Project Director

Job Title: Project Director

Reporting to: Business Unit General Manager

Business Unit: GGP - Transmission

Purpose of the Position:

The key function of this role is to be responsible for the strategic planning, execution, and oversight of the large-scale, high impact projects of your business unit, ensuring they align with organisational goals. The successful candidate with supervise multiple project managers, manage budgets, mitigate high-level risks, and serve as the key liaison between stakeholders, clients, and executive leadership.

Responsibilities & Duties:

Including but not limited to the following:

• Directing the entire lifecycle of projects from initiation to completion, ensuring alignment with business goals.

• Supervising project manager and cross-functional teams, providing guidance, and fostering a productive environment.

• Monitoring budgets, optimising resources, and approving critical financial decisions.

• Identifying potential risks, establishing mitigation strategies, and ensuring adherence to legal and safety regulations.

• Reporting on progress, managing expectations, and communication with executives and clients.

• Ensuring projects meet high-quality standards and performance metrics.

Governance:

Interfaces and relationships with key stakeholders:

• Executive leadership & board members

• Clients & external partners

• Project managers & teams

• Stakeholders & investors

• Contractors & vendors

• Internal departments to include HR and Procurement.

Person Specification

Qualifications and experience

• A bachelor’s degree in business administration, Project Management, Engineering, or a relevant field.

• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in project management with a proven track record of leading large-scale, complex, and high-budget projects.

• Strong ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage stakeholders, and oversee strategic planning.

• Proficient in budgeting, risk management, and using software such as MS Project, Jira, or Asana.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills for reporting to executives and stakeholders.

Desirable criteria

• Extensive experience in successful delivery of £50m+ programmes of work

• Portfolios of technically and commercially complex projects within the electrical engineering sector.

• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification is a bonus.

Values

In line with Omexom’s values, the jobholder must possess the following qualities:

Team Spirit & Generosity – able to work effectively within and contribute to the Omexom team to deliver results, provide support and drive performance.

Trust and Empowerment – enjoy managing their responsibilities and time to ensure work is completed efficiently and professionally.

Integrity and Responsibility – enjoy taking responsibility for their duties and managing these effectively to ensure efficient high quality results.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship – continually strive to improve processes and introduce new initiatives to improve efficiency.