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Project Director - Grid & Data Centres

JR United Kingdom

London

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GBP 200,000 +

Full time

9 days ago

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Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Project Director to lead their Grid and Data Centre business across the UK and EMEA. This pivotal role involves overseeing project managers and engineers to ensure successful project delivery while driving business development. The ideal candidate will possess a Bachelor's degree in engineering, along with significant experience in project management within the engineering and construction sectors. This opportunity offers a competitive salary and benefits package, making it an exciting prospect for those looking to make a significant impact in the energy engineering field.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline required.
  • Project Management Qualification is beneficial.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the grid and data centre business unit and manage project teams.
  • Win new work from clients and manage engineering design projects.

Skills

Project Management
Leadership
Business Development
Engineering Design
Client Relationship Management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

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Project Director - Grid & Data Centres, London

Client: Turner Lovell

Location: London, United Kingdom

Job Category: Other

EU work permit required: Yes

Job Views: 8

Posted: 18.04.2025

Expiry Date: 02.06.2025

Job Description:

Turner Lovell has been appointed by a global Energy Engineering Services business to source a Project Director to join the senior leadership team and manage the grid and data centre business unit within the UK and wider EMEA region. The role oversees a team of Project Managers and Engineers to ensure successful project delivery and develops the Grid and Data Centre business across the region.

This role will have responsibilities across several key areas:

  1. Ownership of new business and earned financial budgets for the regional Grid and Data Centre business.
  2. Work with business development to win new work from new and existing clients.
  3. Manage engineering design, owners engineer projects involving multiple clients or partners or medium EPC projects.
  4. Manage multiple clients and/or projects where the project team, client structure and/or project location present greater challenges.

To be considered for this role you should have a Bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline. It would be beneficial to have some of the following:

  1. Project Management Qualification.
  2. Depth and breadth of experience in Grid, Substation and/or Data Centre projects.
  3. Project Director/Management experience with an Engineering and Construction industry background.
  4. Mid scale EPC/EPCM project experience, predominantly on the contractor side vs client.
  5. Proven leadership experience, including management of client relationships at senior levels.
  6. Track record in actively supporting business development activity.

You will receive an attractive salary and package reflective of your experience.

I am keen to have an initial discussion with anyone who feels this could potentially be of interest. Please send an up to date CV to Mark Canning via the link provided to speak further about this opportunity.

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