Construction Project Director

About the Opportunity

Title: Project Director – UK, Ireland & Europe

Reporting To: Managing Director

Location: Head Office

Responsibilities

• Work effectively as part of the senior management team and take a ‘whole company’ perspective to managing issues.
• Attend Managerial meetings and present reports on their respective department.
• Effectively manage the department & team to ensure best practices are followed, costs are controlled, revenue generation and profitability are maximised and continually seeking to add value to the business.
• Actively seek to meet and develop relationships with the relevant stakeholders, influencers and decision makers involved in such projects.
• In collaboration with the Commercial Department, actively seek to engage with clients and project stakeholders at the earliest possible opportunity.
• Ensure potential commercial risks are identified at the earliest possible stage and are reported back to the Board.

About You

What You Will Bring To The Role

• Resilient, transparent, a leader, and most importantly positive and team player.
• Be adaptable and innovative in your approach to planning and operations.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Able to negotiate priorities and objectives to align varying viewpoints and create a unified approach.
• Able to elicit cooperation from a wide variety of stakeholders and to build relationships across diverse groups with strong client service skills.
• Able to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
• Able to learn, understand and apply new technologies and business process domains.
• Effective and proactive communication are a prerequisite.

Eligibility

Person Specification

• A construction related college degree or equivalent; construction science or engineering degree preferred.
• At least 15 years’ experience of working in a senior management position, preferably in the building envelopes or roofing & cladding sectors.
• Knowledge in roofing, cladding and facade construction methods and practices, including safety codes and requirements.
• Have a proven track record of seeing projects through to their successful completion.
• Budget management experience and demonstrable attention to detail.
• Able to demonstrate financial, commercial, and business development acumen.
• Effective communication, supervision, and managerial skills.
• Must have a proven track record of managing and delivering on medium to large scale projects.
• Excellent people management & interpersonal skills.
• Must have a high level of computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Microsoft Project is a plus.
• Strong customers focus skills, with the ability to build relationships and networks with strategic stakeholders.
• Impeccable organisational skills.
• Strong team player.
• Current drivers’ licence.
• Fluent English.

Benefits

No specific benefits mentioned in the job description.

About Company

Crown is Ireland’s leading specialist roofing, cladding and façade contractor. We are the partner of choice to clients across Ireland and Europe in all sectors of the construction industry including digital technology, commercial, retail, industrial, residential, pharmaceutical, and healthcare.

The Role Holder will assume full responsibility & accountability for the successful delivery of projects that have been allocated to their respective department across Ireland, Europe and the UK.

The role will involve the management of their department and construction team, assisting with sourcing of suitable project leads, business development, assisting with the tendering process, ensuring successful delivery across all projects and maintaining the highest levels of client satisfaction.