Project Director

Employer Bennett & Game Recruitment Limited
Location South East, England, United Kingdom
Salary € Competitive Salary
Posting date 07-Dec-2025
Sector Civil Engineering, Environmental Services
Job Type Full-time
Experience Director

Job Description

About the Opportunity

Position: Project Director
Location: South East
Salary: up to £130,000

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of a major water infrastructure and earthworks programme on behalf of a leading civil engineering contractor. This long-term project involves the design and construction of large-scale water assets, complex earthworks, highways interfaces and environmentally sensitive works.

The role requires a proven leader capable of driving project performance, engaging collaboratively with stakeholders, and ensuring safe and successful delivery across the full lifecycle of a multi-year Design & Build scheme.

Responsibilities

Ensuring the project is delivered safely, on time, within budget, and to the required quality standards.
Providing overall leadership and direction to the project team.
Acting as the primary point of contact with the client’s senior leadership.
Managing risk, programme, financial performance and contract obligations.
Chairing progress meetings, steering reviews and collaborative workshops.
Developing and maintaining a high-performing, multi-disciplinary project team.
Overseeing health, safety, wellbeing and environmental performance on site.
Ensuring project KPIs, legacy commitments and stakeholder expectations are met.
Promoting knowledge-sharing and feeding lessons learned into the wider business.

About You

An accomplished senior leader with significant experience in delivering large-scale Design & Build civil engineering projects. Experience within the water infrastructure, earthworks or major infrastructure sectors. Experience managing major projects (£80m–£150m+). Strong client-facing skills and experience working within complex stakeholder environments. Leadership of large, multi-disciplinary project teams. Excellent understanding of NEC contracts, project controls and programme management. Knowledge of BIM and CDE Applications. Chartered Engineer status (CEng MICE or similar).