Project Director

Description And Requirements

Our Building Services Team is looking for a Project Director you will strategically manage and deliver the project and programme within budget, ensuring the achievement of contractual requirements. Building the satisfaction of internal and external customers, as well as managing complex client and customer stakeholders, as well as driving continuous improvement in the asset management and service delivery. To work in collaboration with the wider Skanska Healthcare portfolio to drive continuity, share best practice and add value to the client and customers.

You’ll:

* Full profit and accountability for the project. Responsible for the delivery of Hard Services at the site, including Projects and lifecycle.
* Lead and develop a team, including the leads for Operations, Performance and Compliance, Technical Services and Capital Works. Take responsibility for all Health & Safety, Quality and Environmental management. Participate in developing, maintaining, and executing a Health, Safety, Environment and sustainability project action plan.
* To fully understand the contract operationally and commercially and set commensurate targets. Accurately report progress each month , including key activities linked to compliance and H&S. To take a proactive approach to prevent losses and maximise profitability.
* Take a positive and highly visible lead in developing relationships with the Client and to lead on collaboration with the team and with the Project Co team.
* Develop a good working relationship with each shareholder/ customer/ client.
* Effectively manage resources to achieve project timescales and budget.
* Management of effective efficient and cohesive project teams with a shared sense of purpose through the team of continuous improvement and collaboration.
* Lead and inspire the project team ensuring all employees have a current review and learning plan, that succession plans are in place, and that the team is positively engaged.
* Ensure that management by information is practised, that effective performance review structures are in place and that measurement and review drives continuous improvement in maintenance performance.
* Be a key contact and to build and maintain an effective and supportive working relationship with members of the Skanska Building Services team and colleagues both within the Healthcare and Project Co team.
* Promote a culture of customer service to both internal and external customers and partners and to liaise with other Stakeholders
* Create a culture of care in line with Skanska values through effective leadership, development, and management of their team.

We’re looking for:

* Track record of success in delivering complex major projects, and long-term service delivery
* A strong leader, operationally, commercially and financially astute, with the ability to provide positive leadership and clear direction to a wide-ranging team.
* Knowledge and experience of the commercial and legal structure and ideally PFI / PPP Framework.
* Experience of successful working in or with the public sector.
* Educated to Degree level (or equivalent)
* Likely to have experience of the Healthcare sector

Equal opportunities

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Flexible working

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

Closing date

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

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