Project Director

Our client is a very large, Tier 1 Building contractor with a regional base near Reading. They carry out a diverse range of projects up to 100 million and have a very strong reputation in the region.

Due to ongoing and sustained growth they have approached us with the requirement to recruit an experienced Project Director on a permanent basis. Managing one large or multiple projects, your roles and responsibilities will include:

Winning Work:

• From a project basis and working closely with Sales & Marketing, identify and develop long–term relationships to grow the business, profitably
• Select, with divisional leadership, appropriate skills to prepare and lead proposals and presentations to win projects
• Ensure that bid teams are fully briefed and also debriefed, sharing learning and feedback with the team and divisional leadership.

Effective Resourcing:

• Plan skill requirements for assigned projects, managing and personally working with the project teams to recruit and select quality employees within budget and headcount (permanent and where necessary, agency or freelance), adhering to company recruitment and selection processes and agency preferred suppliers

Project Set–up and Close–Out:

• Direct timely, quality and cost efficient set up for all assigned projects, ensuring that meeting and reporting documentation and schedules are implemented from the outset and are in accordance with company Best Practice
• Ensure set–up is linked to close–out in terms of establishing quality processes, problem resolution and snagging with focus on alignment of cost, scope and timescale from project start–up

Best Practice Health & Safety:

• Proactively monitor project health & safety processes, culture and behaviours, ensuring compliance with the Safety Management System and personally attending any serious incidents

Quality Project Reporting:

• Take an active part in the monthly divisional project reporting process ensuring that reliable and accurate information is provided on which to base his Board Report. Through the monthly reporting process and other feedback, identify and address potential problem areas, ensuring that client reporting is accurate and appropriate.

Effective Risk Management:

• Proactively manage and monitor programmes, change process and financial reporting for assigned projects to ensure commercial and relationship risk avoidance and management
• Establish and maintain regular project team meetings that include risk assessment and management as key agenda items
• Effective People Management:
• Manage project construction teams in line with the values and culture of the company
• Provide effective feedback to project teams and individuals

This role would suit an experienced Project Manager, Director or Operations Manager with the following skills and experience:

• Experience of delivering several large projects
• Experience in all forms of contract
• Relationships with clients/consultants and suppliers which will raise the profile of the business and lead to new opportunities.
• Evidence of strong interpersonal and people management skills are essential
• Ability to multi–task
• Ability to understand the wider picture whilst devoting attention to detail
• Proactive, diligent, able and willing to think ahead
• Attitude: characterised by enthusiasm, commitment to personal and divisional success
• Values: the person must understand the values of the business
• Commercial awareness: understanding and ability to make profit whilst retaining relationships and company values
• Quality driven; demonstrates attitude and experience of delivery projects based on quality, attention to detail and client satisfaction.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a large Tier 1 Contractor that can offer genuine longt term prospects. Get in touch via CV Library for further details.