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Project Director

October 14, 2025 | Comments Off on Project Director

Project Director

Working for a Tier 1 contractor delivering Energy and Power Schemes across the Central belt, Scotland.

Perfect opportunity to transfer your skills into the Power sector, with applications welcomed from Civil Engineers in the following sectors:

  • Highways
  • Rail
  • Utilities
  • Aviation
  • Environmental & Flood defences

Salary: £100,000 - £120,000 basic

Package: Car or Car allowance, Bonus, Private Healthcare, Pension

Location: Glasgow

Working Pattern: 3 days a week on site / Office, 2 days a week from home.

Role Description

As a Project Director for the Scottish division, you will be the lead and the larger sites being released. Working with the Pre-Construction team in developing the programme, gaining sign off before taking the project on to site and through to handback to the client.

Working for the Tier 1 contractor, you will be managing the Client, Design Consultancies, Sub-Contractors and your own direct workforce. Although all the projects are within the Energy / Power sector, the focus is on the civil engineering aspects with a Technology partner providing the Sub Stations and associated equipment.

Leading the Technical, Commercial and Operations for the scheme supported by your Engineering Manager, Commercial Manager and Project Manager and their respective teams You need to be able to drive the programme, understand the potential risks and cost savings that can be made by a well-run project.

Day to day responsibilities will vary:

  • Supervision and oversight, directing both direct and indirect teams and supporting Sub-Contractors on site.
  • Review the project plans and specifications.
  • Working with the Commercial Manager, looking over the overall project finances, including reviewing and managing the budgets to identify both risks and opportunities.
  • Manage both internal stakeholders and client expectations
  • Report on project variations and risk mitigation that happens on every project.

This is a hybrid role, but you need to have full control over the project, managing it as you see fit. Some weeks may need your full attention on site, others may require just a light touch, giving you time for reports, meetings and admin time.

Required Experience

  • Formal qualification - HNC / HND or Degree in Civil Engineering
  • Proven project experience delivering a £10m+ project as the number 1 on site, this must also be a heavy Civil Engineering project.
  • Full driving licence
  • Living in Scotland on a full-time basis.

PLEASE NOTE

You must be eligible to live and work in the UK to apply for this position

If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply via this link or contact Phil via Linkedin or by calling The Resolute Group on 01332 653 911

All correspondence will be dealt with in the strictest of confidence.

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