Project Director

Roles & responsibilities

Project Leadership

• Lead senior level relationships with the client, stakeholders and counterparts.
• Shape and direct project level strategy, translating clients’ needs and guidance into clear delivery plans.
• Drive multidisciplinary team performance across design, commercial, technical and construction functions.
• Oversee the full project lifecycle, ensuring smooth transition from preconstruction through construction and commissioning.
• Continuously review strategy, design maturity, cost and risk, implementing early corrective actions.
• Develop detailed delivery plans including logistics, sequencing, procurement and integration of repeatable solutions.
• Foster strong working relationships with Trust teams, designers and the supply chain to support collaborative delivery.
• Coordinate design, procurement, construction and commissioning to maintain integrated planning and accountability.
• Provide accurate reporting and reviews, ensuring financial control, risk transparency and alignment with Bovis and client expectations.
• Champion an Incident & Injury Free culture through safe design, safe planning and safe operations.
• Lead, mentor and develop the project team, ensuring capability, resource planning and succession.
• Embed sustainable design and delivery principles aligned with client goals
• Promote best in class quality and a “Right First Time” culture across all technical and construction activities.
• Proactively identify, manage and escalate project risks.
• Conduct structured project reviews to ensure milestone readiness and compliance with assurance requirements.
• Manage supply chain performance, ensuring capability, compliance and consistent delivery.

Strategic Leadership

• Build and maintain relationships with system level private real estate stakeholders to strengthen Bovis’ market position.
• Strengthen overall business unit delivery performance, consistency and operational maturity.
• Support talent development and retention across the wider private sector team.
• Contribute to enhanced work winning performance on upcoming commercial/leisure/sci tech schemes.
• Help ensure a sustainable pipeline of future projects.

Credentials

• Have a related Chartership such as CIOB, RICS, RIBA, ICE.
• Professional Construction Qualifications relevant to the role (BSc or MSc in Project Management or Building / Construction Studies or Engineering).

Essential Experience

• High emotional intelligent and able to demonstrate key leadership skills
• Taking projects from PCSA to through to main contract delivery.
• Building and leading high performing multi-disciplinary teams, creating a positive and collaborative working environment
• Working with multi-stakeholders, managing relationships to develop and deliver appropriate project strategy and plans.
• Strong technical knowledge to enable project development and delivery to meet appropriate compliance criteria
• An in-depth knowledge of the construction process and construction methods
• Proven track record of delivering successful construction projects (£100M+ in construction value) including design, procurement and construction delivery
• Knowledge of current construction laws, legislations, and regulations, standards, and procedures
• Experience of project planning, resource management/allocation & managing design teams to deliver
• Management and mentoring of staff and development of skills
• Lead the Bovis Incident and Injury Free (IIF) vision, both personal and organisational, to create an environment with an uncompromising safety culture and standards
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Strong commercial acumen
• Effective management of clients, contractors and construction activities

We will provide:

• Car allowance
• Up to 10% employer pension contribution
• Private medical health benefit (Family cover available)
• Life assurance
• 25 days annual leave with the option to buy or sell additional days
• 3 days wellbeing leave in addition to annual leave
• Health and wellbeing support and initiatives
• 24/7 confidential Employee Assistance Programme including direct access to Talking Therapies and Coaching services
• Discounted gym membership to over 2,500 gym’s nation wide
• Industry leading parental leave