Project Director

Matchtech Group; West Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional development

Senior leadership role

Health & wellbeing focus

Senior client exposure

Job summary

Matchtech Group is seeking a Project Director to lead complex M&E, electrical, infrastructure and decarbonisation programmes across the Northern region. This senior role offers opportunity to manage major client programmes, build partnerships and support the UK's energy transition.

The role requires extensive experience in engineering/construction, strong governance and a passion for Net Zero initiatives.

Qualifications

• Significant experience leading complex engineering, construction, energy or energy performance contracting projects and portfolios.
• Strong knowledge of M&E and electrical project delivery within construction or infrastructure environments.
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, supply chain partners and third‑party contractors.
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts and change control.

Responsibilities

• Take strategic and operational accountability for programme performance across cost, time, quality, safety and customer expectations.
• Lead projects from early design through construction, commissioning, and handover.
• Develop programme strategies and governance across commercial, financial, operational, risk and QSHE performance.
• Chair project boards and represent the business at senior steering groups.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Commercial awareness

Governance

Education

Engineering or construction-related degree

APM qualification

Job description

Our client, a leading technical services provider in the construction and energy sectors, is seeking a Project Director to lead complex M&E, electrical, infrastructure and decarbonisation programmes across the Northern region. This permanent senior leadership role offers the opportunity to manage major client programmes, build lasting partnerships and support the UK's transition to a lower-carbon future.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take strategic and operational accountability for programme or portfolio performance across cost, time, quality, safety and customer expectations
• Lead projects from early design development through construction, commissioning, measurement and verification, and handover
• Develop programme strategies, manage inter-project dependencies and maintain effective governance across commercial, financial, operational, risk and QSHE performance
• Act as the senior point of contact for clients, chairing project boards and representing the business at senior steering groups
• Provide direction to Project Managers, Site Managers, multidisciplinary teams and third-party contractors
• Support commercial negotiations, change management, contract amendments, risk allocation, bids and mobilisation
• Promote safety, wellbeing, inclusion, continuous improvement, innovation and sustainable delivery
• Identify opportunities, efficiencies and improvements that support client relationships and business growth

Job Requirements:

• Significant experience leading complex engineering, construction, energy or energy performance contracting projects and portfolios
• Strong knowledge of M&E and electrical project delivery within construction or infrastructure environments
• Strong commercial awareness, including financial management, governance and performance responsibility
• Experience managing multidisciplinary teams, supply chain partners and third-party contractors
• Knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts, with confidence supporting commercial negotiations and change control
• Understanding of the full EPC project lifecycle, including design, construction, commissioning and measurement and verification
• Proven ability to build trusted relationships and influence senior internal and external stakeholders
• Experience implementing governance, systems and processes within a growing or changing business
• Passion for Net Zero, sustainability, energy efficiency and carbon reduction projects
• Engineering or construction-related degree and APM qualification would be advantageous
• Eligibility to live and work in the UK and a full, valid UK driving licence

Personal Qualities:

The successful Project Director will be a natural leader who inspires confidence, takes ownership of outcomes and creates a positive, inclusive and high-performing culture. Strong communication, decision-making and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with the ability to balance strategic thinking with practical delivery.
A genuine commitment to people, safety, customer service and collaborative working will be highly valued. The role will suit someone who is commercially aware, delivery-focused and motivated to make a meaningful contribution to the UK's energy transition.

Benefits:

• Opportunity to lead high-profile energy, infrastructure and decarbonisation programmes
• Professional development and career progression within a leading technical services environment
• Inclusive, people-first culture focused on health, safety and wellbeing
• Opportunity to work with senior clients and multidisciplinary teams
• Involvement in innovation, sustainability and Net Zero initiatives