Facade Subcontractor
Title: Project Director – UK, Ireland & Europe
Reporting To: Managing Director
Location: Head Office
Our client is one of Europe’s leading specialist roofing, cladding, and façade contractor. They are the partner of choice to clients across the U.K 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.
Key Functions & Results Areas (Key Activities):
What the role will entail:
Key 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 seek to add value to the business.
Actively seek to meet and develop relationships with 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 reported back to the Board.
Project Planning
In conjunction with the Project Planner, ensure a detailed project programme is completed for each secured project, identifying the critical path and key project dates.
Ensure robust resourcing plans are implemented across projects, including production of labour histograms, and strategies for sourcing skilled labour for European projects.
Formulate a plan regarding project logistics including accommodation, flights, transport, work permits, local H&S training & certification requirements, etc.
Visit locations for each new project, identify suitable suppliers as required, and familiarise yourself thoroughly with each new project location.
Project Execution
Oversee and/or prepare project-specific safety documentation, including method statements and risk assessments, as well as a QA plan with inspection regimes.
Oversee the design process and ensure design is compliant with specification and in line with items included in the BOQ.
Safeguard the company’s position by ensuring relevant site events are recorded and reported in writing to the main contractor quickly and contractually.
Ensure to interface with clients at each project location to ensure senior personnel visibility on sites.
What you will bring to the role:
Resilient, transparent, a leader, and most importantly positive and a 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 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 is a prerequisite.
Person Specification:
A construction-related college degree or equivalent; construction science or engineering degree preferred.
At least 15 years’ experience working in a senior management position, preferably in the building envelopes or roofing & cladding sectors.
Knowledge in roofing, cladding, and façade construction methods and practices, including safety codes and requirements.
Proven track record of seeing projects through to 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.
Proven track record of managing and delivering medium to large-scale projects.
Excellent people management & interpersonal skills.
High level of computer skills including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook. Microsoft Project is a plus.
Strong customer focus skills, with the ability to build relationships and networks with strategic stakeholders.
Impeccable organisational skills.
Strong team player.
Current driver’s licence.
Fluent English.