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Project Director
Overwatch
BelgiumOn-site2mo ago
- Employment
- Full-time
- Seniority
- Lead
About the role
- Take full responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of the team project scope.
- Lead all phases including planning, design coordination, procurement, construction, commissioning, and handover.
- Ensure alignment with client expectations, contractual obligations, and programme milestones.
- Provide strong leadership across MEP systems with particular focus on electrical infrastructure (HV/LV, critical systems, data centre environments where applicable).
- Oversee integration of CSA and MEP packages, ensuring seamless coordination across disciplines.
- Act as the senior technical authority, resolving complex engineering and delivery challenges.
- Maintain full control of project financial performance, including cost management, forecasting, and reporting.
- Manage risk, change control, and contractual compliance.
- Drive commercial outcomes while protecting company margins.
- Own and drive the master programme, ensuring delivery milestones are met or exceeded.
- Proactively identify risks and implement mitigation strategies before issues arise.
- Maintain a forward-looking approach to project challenges and opportunities.
- Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary project team, including project managers, engineers, and site teams.
- Foster a high-performance culture with clear accountability and ownership.
- Act as the primary escalation point for all project-related matters.
- Serve as the senior interface with the client and key stakeholders.
- Build and maintain strong, trusted relationships.
- Ensure clear communication and reporting at all levels.
- Champion a zero-harm safety culture across all project activities.
- Ensure adherence to all quality standards, compliance, and regulatory requirements.
- Proven experience as a Project Director / Senior Project Lead on large-scale, complex engineering projects.
- Strong background in MEP and CSA delivery, with a clear electrical bias.
- Experience delivering mission-critical or high-value infrastructure projects (e.g., data centres, pharma, industrial).
- Demonstrated ability to manage full project lifecycle ownership.
- Strong commercial acumen and experience managing large project budgets.
- Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to operate independently, make decisions, and drive outcomes.
- Willingness to work on a rotational basis in Belgium.
- Project delivered safely, on time, and within budget.
- Strong client satisfaction and repeat business opportunities.
- High-performing, engaged project team.
- Proactive risk management with minimal disruption to programme.
- Rotation: 17/4 standard, with flexibility to consider 10/3 rotation.
- Competitive package aligned with experience and project scale.
- Opportunity to lead a flagship project within a globally recognised engineering contractor.
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