MEP Project Director - Complex Build

at  Balfour Beatty

About the role
Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team.
Our team shapes projects that connect communities and impact daily life for millions. Join our Regional Scotland team as a Project Director with experience in MEP project delivery to be based in the Central Belt of Scotland (Edinburgh)

HEALTHCARE / EDUCATION BUILD EXPERIENCE WITH MEP EXPERIENCE IS ALSO DESIRABLE

What you’ll be doing
We are seeking a highly experienced and motivated Project Director with a strong background in MEP to lead and influence our ambitious projects. This role requires a strategic leader who can articulate and implement plans that align with our business objectives.
The successful candidate will hold overall accountability for the initiation, planning, design, delivery, monitoring, commissioning, and handover/closeout of our projects, ensuring they meet time, cost, quality, scope, risk, and benefits requirements.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Formal qualification (BSc/MSc) in management/construction or equivalent experience.
• Certifications such as APM PFQ/PMQ/PPQ, CSCS, and SMSTS or equivalent.
  Join Our Team
  If you are passionate about leading MEP projects and have a vision for excellence in project delivery, we encourage you to apply. At Balfour Beatty, we value collaboration, encouragement, and making a positive impact. Be a part of a team that celebrates diversity and drives performance.
  Why work for us
  Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Overall responsibility for the success the project.
• Allocate resources and staff ensuring projects have appropriate.
• Identify the quality expectations and ensure these are achieved.
• Understands the contractual requirements of the project.
• Proactively manage the customer relationship during pre-construction, delivery and post construction, including change management, risk management and decision making to effectively manage expectations.
• Ensure external consultants (e.g., Design) are managed to enable delivery – driving value, customer focus and achievement of the project’s objectives.
• Participate in and sign off supply chain selection process, ensuring that an appropriate balance is made between commercial focus, quality orientation, delivery capability and safety record.
• Ensure effective records are maintained and kept for project delivery and regularly report on project progress, risks and issues.
• Attend and lead contract reviews for projects you are accountable for, ensuring accurate records are kept and actions are timely monitored and completed.
  Who we’re looking for

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more