills and potential.

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Created on 25/06/2025 by TN United Kingdom