4Front Recruitment

Project Director

4Front Recruitment  •  £140k - £150k/yr  •  Acton, GB (Onsite)  •  2 months ago
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Job Description

Join Our Client – Project Director, High-Tech & Mission-Critical Construction

Location: West London
Salary: £140k - £150k + excellent benefits package
Contract: Full-time, Permanent

This is a rare opportunity for an experiencedProject Director to lead the delivery of highly complex, mission-critical construction projects within the high-tech and data centre sector.

Our client is a fast-growing construction and engineering business trusted to deliver technically demanding projects where performance, precision, and reliability are non-negotiable. As Project Director, you will play a pivotal role in shaping project outcomes, leading teams, and ensuring exceptional standards from pre-construction through to handover.

Why This Opportunity Stands Out

Lead Projects That Truly Challenge You
You’ll take ownership of major high-tech and mission-critical projects, working in environments where attention to detail, robust planning, and decisive leadership are essential to success.

A Role with Real Influence
This is a senior leadership position where your decisions will directly impact programme delivery, commercial performance, and client relationships. You will be trusted to lead, not micromanaged.

Competitive Package & Benefits
The role offers a highly competitive salary alongside an excellent benefits package, including:

  • Company travel allowance

  • 25 days’ annual leave plus bank holidays and your birthday off

  • Contributory pension scheme (NEST)

  • Life assurance (4x salary)

  • Private medical healthcare (BUPA)

  • Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme

A Business on a Growth Journey
With strong year-on-year growth and an ambitious future strategy, the business is expanding into adjacent regulated sectors such as Pharmaceutical and Defence, creating long-term career opportunities for senior leaders.

The Role

As Project Director, you will have full accountability for the successful delivery of complex construction projects, ensuring they are completedsafely, on programme, within budget, and to the highest quality standards.

You will:

  • Lead and inspire multi-disciplinary project teams, setting clear direction and high standards

  • Take ownership of project strategy, planning, and execution from inception to completion

  • Oversee procurement, cost control, and financial reporting to protect margins and manage risk

  • Act as the senior interface with clients, consultants, and key stakeholders, building trusted, long-term relationships

  • Champion best practice in health, safety, environmental compliance, and quality

  • Proactively identify and manage programme, commercial, and delivery risks

  • Drive continuous improvement and innovation across project teams

About You

This opportunity will suit a senior construction professional with a strong track record delivering high-value, technically complex projects, ideally within data centres, mission-critical, or other highly regulated environments.

You will bring:

  • A degree (or equivalent) in a construction-related discipline

  • Membership of a recognised professional body (e.g. CIOB, RICS or similar)

  • CSCS, SMSTS (5-day), and First Aid at Work certification

  • Strong working knowledge of NEC and JCT contracts

  • Proven experience managing large, complex design-and-build projects

  • Excellent commercial acumen and financial awareness

  • Confident leadership and the ability to influence at senior level

Above all, you will be a calm, credible leader who thrives under pressure and takes pride in delivering outstanding results.

Ready to Take the Lead?

If you are looking for a senior role where you can shape major projects, influence outcomes, and play a key role in a growing, forward-thinking business, this could be the next step in your career.

4Front Recruitment

About 4Front Recruitment

At 4Front, we help start-ups and SMEs focus on their people by creating talent strategies that grow teams, close skills gaps, and align the workforce with their business strategy and future aspirations.

Talent as a Service (TaaS)

Our dedicated Talent Acquisition team works as an embedded part of your business, delivering end-to-end recruitment without traditional agency fees. We don't just post jobs — we actively search, engage, and headhunt candidates tailored to your business needs, ensuring the best fit for your teams.

What's included:

• Role definition and market mapping

• Workforce planning to address current and future skills gaps

• Targeted candidate sourcing and headhunting

• Video-driven candidate insights for skills, personality, and cultural fit

• Interview coordination and scheduling

• 90-day onboarding support

Internal Talent First Approach

We start with your existing workforce, identifying hidden potential and internal mobility opportunities before recruiting externally. This approach tackles skills gaps today and tomorrow, boosts employee engagement and retention, and reduces hiring costs.

Flexible, Transparent Hiring

• Monthly fee based on roles, salary levels, and project length

• Typical hires in 8–12 weeks

• Up to 50% cost savings vs traditional recruitment agencies

• Engagements run 3–6 months, giving you flexible, scalable hiring

Our Services

Workforce Planning & Talent Strategy | Permanent Recruitment | Executive Search & Targeted Headhunting | Contract Staffing | Strategic HR Consultancy

Why Choose 4Front

• 20+ years of HR leadership experience

• CIPD-qualified professionals with sector expertise in engineering, manufacturing, construction, and business services

• Strategic partners building people and business

• Replacement guarantee on every hire

We don't just build businesses. We build people. And people build your business.

Industry
HR & Recruiting
Company Size
1-10 employees
Headquarters
Southampton, GB
Year Founded
2023
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