Project Director - Built Environment

Overview

Amey are a leading provider of full life-cycle engineering, operations, and decarbonisation solutions, for transport infrastructure and complex facilities. Working for us, you’ll be delivering sustainable infrastructure solutions that enhance life and protect our shared future. Our people are driven by a set of strong values, based on 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.

• Responsibility 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.
• Liaising with client and supplier representatives up to director level, including preparation of presentations
• Leading 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
• Assuming the role of people manager when required by the business
• Input into budget preparation and thereafter accountable for delivery of schemes to programme and monthly budget
• Ensure studies, investigation, design, procurement, audits and work contract supervision are carried out in accordance 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
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Amey to develop and deliver the business plans

• Bachelors or master’s degree, in Project Management or a Built Environment technical discipline
• Corporate membership of relevant Institution
• Knowledge understanding and experience of the Built Environment sector.
• Ability to manage others and to 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 associated ability to generate fees using a bottom up process
• Demonstrates an excellent understanding of Health Safety and Welfare including specific regulations
• Good understanding of the role of Principal Designer requirements under both the CDM and Building Regulation (amendment) regulations (Building safety act)
• Demonstrable ability to resolve interface clashes, and to manage clashes within their specific disciplines

At Amey, we recognise that our biggest asset is our people. That’s why when you join us, we offer flexibility, career development, a choice of benefits and support that help you through all life’s ups and downs. It’s the reason why Investors in People put us among the top 1% of employers.

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