Project Director - NEC Infrastructure

Virtual Hire Staffing; Manchester; On-site; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Private healthcare and death in servic

Maternity and paternity benefits

Childcare and pension salary sacrifice

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Open-door culture

Job summary

Virtual Hire Staffing seeks an experienced Project Director to lead delivery on major civil infrastructure programmes across the UK. You will own client relationships, oversee governance, and lead multi-disciplinary teams with accountability for commercial and programme outcomes on high-value schemes.

You will develop commercial teams, drive procurement strategy, risk management, and value engineering across CAPEX and OPEX while overseeing NEC contract administration and change control.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership experience delivering major infrastructure projects.
• Experience with NEC contracts including cost-reimbursable/Option E.
• RICS accreditation or working towards it.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with gravitas to influence at director level.
• Progressed from senior QS/commercial management into programme or project leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery on major civil infrastructure programmes across the UK.
• Own client relationships and governance at programme level.
• Lead commercial and delivery strategy across a portfolio of infrastructure projects.
• Develop commercial teams including QS's and contract managers; drive procurement strategy.
• Manage risk, value engineering, and NEC contract administration and change control.

Skills

Leadership

Client relationship management

Contract management

NEC contracts

RICS accreditation

Stakeholder management

Education

RICS accreditation (or working towards)

Tools

CEMAR

Job description

Job Summary

We're working with a fast-growing, director-led project and commercial consultancy to find an experienced Project Director to lead delivery on major civil infrastructure programmes across the UK.

This is a senior leadership role for someone confident owning client relationships, leading multi-disciplinary teams, and carrying full accountability for commercial and programme outcomes on high-value schemes.You'll lead commercial and delivery strategy across a portfolio of infrastructure projects (ranging from nuclear, water, energy etc), act as the senior client contact and oversee governance and reporting at programme level.

You'll lead and develop commercial teams including QS's and contract managers, drive procurement strategy, risk management and value engineering across CAPEX and OPEX and provide senior oversight on NEC contract administration, compensation events and change control.

At first, project delivery is key but in time, you will be given support to win new work/commissions which will contribute to becoming board director.We're looking for significant leadership experience delivering major infrastructure projects, ideally within energy, transport, water or nuclear sectors, with a strong track record on NEC contracts including cost-reimbursable/Option E.

You'll have progressed from senior QS/commercial management into programme or project leadership, hold RICS accreditation (or be working towards it) and bring strong stakeholder management skills with the gravitas to influence at director level.

Experience with CEMAR or similar contract management systems is a plus.

In return, you'll receive:

• Competitive base salary


• Car allowance


• Bonus scheme


• Pension scheme


• Private healthcare and death in service insurance


• Maternity and paternity benefits


• Childcare and pension salary sacrifice schemes


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• A genuine seat at the table in a growing, director-led business with an open-door culture