Astute’s Nuclear team is partnering with a growing project management consultancy to recruit a Project Director to support the leadership and delivery of major capital projects.
This Project Director role offers a competitive salary, clear leadership responsibility, and the opportunity to play a key role in shaping teams, winning work, and delivering high-profile projects within a business experiencing strong growth.
If you’re a highly experienced Quantity Surveyor or Cost Management professional ready to step into a strategic leadership role, then submit your CV to apply today.
Responsibilities and duties of the Project Director role
Within the role you will:
- Lead the delivery of cost management services across the full project lifecycle
- Work closely with Regional Directors to manage and grow high-performing teams
- Oversee feasibility estimates, cost planning, procurement, tendering and post-contract services
- Take accountability for the successful and profitable delivery of multiple projects
- Manage senior client relationships and act as a key account lead
- Lead major bids and contribute to business development and work-winning activities
- Support recruitment and team growth aligned with business needs
- Provide leadership, mentoring and development for Senior Managers, Managers and junior staff
- Ensure commercial performance, including fee tracking, forecasting and profitability
- Drive quality, consistency and continuous improvement across project delivery
Professional qualifications
We are looking for someone with the following:
- Degree in Quantity Surveying, Cost Management or similar
- Chartered status (RICS, CIOB) or equivalent experience
- 10+ years’ experience within a consultancy environment
- Proven experience delivering the full spectrum of cost management services
- Demonstrated ability to win work and manage profitable project delivery
- Experience managing teams, client accounts and internal project finances
- Strong commercial awareness, negotiation and leadership skills
Personal skills
The Project Director role would suit someone who is:
- A strong leader with the ability to build and develop high-performing teams
- Commercially astute with a focus on profitability and growth
- Confident managing senior client relationships and key accounts
- Strategic in thinking, with the ability to influence and drive business decisions
- Proactive, adaptable and capable of operating at both strategic and delivery levels
- Passionate about mentoring and developing the next generation of professionals
Salary and benefits of the Project Manager role
- Competitive salary dependent on experience
- Bonus scheme reviewed annually, up to 10%
- Structured competency matrix to support career development and progression
- Matched 5% pension scheme
- Electric vehicle scheme
- Private healthcare (Vitality)
- Hybrid working: 1 day per week from home (site visits excluded)
- Group incentive days and team events
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