Project Director

3 weeks ago

Cambridge Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom Skanska UK Plc Full time

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Drawing on our Scandinavian heritage, we are green, innovative, and progressive. We bring together people and technology, as part of our objective to make construction a safer and more collaborative industry.

Immerse yourself in a world of innovation and leadership, we bring life to the most complex design, construction, and refurbishment projects across the nation. Through robust partnerships with clients and communities, we have transformed landscapes with significant infrastructure improvements like the A14 improvement scheme, HS2, and the upgrades to Waterloo and Southwest stations.

We are on the hunt for a dynamic Project Director to be a driving force within our Infrastructure (Water) team.

This is an opportunity to not only lead successful project delivery but also cultivate rich relationships with customers, stakeholders, and supply chain partners.

You will:

  • Collaborate closely with our Operations Director to devise Capture Plans that focus on boosting competitiveness. These plans will include tailored customer-focused value propositions offering holistic solutions encompassing quality proposals, technical proficiency, competitive pricing and practical timelines.
  • During Capture Planning stages you'll work alongside our Lead Design Manager identifying and securing optimal design partners for each venture. Consideration should also be given towards strategic Joint Venture partnerships or supply chain collaborations.
  • Have responsibility for establishing contractual arrangements along with ensuring agreed financial outcomes.
  • Develop Project Execution Plans while setting up efficient project organisations.
  • Provide leadership and guidance to Project Managers who oversee large-scale multidisciplinary teams delivering high-quality solutions within budgetary constraints.
  • Conduct comprehensive project reviews that cover all aspects of project delivery including finance, commercial considerations, risk management as well as health & safety factors.
  • Identify potential future work opportunities through relationship building within industry circles involving clients and suppliers.

We are looking for:

  • Someone who has multi-disciplinary experience in infrastructure projects, ideally within water infrastructure.
  • Collaborative leadership skills.
  • Proven ability in building diverse and inclusive teams that inspire excellence while delivering against defined success metrics.
  • Demonstrated proficiency in managing complex projects exceeding £200 million, preferably within the water sector.
  • Strategic thinking abilities coupled with experience contributing towards strategy development aligned with compelling visions or outcomes.
  • Chartered Engineer status or equivalent accompanied by extensive experience & understanding of engineering principles is necessary.
  • You will have proven experience of developing exceptional relationships with customers & stakeholders.
  • Comprehensive knowledge of commercial conditions & contractual frameworks along with adeptness in project management practices.
  • Considerable experience working with infrastructure clients.
  • Knowledge about construction contract law due to experience combined with formal training is expected.
  • Familiarity around planning processes & statutory processes is necessary along with skill at researching information resolving contractual issues.
  • Successful track record collaborating within Joint Venture/Alliance environments

If you're ready to dive into the world of impactful change-making projects whilst leading inspiring teams, then join us at Skanska – where we make it happen

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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