Project Director

Skilled Careers; Waltham Cross; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

The leading main contractor is looking to appoint an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of a major data centre project in the London area. This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for successful delivery of a complex, high-value mission-critical project.

The candidate will own project performance and lead client, consultants, supply chain and internal teams to ensure safety, on-programme delivery, quality and budget adherence.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience delivering large-scale data centre or mission-critical projects.
• Proven track record in main contractor environments.
• Experience from construction through commissioning and handover.
• Strong understanding of MEP-intensive, technically complex environments.
• Excellent client and stakeholder management skills.
• Leadership to operate at strategic and project-delivery levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the project lifecycle.
• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of a major data centre project.
• Lead and develop the project management, commercial, design and construction teams.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the client and key stakeholders.
• Drive programme performance, ensuring critical milestones are achieved.
• Oversee project commercial performance, cost control and financial reporting.
• Manage design development, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinate MEP, CSA and specialist systems to ensure seamless project integration.
• Identify and manage project risks, opportunities and change.
• Ensure high standards of health, safety, quality and environmental performance.
• Lead the management of subcontractors, consultants and the wider supply chain.
• Chair senior project meetings and provide clear reporting to leadership.

Skills

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

Program management

Commercial awareness

Safety & quality

Team leadership

Job description

We are working with a leading main contractor that is looking to appoint an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of a major data centre project in the London area.

This is a senior leadership position with overall responsibility for the successful delivery of a complex, high-value mission-critical project. The successful candidate will have a proven track record delivering large-scale data centre projects, ideally from pre-construction through to commissioning and handover.

You will take overall ownership of project performance, working closely with the client, consultants, supply chain and internal leadership team to ensure the project is delivered safely, on programme, to the required quality standards and within budget.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and operational leadership across the project lifecycle.
• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of a major data centre project.
• Lead and develop the project management, commercial, design and construction teams.
• Establish and maintain strong relationships with the client and key stakeholders.
• Drive programme performance, ensuring critical milestones are achieved.
• Oversee project commercial performance, cost control and financial reporting.
• Manage design development, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.
• Coordinate MEP, CSA and specialist systems to ensure seamless project integration.
• Identify and manage project risks, opportunities and change.
• Ensure the highest standards of health, safety, quality and environmental performance.
• Lead the management of subcontractors, consultants and the wider supply chain.
• Chair senior project meetings and provide clear reporting to the company's leadership team.
• Drive a collaborative project culture focused on delivery, accountability and continuous improvement.
• Represent the business professionally with clients and external stakeholders.

About You

We are looking for an established Project Director / Senior Project Director with significant experience delivering complex construction projects within the data centre or mission-critical sector.

You will ideally have:

• Extensive experience working for a main contractor.
• A strong track record of delivering large-scale data centre projects.
• Experience managing major projects from construction through to commissioning and handover.
• Excellent understanding of MEP-intensive, technically complex construction environments.
• Proven experience managing large multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
• Excellent client and stakeholder management skills.
• A strong understanding of programme, risk, quality and health & safety management.
• The leadership ability to operate at both strategic and project-delivery level.