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Project Director

Danny Sullivan Group Ltd
Posted a month ago, valid for 14 days
Location

Iver, Buckinghamshire SL0 9DQ, England

Salary

£100,000 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

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  • Salary: Not specified
  • Experience required: Must have experience in delivering HV Transmission projects within 132kV to 400kV
  • Experience required: Must have experience within a Project Director or Senior Managerial role
  • Experience required: Must have HNC/HND in civil or electrical engineering
  • Experience required: Must have strong commercial and contractual awareness
Danny Sullivan Group are currently looking for a Project Director/Framework Director for a major electrical and civils projects in the West London area.

Ideal candidate will have contractor and some consultancy experience and be degree qualified in civil or electrical engineering. Substation and HV experience/exposure is also essential for this major framework stretching from West London to Swindon.

Responsibilities:
  • Ensure that the scope of works is delivered in a safe manner, on time, to the required quality standards, meeting the acceptance criteria and achieving the expected financial outcomes.
  • Sets the overall standard on the project/contract, ensuring consistency across projects and in line with standards policies and procedures.
  • Build and develop the wider operational and project management team to build management capability and deliver all aspects of the project/contract requirements.
  • Line management of Project Managers that are accountable for the operational delivery of the project, chairing regular project team meetings, ensuring actions are recorded and closed out.
  • Manage the fit to start process to ensure that we mobilise in a controlled and timely manner to facilitate the timely delivery of the project scope.
  • Ensure there is an effective, comprehensive, and formal handover from the work winning team to the delivery team.
  • Develop and maintain effective communication and collaborative relationships with the Client and other project stakeholders.
  • Provide strategic updates and develop strategic plans.
  • Contributes to work winning at a strategic level.
  • Lead the development of a detailed cost forecast for the project, ensuring it is reviewed and updated regularly.
  • Lead the development of resource forecasts (staff, labour, key plant and materials), ensuring they are aligned and coordinated with the programme.
  • Will be expected to resolve all operational and some strategic issues.
  • Support the Business Unit MD in developing strategic plans.
  • Support the procurement of suppliers and sub-contractors.
  • Lead the development and implementation of improvement actions where necessary to ensure the financial objectives are achieved / bettered.
  • Build, organise and lead bid teams for key tenders.
  • Lead the development and implementation of tender strategy / win themes.

Experience/qualifications:
  • Experience in delivering HV Transmission projects within 132kV to 400kV
  • Experience within a Project Director or Senior Managerial role
  • HNC / HND in civil or electrical engineering
  • Strong commercial and contractual awareness.
  • Experience of working on complex multi-discipline
  • Enhancing projects, delivering within programme and cost controls
  • Excellent stakeholder management skills, able to develop close working relationships with clients and subcontractors.
  • Expertise in the use and interpretation of project controls to review the status of a project.
  • A true leader with passion for people development, can do attitude and a flare for innovation.


This is a key role on a major framework with a client who are moving towards EPC status in the next 3 to 5 years. Would suit an ambitious and driven candidate who is looking to further their career with a forward thinking employer. Contact Jimmy Holly at Danny Sullivan Group for more details.

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