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 within power generation, energy, EPC, industrial construction or major infrastructure would be highly advantageous.
Project Director Job Overview
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
Project Director Job Requirements
Significant senior project, programme or operational leadership experience
Proven track record delivering complex, high-value projects
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
Project Director Salary & Benefits
Salary £100,000 - £110,000 DOE
Performance-based incentives
Car allowance / company vehicle
24 days holiday plus public holidays
Time Off In Lieu for travel and weekend hours
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Bennett and Game Recruitment are a multi-disciplined technical recruitment agency based in Chichester, West Sussex operating across the UK with specialist teams covering a range of industries.
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Salary description
£100000.00 - £110000.00 per year