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Director of Projects - Lead, Transform, and Innovate\n\nSalary: c£150,000 DOE + Car/Allowance + Bonus + Relocation Assistance\n\nLocation: North West UK (Relocation Support Available)\n\nAre you a high-impact project leader with a passion for transforming large-scale, complex projects? Do you thrive in fast-paced, technical, and commercial environments, driving innovation and operational excellence? If so, this is your opportunity to lead multi-million-pound projects and shape the future of high-value engineered installations.\n\nWhy Join Us?\n\n🔹 Lead high-value commercial, industrial, manufacturing, and data centre projects for a global leader in engineered and fabricated installations.\n 🔹 Deliver state-of-the-art manufacturing plants, off-grid data centres, industrial sites, and high-profile commercial developments, working with blue-chip clients.\n 🔹 Step into a strategic leadership role with a clear pathway to Managing Director (Designate).\n 🔹 Drive business transformation, process improvement, and team development, embedding a high-performance culture.\n 🔹 Work for a company that champions innovation, operational excellence, and best-in-class project delivery.\n\nYour Role as Director of Projects\n\nEnd-to-End Leadership: Oversee the full project lifecycle, from strategy and pre-construction to execution, ensuring quality, budget, and timeline objectives are met.\nClient & Stakeholder Management: Work with blue-chip companies, architects, engineers, and subcontractors, building strong relationships and ensuring seamless project execution.\nCommercial & Financial Oversight: Take ownership of multi-million-pound CAPEX budgets, procurement strategy, and contract negotiations.\nTechnical & Operational Excellence: Ensure compliance with engineering, M&E, HVAC, fabrication, and industrial construction standards.\nTeam Leadership: Build, mentor, and develop a team of high-performing project managers, driving transformation and excellence.\nContinuous Improvement: Implement best-in-class project management methodologies, operational efficiencies, and commercial agility.
\n\nWho We're Looking For\n\nA Proven Project Leader: 7+ years of experience in leading large-scale commercial, industrial, manufacturing, data centre, or logistics projects.\nA Strategic Thinker: A track record of business transformation, operational excellence, and driving high-growth environments.\nA Technical Expert: Experience in M&E, HVAC, fabrication, and complex industrial project delivery, ideally in manufacturing, logistics, or large-scale commercial builds.\nA Commercially Minded Leader: Proven ability to manage budgets, contracts, procurement strategies, and P&L accountability.\nA People-Centric Leader: Passionate about building and leading high-performing teams, fostering collaboration, and driving measurable results.\nA Compliance & Safety Champion: Strong knowledge of regulatory standards, risk mitigation, and health & safety best practices.\nDegree-Educated in Engineering: A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Construction Management, or a related technical discipline. \n\nYour Background Might Include:\n\nProject Director / Head of Projects experience in Manufacturing Plant Builds, Data Centres, M&E, Heavy Industrial, Logistics, or Large-Scale Commercial Fit-Outs.\nExtensive experience leading multi-million-pound, complex installation projects, from initial concept to commissioning.\nExpertise in manufacturing facility construction, factory expansions, industrial site development, and advanced engineering solutions.\nA career background with main contractors, commercial real estate developers, international construction services firms, or specialist engineering consultancies, delivering large-scale, high-value projects.\nStrong understanding of contracting principles (JCT, NEC3/4), APM or PMP qualifications, and technical project management methodologies. \n\nThis isn't just a job - it's a leadership opportunity with a path to the top.
If you're a strategic, driven, and technically competent project leader who thrives in complex, high-value environments, we want to hear from you.\n\nOur client's main design and engineering manufacturing facility is based in the North West. As this is a change and transformation leadership role, a regular on-site presence will be required to collaborate with the technical and manufacturing teams, alongside your national remit managing projects. This position offers exceptional career progression, with a clear pathway to Managing Director for the UK and Europe.\n\nApply Now to be part of an ambitious, high-growth organisation shaping the future of engineered project delivery!
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