Senior Project Manager / Project Director

Bilfinger UK; Tees Valley; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Bilfinger UK is seeking a Project Director to lead complex mechanical and piping projects from inception to completion. You will oversee HSE, quality, and customer satisfaction while aligning with strategic direction.

The role entails mentoring a diverse team, managing schedules, budgets, and resources, and ensuring safe, compliant delivery across the project life cycle. As a senior leader, you will collaborate with design, construction and commercial teams to translate requirements into

Qualifications

• Managing mechanical and piping projects under people, time and money constraints.
• Managing multi-disciplined engineers and a project management team.
• Delivering fixed price, unit rate and/or target cost work packages involving multiple discipline interfaces.
• Successfully managing change in a strong contract environment.
• Exposure to complex commercial frameworks and delivery targets.
• Wide exposure to construction activities across a diverse customer portfolio.

Responsibilities

• Lead on HSE, Quality standards and customer satisfaction across the project lifecycle.
• Provide leadership and mentoring to direct reports and team members.
• Ensure projects are completed on schedule and within budget while adhering to governance.
• Own project review meetings and ensure transparent communication (internal/external).
• Operate within contract guidelines and maintain stakeholder confidence.

Skills

Project management

Mechanical

Piping

E&I

SIP

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Change management

Commercial awareness

Construction experience

Education

Degree or HND Engineering

APM PMQ Qualified

SMSTS

CSCS

IOSH

NEC 3 & 4 contracts

Chartered Project Professional (Desirable)

CDM

Job description

Bilfinger is a leading international industrial services provider, driving efficiency and sustainability for the process industry. With about 31,000 employees and over €5.4 billion in revenue in 2025, we offer solutions in consulting, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, turnarounds, and digital applications across key sectors like energy, chemicals, pharma, and oil & gas.

Shape the future with Bilfinger UK: With a strong commitment to sustainability, Bilfinger UK stands out as a premier provider of engineering and maintenance services. For over 50 years, Bilfinger UK has consistently pushed the boundaries of innovation, delivering advanced solutions that support industries, infrastructure, and communities across the United Kingdom.

As a key member of the globally respected Bilfinger Group, Bilfinger UK has built a reputation as a versatile leader, offering both onshore and offshore services. From energy and utilities to pharmaceuticals and petrochemicals, the company’s broad expertise across various sectors makes it a trusted partner in the industry, as well as a work environment where you can develop your potential.

At Bilfinger, we offer a work environment where you can learn and grow. Join us and be part of a team shaping the future!

The Role

As Project Director, you will be responsible for a project from inception to fruition; will lead on HSE, Quality standards and customer satisfaction. In addition to following the companies strategic direction and taking full accountability and responsibility for the safe completion of the project's whole life cycle (CAPEX/OPEX), you will also ensure sure the project is completed on schedule and within budget. You will provide leadership and mentoring to direct reports and personnel in your team, sharing knowledge, best practice and utilising previous experience.

Key Activities

• Safety of people and the environment is first and foremost in all we do and must deliver to the highest standards to ensure compliance at all times to our BMS
• Working with the design, construction & commercial teams to ensure our deliverables are translated into coherent and competitive submissions
• Key milestones are established and delivered to satisfy client & business requirements, whilst ensuring scope, time and cost are appropriately considered, monitored and actions are taken to maintain expected outcomes
• Ensure resources and materials are suitably placed to meet and exceed customer expectations Delivery is to the highest standard and comply with appropriate regulations
• Contingencies are put in place to deal with changes and maintain customer satisfaction Operates with the governance and guidelines within the companies BMS
• Ownership of project review meetings with the team to ensure full project transparency and accurate dissemination of information (internal/external)
• Operates within the contract guidelines

Lead, support and develop the service by

• Effectively placing resources to deliver projects strategy/objectives whilst ensuring clarity surrounding individual roles and responsibilities
• Providing opportunities for personal growth and development and recognising talent and embracing a continuous learning environment
• Stepping down in the role and helping the team deliver Understanding and translating to others the entire business service offering whilst leveraging business services across the full contract scope
• Applying, monitoring and driving improvement in norm performance across the business services and demonstrating performance through project control tools/dashboards.
• Identifying, managing and removing waste across the entire service provision
• Growing, applying, sharing expertise

Support a strategy to evolve the business by

• Supports new business pursuits right through the Sales process in support of new business growth and/or contract growth
• Assisting in the analysis of customer needs and delivering in line with the contract objectives and conditions
• Ensuring the you operate within the companies governance structure and guidelines at all times
• Translating knowledge and developing skill pool within the service provision Developing the service provision through close customer relationships
• Monitoring of performance and customer feedback and ensuring high levels of customer satisfaction
• Closing out Active actions and ensuring your team is doing the same Proactively leads effort to improves competitiveness through better technical and commercial offering for the clients
• Acts as subject matter expert in chosen area and develop and coaching of talent within team

Experience Required

• Managing mechanical and piping Projects, ideally with additional disciplines such as E&I and SIP, under people, time and money constraints
• Managing multi-disciplined Engineers and Project Management team
• Delivering fixed price, unit rate and/or target cost work packages involving multiple discipline trade interfaces and subcontractors
• Successfully managing change in a strong contract environment
• Exposure of complex commercial frameworks and successful delivery of agreed targets
• Wide exposure to construction activities across a diverse customer portfolio
• Management of multiple customer relationships
• Experience of early contractor involvement / pre-construction engagement with clients at FEED and detailed engineering phases

Qualifications

• Degree or HND Engineering or commercial
• APM PMQ Qualified or equivalent
• SMSTS
• CSCS
• IOSH
• NEC 3 & 4 contracts
• Desirable Chartered Project Professional
• CDM

For additional information please contact Leo Andrew Carvel Taylor by email [e-mail].

Bilfinger is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or other characteristics protected by law.