Project Director

3D Personnel Ltd; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 176,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

3D Personnel Ltd is seeking an experienced Project Director to take overall responsibility for a major £150m design-and-build project within an existing secure facility. The role covers pre-construction through delivery, commissioning and handover.

You will lead the project team, manage client and stakeholder relationships, oversee procurement and ensure governance, safety and quality across the live site and interfaces.

Qualifications

• Experience as Project Director or Senior Project Director on major schemes.
• Tier 1/main-contractor background preferred.
• Delivered projects valued at > £100m.
• Excellent PCSA and pre-construction experience.
• Experience taking complex projects from pre-construction to completion.
• Strong engineering or technically led background.
• Excellent commercial, contractual and programme-management ability.
• Experience leading large multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Knowledge of complex building services, commissioning and interfaces.
• Familiar with design-and-build contracts (JCT/NEC).
• Experience in defence, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, pharma, data centres, energy or healthcare is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and overall direction for the project.
• Lead the PCSA, pre-construction and design-development processes.
• Establish the project delivery strategy, master programme and logistics plan.
• Manage senior client, stakeholder and operational-team relationships.
• Lead consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and internal project teams.
• Oversee the procurement and delivery of major work packages.
• Take responsibility for project expenditure, budget and commercial performance.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, reporting and governance procedures.
• Ensure effective contract administration and record keeping.
• Lead health, safety, environmental, quality and programme performance.
• Build, resource, manage and motivate the senior delivery team.
• Coordinate construction within a live, security-sensitive environment.
• Manage complex MEP, process, technical and commissioning interfaces.
• Lead completion, commissioning and final handover.

Skills

Project leadership

Client management

Contract management

Pre-construction

PCSA experience

MEP interfaces

Budget control

Risk management

Team leadership

Main-contractor background

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Job description

The Role

An experienced Project Director is required to take overall responsibility for a major £150m design-and-build project within an existing operational, security-sensitive facility.

Currently at PCSA/pre-construction stage, the development will include a new advanced manufacturing facility extending to more than 32,000m², alongside engineering areas, offices, storage facilities, utility infrastructure and associated external works. Main construction is currently anticipated to commence around March/April 2027.

The successful candidate will operate as the head of the project business unit, leading the scheme from pre-construction through delivery, commissioning and final handover.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic leadership and overall direction for the project.
• Lead the PCSA, pre-construction and design-development processes.
• Establish the project delivery strategy, master programme and logistics plan.
• Manage senior client, stakeholder and operational-team relationships.
• Lead consultants, subcontractors, suppliers and internal project teams.
• Oversee the procurement and delivery of major work packages.
• Take responsibility for project expenditure, budget and commercial performance.
• Manage project risks, opportunities, reporting and governance procedures.
• Ensure effective contract administration and accurate record keeping.
• Lead health, safety, environmental, quality and programme performance.
• Build, resource, manage and motivate the senior delivery team.
• Coordinate construction within a live, controlled and security-sensitive environment.
• Manage complex MEP, process, technical and commissioning interfaces.
• Lead completion, commissioning and final handover.

Candidate Requirements

• Previous experience as a Project Director, Senior Project Director or Construction Director.
• Strong Tier 1 or major main-contractor background.
• Proven experience delivering individual projects valued at more than £100m.
• Excellent PCSA and pre-construction experience.
• Experience taking a complex project from pre-construction through to completion.
• Strong engineering, construction or technically led background.
• Excellent commercial, contractual and programme-management ability.
• Experience managing large, multidisciplinary project teams.
• Strong client-facing and stakeholder-management skills.
• Knowledge of complex building services, commissioning and technical interfaces.
• Good understanding of design-and-build contracts, ideally JCT and/or NEC.
• Experience in defence, aerospace, advanced manufacturing, pharmaceutical, life sciences, data centres, semiconductors, energy or healthcare would be beneficial.