Project Director - Highways / England

Role: Project Director - Highways

Salary: £90,000 to £100,000 plus excellent package.

Location: North West

Are you an experienced Project Director with a background in Highways and a record of successfully delivering on large schemes for Highways England? Are you looking for an opportunity to join a highly successful Delivery team within a prestige Civil Engineering contractor?

Within this newly created position, my client is looking to bring in an experienced Project Director, with previous Highways England experience, to deliver a major Highways Scheme. The successful candidate will take full ownership, responsibility and accountability commencing at the pre-construction phase through to successful project delivery.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

On a day to day basis you will be responsible for:

• Responsible for providing overall project management, project scoping, budgeting, client relations, and overall profit / loss responsibilities for projects.
• Preparation of contracts, risk assessments, method statements and report writing.
• Plan, coordinates and schedules all work activities to ensure quality service and timely completion of projects.
• Ensure that all operations are performed with the utmost regard for the safety and health of all personnel involved.
• Improve performance and assure supervision succession by training, developing and motivating all employees.
• Establish strong stakeholder relationships.

Essential:

• Degree qualified Civil Engineer.
• Chartered Engineer
• Strong track record of leading teams and successfully delivering projects Experience of Joint Venture Projects would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Highway England policies.
• Strong Commercial and Contractual knowledge.
• Excellent communication and multi-stakeholder management skills

This is an excellent opportunity to join a rapidly expanding market leading company with advance orders and scope for career progression.