Project Director

PROJECT DIRECTOR

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About Us

Our client is looking to strengthen their Senior Leadership Team with a Project Director for our Southern Water Framework. This role will be instrumental in delivering a range of construction schemes to maintain and improve Southern Water’s water supply and wastewater treatment works within the South and Southeast regions.

Location

Initially based in Falmer, before moving to Otterbourne, Hampshire.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and actively demonstrate collaborative behaviours across the project team and the wider Southern Water framework.
• Develop and maintain a high-performance culture, driving efficiency and continuous improvement.
• Establish and nurture strong relationships with Southern Water client teams.
• Champion wellbeing, safety, and environmental performance to create a safety-first culture and achieve Zero LTI and RIDDOR incidents.
• Provide full life-cycle oversight and accountability for successful project delivery, from design through to handover.
• Communicate effectively with all stakeholders to maximise the potential of the delivery partnership.
• Ensure compliance with all governance, quality, and performance standards.
• Deliver commercial and financial performance in line with agreed budgets and targets.

Knowledge, Skills, and Experience

• Proven leadership experience on complex projects and/or programmes within a collaborative delivery environment (ideally in the water sector).
• Ability to engage positively and build strong relationships with stakeholders and partners to achieve mutual success.
• Extensive experience managing a portfolio or framework of multiple, complex, or critical projects.
• An engaging people leader with a track record of developing and inspiring teams.
• Strong knowledge of CDM Regulations and Construction & Engineering Management.
• Excellent understanding of contractual forms used in collaborative project delivery.
• Solutions-focused, with the ability to lead teams in effective problem-solving.
• Solid commercial, financial, and analytical skills.
• Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to respond effectively to unexpected events and challenges.

Qualifications

• HNC/HND or Degree in a relevant construction or engineering discipline.
• NEC Project Management accreditation (preferred).
• Association for Project Management (APMP) qualification (preferred).
• Senior Leaders Safety Training.