Project Director

2 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Wates Group Full time

The Vacancy

PROJECT DIRECTOR – SES

SES Engineering Services are looking for a Project Director to join our team working on a complex Mechanical and Electrical project in the East Midlands. 

If you are Project Director with proven technical skills looking for an opportunity to challenge the norm, bring fresh new ideas and elevate yourself within the industry then join us and help to create tomorrow together.

This is a great opportunity to progress your career as part of a talented, diverse, and supportive team. 

ABOUT THE ROLE 

Our Project Directors are a valuable part of our business, the focus of this role will be to provide visible leadership, insight, direction and foresight in the safe and profitable delivery of schemes, while also providing excellent customer satisfaction and successfully develop a team. 

As our Project Director you will: 

Lead the project team and manage the supply chain to deliver projects to time, cost and quality targets and standards 

Ensure safety targets and standards are maintained by understanding what safety excellence looks like 

Foster a continuous improvement culture by actively seeking input from all members of the project team and encouraging them to implement safety improvements 

Lead, manage and deliver operational excellence and efficiency through appropriate use of leadership indicator health check reviews through the Bid, Pre-construction and Construction phases of the project 

WHAT WE OFFER 

Competitive salary & profit share scheme 

Flexible working 

Car Allowance / Company Car (subject to Role/Grade) 

Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates) 

Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + bank holidays and much more… 

Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression. 

Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 8 weeks fully paid paternity. 

We are always looking for a variety of new talent to join our teams, to help us grow and innovate as a business. Although you may not have all of the skills listed, many of them may be transferable to other roles within the WATES Group.

As a responsible and inclusive employer, we are committed to equality and are proud to have been recognised for this through a range of accolades including gold accreditation with Investors in People, we are also a Disability Confident employer. Being a family owned, business means we understand and value long term relationships. 

Working at SES

At SES, we are driven by our purpose of inspiring better ways of creating the places, communities and businesses of tomorrow. It's a bold commitment and we need the right people, from whatever background, to help us make this happen.

The work we do can make a positive difference to how people live, work and thrive. At SES Engineering Services (SES) we nurture talent, providing you with the opportunity to use your skills and develop and share your knowledge with a network of colleagues.

Making the first steps in your career can be a daunting and exciting time. At SES, we’ve created a programme where all our new joiners – whether direct from school, graduates from a non-construction background or graduates from a construction background, go through the same training programme, starting at different levels. During your initial training whether on placement, apprenticeship or graduate, you’ll receive the right experience, development and support to become professionally qualified and chartered with the relevant membership body.

So, if you’d like to work for an organisation which invests in your continued professional development, and you’re looking for your next challenge, we’d like to hear from you.

Our Guiding Framework

Leadership Team

Steve Joyce

Managing Director

Steve Tovey

Business Director Midlands & Southwest

Paul Newby

Engineering Services Director

Darren Kehoe

Commercial Director

Nicola O Callaghan

Senior HR Business Partner

Paul Ross

Financial Controller



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