About the role
Balfour Beatty is looking to make a critical senior leadership hire and appoint a Project Director to lead the delivery of the Teesdock Road Substation project, based in the North East of England.
The role sits within Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution business, a delivery partner to National Grid on the £8bn Electricity Transmission Partnership, responsible for delivering major high‑voltage substation infrastructure across England and Wales.
The Project Director is a high‑impact, end‑to‑end leadership role, with full accountability for the successful delivery of one of Balfour Beatty’s largest substation projects to date. Reporting into the Operations Director, the role will lead a large, multidisciplinary team and own all aspects of programme, commercial performance, safety, stakeholder management and delivery strategy from mobilisation through to completion.
What you'll be doing
- Deliver the Power T&D business strategy especially in regard to securing work and achieving project outcomes
- Instil a strong safety culture and develop the capability of our project teams to take personal responsibility through strong visible leadership
- Planning, controlling and managing the delivery of large complex projects utilising the necessary resource and skills, within the agreed parameters of cost, timescales and quality
- Leading engagement with design and engineering teams to ensure the successful development of the technical solution in line with customer requirements and specifications
- Develop and support the operational teams to be successful by talking positively, listening actively and encouraging constantly
- Work collaboratively with the Heads of Operations , Executive Leadership Team and other parts of Balfour Beatty to deliver Power T&D strategic objectives and enhance solid working relationships as one team across the business
- Pro-actively manage the customer relationship during delivery, including change and decision making to effectively manage expectations
- Collaborate relentlessly to ensure best opportunities for Power T&D are targeted and that the resources are utilised in the most efficient way.
- Ensure procurement plans are available in line with the overall project plans, such that material/resources/supply chain can be delivered to meet scheduled deadlines
- Planning and implementation of quality management processes to ensure defect free delivery
- Manage commercial and business risks to achieve targets
- Advocate consistency and reliability of digital data to support successful project delivery – data driven decisions
Who we're looking for
- Proven experience at senior management level
- Sound track record of the management and the delivery of technically complex
- Good understanding of the standard forms of contracts
- Effective team management skills which empower, influence & inspire others to build effective teams. Providing mentoring and support to members of the team where required
- Proven track record in tendering and managing complex projects, including sub-contractors
- Commercial awareness with knowledge of both budgetary and financial control
- Ability to work across conflicting interest groups to develop solutions to complex operational and commercial problems
- Comfortable with ambiguity, able to tease out sensitive issues and lead cross-functional teams towards solutions
- Good knowledge of performance evaluation techniques and key metrics
- A record of a solutions-based approach to problem solving
- Able to undertake work in high pressure situations
- The ability to see the business vision and inspire this shared vision amongst the team
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.
Why join us?
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…
About us
Balfour Beatty’s Power Transmission & Distribution teams work with regional, national and international electricity network owners and operators to provide technical engineering solutions across the full spectrum of the electricity grid, including overhead lines, cabling, substations and distribution networks.
From scoping and feasibility, to design, construction and on-going maintenance, our in-house experts, flexible resources and industry-leading innovations support customers in the development of some of the UK’s most ambitious power transmission and distribution projects.
Diversity and inclusion
At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion
To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit: https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/
We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [email protected]
Job Reference: BBUK17442
