Project Director (Construction)

We are working with an established National Tier 1 main contractor looking to appoint a Project Director to join its London construction business.The contractor has a strong pipeline of projects circa £200M across commercial offices, healthcare and technically complex buildings, with an opportunity to lead significant schemes from pre-construction through to delivery.You'll be joining world-class businesses and teams with many years' experience delivering major London projects involving complex refurbishment, fit-out and technically demanding new-build projects.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead projects from tender and PCSA through design, construction, commissioning, handover and commercial close-out.
• Take ownership of commitments made during pre-construction and ensure these are successfully converted into project delivery.
• Act as the senior day-to-day representative, leading relationships with clients, consultants, professional teams and key stakeholders.
• Provide overall leadership and direction to project teams, maximising performance across construction, design, commercial, planning and technical functions.
• Chair senior project meetings covering client reporting, programme, commercial performance, forecasting, health & safety and project risk.
• Maintain overall responsibility for ensuring appropriate method statements, risk assessments and safe systems of work are established prior to operations commencing.
• Drive delivery against agreed programme, budget, specification and quality standards, ensuring appropriate reporting and governance throughout.
• Maintain strong commercial oversight, identifying risk and opportunity and driving the project towards a successful commercial outcome.
• Lead the project through commissioning, handover, aftercare and final commercial close-out.

You will have:

• Previous relevant experience working in the London area for a top tier main contractor.
• Demonstrable experience of leading projects through PCSA and pre-construction, successfully converting into the construction phase.
• A strong track record of managing large and complex projects from inception through to completion, ideally circa £100m+.
• Excellent understanding of programme, design, construction methodology, commercial performance, risk and project governance under JCT and NEC form of contract.

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