Project Director

Project Director (JWA
47578) Dartford, England

Salary: GBP
100000 - GBP
110000 per annum + 32 days holiday, Vehicle / Allowance

Project Director required for a growing international power and energy business delivering complex power generation and infrastructure projects. This is a senior leadership role responsible for overseeing multiple projects while building and developing the Project Management function to support continued growth.

The successful candidate will have significant experience delivering complex, high-value projects, leading project teams and managing programme, cost, risk and commercial performance. Experience with in power generation, energy, EPC, industrial construction or major infrastructure would be highly advantageous.

• Lead and develop the Project Management function
• Recruit, mentor and develop Project Managers
• Provide senior oversight across multiple international projects
• Maintain control of programme, cost, risk and commercial performance
• Establish consistent project management processes and reporting
• Act as the senior escalation point for major project and client issues
• Drive improvements across project delivery, commissioning and handover
• Build strong relationships with clients, subcontractors and delivery partners
• Work closely with Commercial, Finance, Procurement and Technical teams
• Maintain visibility of international projects and site teams

• Significant senior project, programme or operational leadership experience
• Experience building and developing Project Management teams
• Strong commercial awareness across budgets, contracts, risk and cost control
• Experience managing multiple projects and multidisciplinary teams
• International project experience
• Excellent leadership, communication and organisational skills
• Practical, decisive and solutions-focused approach
• Power generation, energy, EPC, industrial construction or infrastructure experience advantageous
• Willingness to travel overseas approximately 1–2 weeks per month, including regular travel to Ukraine
• Ideally based within a commutable distance of London

• Performance-based incentives
• Car allowance / company vehicle
• Time Off In Lieu for travel and weekend hours
• Expenses covered while travelling