Project Director

Salford, Manchester
Thermaticenergy
Overview

We are looking for a Project Director to join the Projects at Thermatic Technical FM. To lead, inspire, and manage the Project Division of Thermatic Technical FM in order to deliver safe, quality projects for a national client base.

As Project Director you are responsible for the delivery and growth of M&E and building services projects for multiple sectors including retail, healthcare, health and fitness, and construction. You will lead a team of Project Managers, Designers, Coordinators, and Engineers, and be responsible for the continual improvement of the division. Previous leadership experience as a Senior Project Manager, Senior Quantity Surveyor, or Head of Projects would be crucial to fulfill this role.

Key objectives

Complete safety and compliance, financial performance of projects in line with business expectations, divisional growth and net profit performance, client satisfaction.

Benefits

• 33 days holiday (inc bank holidays) + a day off on your Birthday
• Auto-enrolment Pension
• Death in Service X salary
• Extensive Healthcare & Wellbeing provisions including:
  • Private Medical Insurance (no excess)
  • Dental & Optical cash back scheme
  • Employee Assistance Programme
  • Access to virtual GP support
  • Health discounts
  • Access to annual health screening
• Enhanced Family Leave policies
• Free parking
• Company events
• Gym facilities onsite
• Referral bonus
• Employee of the Month awards
• Long Service Awards

Hours & Location of Work

Main location – This role will be flexible, based at our Head Office in Manchester, but will also require travel to sites across the United Kingdom.

Regular hours of work – Monday to Friday, 8am to 5pm – 40 hour working week. Whilst this is our company standard working week, our engineers require “out of hours” support, so an aspect of this is to be expected.

Skills, Experience & Qualifications

Essential:

• Minimum 5 years experience in the FM or Building Services industry
• A minimum of 5 years of Project Management experience, with at least 2 years in a senior leadership role.
• Experience of Business Development and growing a projects division.
• Familiar with CDM 2015 regulations
• APM-PMQ
• Prince 2 Practitioner
• ILM Level 4
• JCT Minor Works or NEC Level 3 Building Contract experience
• IOSH Managing Safely
• Risk Assessors Course
• Exceptional leadership skills to lead and mentor multi trade Project Managers to deliver building services design and build projects.
• Strong ability to manage a P&L and truly understand the numbers

Responsibilities

• As Project Director, you will lead the division’s programme management, overseeing all ongoing projects and contracts. You will provide strategic leadership to the project team, ensuring client requirements are met through effective planning and delivery.
• You will play a key role in business development, while managing the supply chain to deliver capital projects on time, within budget, and to high quality standards.
• A strong advocate for continuous improvement, you will foster a culture of innovation and safety, encouraging team input and implementing enhancements. You will work closely with clients to understand and deliver their key objectives, while driving the business towards Net Zero and the decarbonisation of the built environment.
• Commercial and business risk will be managed under your leadership, with accountability for resolving critical issues and aligning project scope with company goals. You will own the divisional P&L, setting budgets, monitoring progress, and maximising profitability.
• You’ll bring expertise in commercial contracts (JCT Minor Works, NEC Level 3), the RIBA design stages, and have a solid grasp of project tracking, margin control, spend analysis, and health reporting.
• Leading a team of 8 direct and 11 indirect reports, you’ll shape the delivery of design and build schemes while promoting a high-performance culture through mentoring, development, and regular performance reviews.
• Safety is a key priority-you will ensure compliance with CDM and HSE regulations, lead audits, and implement group-level health, safety, and compliance initiatives. You’ll also oversee continual team training to stay ahead of legislative and industry changes.

Our People

We’re a business built on people and it’s the people that make us different from other companies. If you believe your skills and experience can bring value to this role then we’d love to hear from you.

We’re a diverse group and encourage our people to be independent thinkers and collaborative doers to create a supportive culture full of passion.

We provide opportunities for growth and development across our organisation through apprenticeships, professional qualifications, management training, and on the job learning. As a business that is continually growing, we’re looking to attract the best talent in the industry to grow our workforce and join our combined efforts towards our goals.

Thermatic Group is an Equal Opportunities employer and takes is responsibilities relating to Equality, Diversity, & Inclusion seriously. For further information, you can request a copy of our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Policy.

Guaranteed Interview Commitment – We have made a commitment to improve employment opportunities for ex-military personnel. Therefore, you will be guaranteed an interview if you meet both the criteria for the commitment and the essential job role criteria.