Project Director -FM at Skanska

Skanska, one of the world’s leading project development and construction groups, is an inclusive and responsible business that is helping to build a better society.

Our Building Services division provides complete Facilities Management of properties throughout the UK, providing mechanical and electrical engineering support, cleaning, catering and grounds maintenance on a planned and reactive basis, using technological solutions to manage our teams in the most efficient ways.

We are looking for a Project Director to join the team on our Kent County Council project based in West Malling, Kent.

Responsibilities

• Strategically drive best-in-class operational performance within Local Authority projects.
• Resource projects appropriately to build capability and performance across teams.
• Promote and demonstrate visible leadership in adherence to the company Health & Safety policy and procedures.
• Provide accurate and consistent reports and management information to senior management and clients.
• Take full responsibility for project budget, costs, cash flow and margin in accordance with the forecast process.
• Manage contractual issues arising with customers and the supply chain.
• Support work-winning and operational solutions for new business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Proven track record of project delivery in hard facilities management within local authorities and government markets.
• Experience of running complex capital and life-cycle works.
• Ability to develop successful teams and support succession planning.
• Relevant qualifications or equivalent experience.
• Relevant industry Health & Safety management qualifications.
• High level of commercial awareness and experience managing contractual issues with customers and supply chain.
• Effective and timely communicator with strong people leadership skills.

Equal opportunities

We thrive through embracing differences, whether they be social backgrounds, ethnicity, disability, gender identity or expression, age, religion, sexual orientation and any other protected characteristic – we know that diversity opens a rich potential for new ways of thinking, helping us to build successful and high-performing teams. We call it Naturally Skanska.

Flexible working

We welcome you to ask about flexibility at interview stage and we will explore what is possible for the role.

Reasonable adjustments

We would like you to perform at your best at every stage of our recruitment process. Please contact us using recruitment@skanska.co.uk or call 0330 105 2000 – Option 5 & 1, if you require any adjustments that would support you throughout your application.

More information about the role

Please note this is an advert for our job vacancy, and therefore may not be inclusive of all assigned duties, responsibilities, or aspects of the role described, and may be amended at any time at the sole discretion of Skanska. For a full role profile, please contact us: recruitment@skanska.co.uk

Closing date

The closing date for this vacancy may be subject to change any time at the sole discretion of the business.

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