Project Director - Built Environment

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Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. You’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future. Our people are driven by safety, insight, and collaboration.

We have a fantastic opportunity for a permanent Project Director to join our Consulting Built Environment team, part of the wider Energy Transition & Sustainability (ET&S) team. With shared office space in Birmingham, Telford, Manchester, Stafford, Sheffield and Bristol, we welcome applications from Project Directors across these regions.

At Amey we have ambitious growth plans for our Consulting Built Environment team and are looking to recruit a Project Director to manage and develop delivery teams within the ET&S Built Environment business area, supporting contracts and projects, whilst providing project management and technical direction and guidance to project management teams and operational managers. We deliver projects to a wide range of clients, including the Ministry of Defence (MOD), Ministry of Justice (MOJ), Local Authorities, National Health Service (NHS), Transport, Education, Transport for Wales, Housing and Utilities sectors.

• Responsible for the commercial success of the projects within the ET&S Built Environment portfolio, controlling budgets and managing costs associated with the production of deliverables.
• Liaise with client and supplier representatives up to director level, including preparation of presentations.
• Lead the preparation of bids and the general work-winning function, including the role of Bid Director.
• Provide technical guidance to project managers and design disciplines across the Built Environment portfolio.
• Act as people manager when required by the business.
• Input into budget preparation and accountability for delivery of schemes to programme and monthly budget.
• Ensure studies, investigations, design, procurement, audits and work contract supervision are carried out in line with relevant requirements.
• Prioritise and control all design activities across the business area.
• Provide professional and technical advice throughout the ET&S Built Environment operating areas.
• Be an ambassador for Amey values and work collaboratively with colleagues across Amey to develop and deliver the business plans.

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Project Management or a Built Environment technical discipline.
• Corporate membership of a relevant Institution.
• Knowledge, understanding and experience of the Built Environment sector.
• Ability to manage others and deliver multiple complex projects simultaneously.
• Good ability to check work produced by others including for technical content.
• Demonstrates high level of commercial awareness, including identification of scope variations and potential for additional fees.
• Deep understanding of their technical background discipline and how that relates to the built environment sector.
• Understanding of the input required by all disciplines to deliver designs and the ability to generate fees using a bottom-up process.
• Excellent understanding of Health, Safety and Welfare including specific regulations.
• Good understanding of the role of Principal Designer requirements under CDM and Building Regulation (amendment) regulations (Building safety act).
• Demonstrable ability to resolve interface clashes and manage clashes within their specific disciplines.

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. We offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through life’s ups and downs. We are recognised by Investors in People as a top employer.

Career Development – Our progression framework identifies your career pathway with mentoring and support to reach milestones. We offer development opportunities and a recognition bonus for professional qualifications.

Work-life Balance – Hybrid, part-time and flexible work patterns with a network of…