Project Director; Major Projects

Location:

Sheffield South Yorkshire

Employment type:

Full Time Permanent Contract

Working Hours:

Monday to Friday, 8am-5pm

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24daysannual leave plus bank holidays with the additional optiontobuyup to 5additionalholidays

Group Personal Pension Plan

Career development & progression with the opportunity to earn professional qualifications

24/7 access to a virtual GPandMental health support & counselling services

Cycle to Work scheme

Discount club
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Life assurance cover

Long service recognition

Enhanced Maternity Pay

Paid volunteering opportunities in your community

The Project Director is responsible for the overall leadership, strategic management, and successful delivery of large-scale High Voltage (HV) infrastructure projects with values exceeding £10 million. The role provides executive oversight across all phases of project development and delivery, ensuring projects are completed safely, on time, within budget, and in accordance with client, regulatory, and business requirements.

The Project Director will lead multidisciplinary teams, manage key stakeholder relationships, oversee commercial performance, and drive operational excellence throughout the project lifecycle, from pre-construction through to energisation and final handover. The Project Director will also have experience in turning around troubled projects and bringing them back to client standards.

Set delivery strategies, project execution plans and governance frameworks for major HV projects and programmes valued at £10 million and above.

Lead teams across project management, construction, engineering, commercial, quality assurance and commissioning, supporting recruitment, development and succession planning.

Take full accountability for project profit and loss, budgets, forecasts, margins, cash flow and resource utilisation.

Oversee planning, project controls, risk and change management to achieve contractual milestones and successful commissioning, energisation and handover.

Build strategic client relationships and act as the senior contact for network operators, regulators, consultants and other key stakeholders.

Lead executive reviews, governance boards and commercial negotiations, supporting the resolution of significant claims, variations, disputes and compensation events.

Champion a zero-harm culture and compliance with HSEQ standards, CDM Regulations, Electricity at Work Regulations, NERS requirements, DNO/IDNO specifications and environmental obligations.

Maintain strategic engineering oversight, manage design decisions and technical risks, and ensure compliance with National Grid, DNO, IDNO and ICP requirements.

Escalate major risks with clear mitigation plans, lead significant incident investigations and drive corrective action and continuous improvement.

Your focus will be safe, profitable and timely delivery, supported by client satisfaction, contractual compliance, quality, low defect levels and strong team management and retention.

At least five years’ experience in the high voltage electrical infrastructure sector, with a proven record of delivering projects and programmes worth more than £10 million.

Extensive experience in ICP (Independent Connection Provider), DNO, IDNO and National Grid environments.

Strong knowledge of 132kV substations, cable systems, grid connections, all generation connections, and industrial and commercial HV infrastructure.

Experience in electrical engineering, construction management, project…