Project Director

Kier Group; Scotland; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kier Group is seeking a Project Director to join our A9 Framework team based in Scotland. You will provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for successful project delivery from mobilisation through to completion and close-out.

You will lead a high-performing project leadership team, build trusted relationships with the client, advisors, framework partners and key stakeholders, and drive robust cost control, forecasting and value management while championing safety, environment and

Qualifications

• Degree, professional qualification, or equivalent senior leadership experience in civil engineering or major projects.
• Experience leading large-scale infrastructure programmes within Tier 1 contractors.
• Proven track record delivering highways or major infrastructure safely and commercially.
• Strong governance, risk management, stakeholder engagement and commercial acumen.
• Outstanding leadership and communication to senior clients and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and overall accountability for project delivery.
• Lead and empower a high-performing project leadership team.
• Build senior client and stakeholder relationships.
• Provide strategic commercial leadership with cost control and forecasting.
• Champion safety, health, environment and quality across project and supply chain.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic oversight

Stakeholder engagement

Governance

Construction delivery

Education

Degree or professional qualification in civil engineering / major projects

Job description

We're looking for a Project Director to join our A9 Framework team based in Scotland. The A9 Framework is a significant part of Kier Major Projects' highways portfolio in Scotland, supporting the delivery of the wider A9 Dualling Programme between Perth and Inverness.

Location: Scotland

Hours: 45 hours per week - some flexibility on hours available if desired, just let us know when you speak to us

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

• Providing strategic leadership and overall accountability for successful project delivery, from mobilisation through to completion and close-out
• Leading, developing and empowering a high-performing project leadership team, creating a collaborative culture with clear roles and responsibilities
• Building and maintaining strong senior relationships with the client, advisors, framework partners and key stakeholders
• Providing strategic commercial leadership, working with the commercial function to establish robust cost control, forecasting and value management arrangements
• Championing safety, health, environment and quality, setting clear expectations for behaviours, standards and assurance across the project and supply chain

What are we looking for?

This Role Of Project Director Is Ideal If You

• Hold a degree, professional qualification, or equivalent senior leadership experience in civil engineering, construction, major projects, infrastructure delivery, or a related field
• Bring extensive experience leading large-scale, complex infrastructure programmes within a Tier 1 contractor, highways, transportation, or major projects environment.
• Have a proven track record of successfully delivering major highways, roads, civil engineering, or nationally significant infrastructure projects, achieving outcomes safely, sustainably, and commercially.
• Demonstrate strong expertise in project governance, programme leadership, construction delivery, risk management, stakeholder engagement, and commercial performance.
• Possess exceptional leadership, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and provide strategic direction to senior clients, delivery partners, and multidisciplinary teams.

Rewards And Benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.