Director

Description

You will take responsibility for the commercial delivery of large-scale infrastructure projects, while also leading service capability, client relationships, and team development within your area of responsibility.

This role combines hands-on technical cost management with strategic, commercial and people leadership, supporting the long-term growth and success of the business.

• Providing clear leadership, resolving priorities, and embedding a culture of continuous improvement and best practice
• Leading service delivery for key clients, strengthening relationships and identifying cross-sell opportunities
• Leading cost management and estimating activities across major projects, from cost planning through to final account, spanning 15 years+.
• Supporting senior leadership with regular progress and performance updates
• Applying value management, value engineering, life cycle costing, cost modelling and benchmarking techniques
• Managing and developing teams, including recruitment, performance management, mentoring, and succession planning
• Forecasting workload and resourcing requirements to support sustainable delivery
• Taking responsibility for revenue, profit and loss, and supporting growth targets agreed with senior leadership
• Day-to-day management of projects including procurement, change control, valuations, cost reporting, and client presentations
• Ensuring robust project governance, commercial controls, and compliance with contracts (including NEC) and client governance requirements
• Managing post-contract cost control, change management, and final account negotiation
• Leading and contributing to new bids, including resource planning and fee proposals

Requirements

We are seeking an experienced cost management and commercial leader to play a key role in delivering complex projects, leading high-performing teams, and driving business growth within our sector.

• Confident communicator, able to influence outcomes in challenging situations
• Strong understanding of project controls, reporting, and information management
• Experience managing clients, consultants, contractors, and internal stakeholders at all levels
• Strong knowledge of NEC contracts, procurement routes, and commercial change control
• Experience contributing to business growth through client development and bidding
• Commercially astute, with experience managing fees, budgets, and profitability
• Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and motivate high-performing teams
• Proven experience delivering cost management services large, complex infrastructure projects, ideally in a regulated or infrastructure environment over 15 years+.

Benefits

We prefer to hire directly, and we will be in touch with our PSL Agencies if this role is eligible for release.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance