236 Construction Director jobs in the United Kingdom

Pre-Construction Director – Residential Refurbishment

Our client is currently undertaking several high-profile remediation projects across a number of high rise blocks in London.

The aim is to deliver complex projects on time, within budget and in line with stakeholder expectations.

The Pre-Construction Director to lead the planning of internal remediation works across multiple occupied residential blocks. This is a critical leadership role focused on shaping the delivery strategy, defining work scopes, and ensuring seamless coordination between consultants, fire specialists, design teams, and operational leads.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in residential refurbishment or internal upgrade projects, ideally involving fire compliance or building safety remediation. They must be able to bring structure, foresight, and clarity to complex programmes and ensure they are fully prepared for efficient delivery.

Roles and responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Programme Development

• Define and lead the overall strategy for internal remedial works across multiple high-rise blocks, including setting clear milestones and governance structures.
• Develop detailed pre-construction delivery plans, including phasing, access strategy, resident impact mitigation, and internal liaison with the Construction and Programme Directors.
• Assess buildability and sequence of works across internal systems e.g., fire stopping, doorsets, compartmentation, and finishes.

Stakeholder and Consultant Management

• Manage a multidisciplinary team of consultants, designers, fire engineers to ensure coordinated design and delivery readiness.
• Liaise with operations and stakeholders to align on scope, sequencing, and stakeholder expectations.
• Oversight pre-construction meetings, risk reviews, and internal programmes.

Design & Technical Assurance

• Oversee the collation and review of design packs, fire strategies, and specifications to ensure readiness for procurement and delivery.
• Ensure all works are compliant with Building Regulations, PAS 9980, and Building Safety Act requirements.
• Direct intrusive surveys and ensure scoping is evidence-based and accurately priced.

Procurement & Commercial Preparation

• Support tendering and contractor appointment processes, ensuring packages are scoped correctly and aligned with the delivery strategy.
• Review contractor bids for technical completeness and risk.
• Collaborate with commercial leads to input into budget planning, VE strategies, and programme phasing.

Risk, Quality & Compliance Management

• Anticipate project risks and develop mitigation strategies across fire safety, logistics, resident impact, and programme.
• Establish pre-construction QA processes and compliance trackers to support smooth transition into construction.

Experience:

• 10+ years in senior roles within pre-construction, technical delivery, or remediation in the residential sector.
• Strong understanding of building safety remediation, particularly internal systems and occupied building strategies.
• Proven experience leading the pre-construction phase on multi-block projects involving consultants, design coordination, and compliance.
• Knowledge of UK building legislation including the Building Safety Act, CDM Regulations, and fire safety standards.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong strategic thinking and programme planning capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with a strong grasp of technical detail.
• Calm, clear, and confident in complex or sensitive remediation programmes.

Pre-Construction Director – Residential Refurbishment

Our client is currently undertaking several high-profile remediation projects across a number of high rise blocks in London.

The aim is to deliver complex projects on time, within budget and in line with stakeholder expectations.

The Pre-Construction Director to lead the planning of internal remediation works across multiple occupied residential blocks. This is a critical leadership role focused on shaping the delivery strategy, defining work scopes, and ensuring seamless coordination between consultants, fire specialists, design teams, and operational leads.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in residential refurbishment or internal upgrade projects, ideally involving fire compliance or building safety remediation. They must be able to bring structure, foresight, and clarity to complex programmes and ensure they are fully prepared for efficient delivery.

Roles and responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Programme Development

• Define and lead the overall strategy for internal remedial works across multiple high-rise blocks, including setting clear milestones and governance structures.
• Develop detailed pre-construction delivery plans, including phasing, access strategy, resident impact mitigation, and internal liaison with the Construction and Programme Directors.
• Assess buildability and sequence of works across internal systems e.g., fire stopping, doorsets, compartmentation, and finishes.

Stakeholder and Consultant Management

• Manage a multidisciplinary team of consultants, designers, fire engineers to ensure coordinated design and delivery readiness.
• Liaise with operations and stakeholders to align on scope, sequencing, and stakeholder expectations.
• Oversight pre-construction meetings, risk reviews, and internal programmes.

Design & Technical Assurance

• Oversee the collation and review of design packs, fire strategies, and specifications to ensure readiness for procurement and delivery.
• Ensure all works are compliant with Building Regulations, PAS 9980, and Building Safety Act requirements.
• Direct intrusive surveys and ensure scoping is evidence-based and accurately priced.

Procurement & Commercial Preparation

• Support tendering and contractor appointment processes, ensuring packages are scoped correctly and aligned with the delivery strategy.
• Review contractor bids for technical completeness and risk.
• Collaborate with commercial leads to input into budget planning, VE strategies, and programme phasing.

Risk, Quality & Compliance Management

• Anticipate project risks and develop mitigation strategies across fire safety, logistics, resident impact, and programme.
• Establish pre-construction QA processes and compliance trackers to support smooth transition into construction.

Experience:

• 10+ years in senior roles within pre-construction, technical delivery, or remediation in the residential sector.
• Strong understanding of building safety remediation, particularly internal systems and occupied building strategies.
• Proven experience leading the pre-construction phase on multi-block projects involving consultants, design coordination, and compliance.
• Knowledge of UK building legislation including the Building Safety Act, CDM Regulations, and fire safety standards.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong strategic thinking and programme planning capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with a strong grasp of technical detail.
• Calm, clear, and confident in complex or sensitive remediation programmes.

Pre-Construction Director / Project Delivery Director – Utility Scale Solar & BESS

Location: Hybrid (UK) - 3 / 2 split days

Package: Competitive six-figure base + up to 50% Bonus + Benefits

About the Company

Our client is a UK-based Solar PV, Battery Storage and Onshore Wind developer with a growing pipeline of consented and late-stage projects. With strong financial backing and a progressive culture, they are now entering an exciting new phase — transitioning from pure development into full delivery ownership.

Their portfolio includes multiple co-located Solar & BESS projects, each over 50MW export capacity, with two sites entering construction next year and further projects scheduled for connection in 2027 and 2029. This is an organisation that is serious about delivery - with the capital, people, and ambition to build its own projects and scale.

The Opportunity

This is a pivotal role for an experienced delivery professional to lead pre-construction and project delivery readiness across the company’s UK portfolio.

You will take full ownership of projects from late stage development through to notice to proceed (NTP), ensuring conditions are efficiently discharged, procurement strategies are optimised, and all interfaces with DNOs, ICPs, and external engineering partners are expertly managed.

This is a chance to shape how projects are delivered — not just execute them. The business is intent on doing it once, doing it right, and establishing best-in-class delivery processes for future growth.

You’ll work closely with five project delivery leads (each responsible for individual assets), providing oversight, guidance, and assurance as these projects move towards construction. A separate Project Engineer is in place for the construction execution phase, allowing you to focus on strategic delivery and readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all pre-construction and delivery-readiness activities across a portfolio of large-scale Solar PV and Battery Storage projects.

• Drive procurement processes in collaboration with external Owner’s Engineer partners, ensuring technical and commercial robustness.

• Manage discharging of planning and grid-related conditions, coordinating with DNOs, ICPs, and environmental consultants.

• Oversee ground investigations, civils and electrical design reviews, and pre-construction due diligence.

• Champion design efficiency and “buildability” — ensuring flexibility early to avoid costly redesigns later.

• Work hand-in-hand with development, engineering, and construction teams to ensure seamless transition from RTB to NTP.

• Provide mentorship and leadership to delivery leads, establishing structure and process consistency across all projects.

• Report directly to senior management on programme progress, risks, and opportunities.

Your Background

• Proven experience delivering utility-scale Solar PV projects in the UK — ideally including co-located BESS.

• Strong understanding of pre-construction processes, from condition discharge and grid coordination to detailed design and procurement.

• Track record working with or managing DNOs, ICPs, and Owner’s Engineers.

• Deep knowledge of UK permitting and construction-readiness requirements.

• Hands-on experience with ground investigations, civils, and grid design interfaces.

• Commercially astute, with the ability to identify and mitigate delivery risk early.

• Confident communicator and influencer who can bring structure, rigour, and clarity to a fast-evolving team.

• Collaborative by nature but comfortable taking ownership of outcomes and deadlines.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Shape the delivery function: Build the framework that will define how all future projects are executed.

• Impact from day one: Two projects moving towards construction now — your expertise will directly accelerate delivery.

• Strategic scope: Work across Solar PV, BESS, and hybrid technologies with long-term grid connections through 2029.

• Empowered environment: A lean, ambitious, well-funded developer with the resources and autonomy to deliver.

Pre-Construction Director – Residential Refurbishment

Our client is currently undertaking several high-profile remediation projects across a number of high rise blocks in London.

The aim is to deliver complex projects on time, within budget and in line with stakeholder expectations.

The Pre-Construction Director to lead the planning of internal remediation works across multiple occupied residential blocks. This is a critical leadership role focused on shaping the delivery strategy, defining work scopes, and ensuring seamless coordination between consultants, fire specialists, design teams, and operational leads.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in residential refurbishment or internal upgrade projects, ideally involving fire compliance or building safety remediation. They must be able to bring structure, foresight, and clarity to complex programmes and ensure they are fully prepared for efficient delivery.

Roles and responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Programme Development

• Define and lead the overall strategy for internal remedial works across multiple high-rise blocks, including setting clear milestones and governance structures.
• Develop detailed pre-construction delivery plans, including phasing, access strategy, resident impact mitigation, and internal liaison with the Construction and Programme Directors.
• Assess buildability and sequence of works across internal systems e.g., fire stopping, doorsets, compartmentation, and finishes.

Stakeholder and Consultant Management

• Manage a multidisciplinary team of consultants, designers, fire engineers to ensure coordinated design and delivery readiness.
• Liaise with operations and stakeholders to align on scope, sequencing, and stakeholder expectations.
• Oversight pre-construction meetings, risk reviews, and internal programmes.

Design & Technical Assurance

• Oversee the collation and review of design packs, fire strategies, and specifications to ensure readiness for procurement and delivery.
• Ensure all works are compliant with Building Regulations, PAS 9980, and Building Safety Act requirements.
• Direct intrusive surveys and ensure scoping is evidence-based and accurately priced.

Procurement & Commercial Preparation

• Support tendering and contractor appointment processes, ensuring packages are scoped correctly and aligned with the delivery strategy.
• Review contractor bids for technical completeness and risk.
• Collaborate with commercial leads to input into budget planning, VE strategies, and programme phasing.

Risk, Quality & Compliance Management

• Anticipate project risks and develop mitigation strategies across fire safety, logistics, resident impact, and programme.
• Establish pre-construction QA processes and compliance trackers to support smooth transition into construction.

Experience:

• 10+ years in senior roles within pre-construction, technical delivery, or remediation in the residential sector.
• Strong understanding of building safety remediation, particularly internal systems and occupied building strategies.
• Proven experience leading the pre-construction phase on multi-block projects involving consultants, design coordination, and compliance.
• Knowledge of UK building legislation including the Building Safety Act, CDM Regulations, and fire safety standards.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong strategic thinking and programme planning capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with a strong grasp of technical detail.
• Calm, clear, and confident in complex or sensitive remediation programmes.

Pre-Construction Director – Residential Refurbishment

Our client is currently undertaking several high-profile remediation projects across a number of high rise blocks in London.

The aim is to deliver complex projects on time, within budget and in line with stakeholder expectations.

The Pre-Construction Director to lead the planning of internal remediation works across multiple occupied residential blocks. This is a critical leadership role focused on shaping the delivery strategy, defining work scopes, and ensuring seamless coordination between consultants, fire specialists, design teams, and operational leads.

The ideal candidate will have a track record in residential refurbishment or internal upgrade projects, ideally involving fire compliance or building safety remediation. They must be able to bring structure, foresight, and clarity to complex programmes and ensure they are fully prepared for efficient delivery.

Roles and responsibilities:

Strategic Planning & Programme Development

• Define and lead the overall strategy for internal remedial works across multiple high-rise blocks, including setting clear milestones and governance structures.
• Develop detailed pre-construction delivery plans, including phasing, access strategy, resident impact mitigation, and internal liaison with the Construction and Programme Directors.
• Assess buildability and sequence of works across internal systems e.g., fire stopping, doorsets, compartmentation, and finishes.

Stakeholder and Consultant Management

• Manage a multidisciplinary team of consultants, designers, fire engineers to ensure coordinated design and delivery readiness.
• Liaise with operations and stakeholders to align on scope, sequencing, and stakeholder expectations.
• Oversight pre-construction meetings, risk reviews, and internal programmes.

Design & Technical Assurance

• Oversee the collation and review of design packs, fire strategies, and specifications to ensure readiness for procurement and delivery.
• Ensure all works are compliant with Building Regulations, PAS 9980, and Building Safety Act requirements.
• Direct intrusive surveys and ensure scoping is evidence-based and accurately priced.

Procurement & Commercial Preparation

• Support tendering and contractor appointment processes, ensuring packages are scoped correctly and aligned with the delivery strategy.
• Review contractor bids for technical completeness and risk.
• Collaborate with commercial leads to input into budget planning, VE strategies, and programme phasing.

Risk, Quality & Compliance Management

• Anticipate project risks and develop mitigation strategies across fire safety, logistics, resident impact, and programme.
• Establish pre-construction QA processes and compliance trackers to support smooth transition into construction.

Experience:

• 10+ years in senior roles within pre-construction, technical delivery, or remediation in the residential sector.
• Strong understanding of building safety remediation, particularly internal systems and occupied building strategies.
• Proven experience leading the pre-construction phase on multi-block projects involving consultants, design coordination, and compliance.
• Knowledge of UK building legislation including the Building Safety Act, CDM Regulations, and fire safety standards.

Skills & Attributes:

• Strong strategic thinking and programme planning capabilities.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Highly organised with a strong grasp of technical detail.
• Calm, clear, and confident in complex or sensitive remediation programmes.

Pre-Construction Director / Project Delivery Director – Utility Scale Solar & BESS

Location: Hybrid (UK) - 3 / 2 split days

Package: Competitive six-figure base + up to 50% Bonus + Benefits

About the Company

Our client is a UK-based Solar PV, Battery Storage and Onshore Wind developer with a growing pipeline of consented and late-stage projects. With strong financial backing and a progressive culture, they are now entering an exciting new phase — transitioning from pure development into full delivery ownership.

Their portfolio includes multiple co-located Solar & BESS projects, each over 50MW export capacity, with two sites entering construction next year and further projects scheduled for connection in 2027 and 2029. This is an organisation that is serious about delivery - with the capital, people, and ambition to build its own projects and scale.

The Opportunity

This is a pivotal role for an experienced delivery professional to lead pre-construction and project delivery readiness across the company’s UK portfolio.

You will take full ownership of projects from late stage development through to notice to proceed (NTP), ensuring conditions are efficiently discharged, procurement strategies are optimised, and all interfaces with DNOs, ICPs, and external engineering partners are expertly managed.

This is a chance to shape how projects are delivered — not just execute them. The business is intent on doing it once, doing it right, and establishing best-in-class delivery processes for future growth.

You’ll work closely with five project delivery leads (each responsible for individual assets), providing oversight, guidance, and assurance as these projects move towards construction. A separate Project Engineer is in place for the construction execution phase, allowing you to focus on strategic delivery and readiness.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead all pre-construction and delivery-readiness activities across a portfolio of large-scale Solar PV and Battery Storage projects.

• Drive procurement processes in collaboration with external Owner’s Engineer partners, ensuring technical and commercial robustness.

• Manage discharging of planning and grid-related conditions, coordinating with DNOs, ICPs, and environmental consultants.

• Oversee ground investigations, civils and electrical design reviews, and pre-construction due diligence.

• Champion design efficiency and “buildability” — ensuring flexibility early to avoid costly redesigns later.

• Work hand-in-hand with development, engineering, and construction teams to ensure seamless transition from RTB to NTP.

• Provide mentorship and leadership to delivery leads, establishing structure and process consistency across all projects.

• Report directly to senior management on programme progress, risks, and opportunities.

Your Background

• Proven experience delivering utility-scale Solar PV projects in the UK — ideally including co-located BESS.

• Strong understanding of pre-construction processes, from condition discharge and grid coordination to detailed design and procurement.

• Track record working with or managing DNOs, ICPs, and Owner’s Engineers.

• Deep knowledge of UK permitting and construction-readiness requirements.

• Hands-on experience with ground investigations, civils, and grid design interfaces.

• Commercially astute, with the ability to identify and mitigate delivery risk early.

• Confident communicator and influencer who can bring structure, rigour, and clarity to a fast-evolving team.

• Collaborative by nature but comfortable taking ownership of outcomes and deadlines.

Why This Role Stands Out

• Shape the delivery function: Build the framework that will define how all future projects are executed.

• Impact from day one: Two projects moving towards construction now — your expertise will directly accelerate delivery.

• Strategic scope: Work across Solar PV, BESS, and hybrid technologies with long-term grid connections through 2029.

• Empowered environment: A lean, ambitious, well-funded developer with the resources and autonomy to deliver.

Job title: Construction Project Manager / Senior Project Manager / Project Director

Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid with regular travel to project sites)

Who are we recruiting for?

We are recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing renewable energy developer driving the decarbonisation of the global energy sector. The company delivers utility-scale renewable energy projects and related infrastructure, combining commercial success with responsible development. Partnering closely with an international investment firm, they operate across the US, UK, and Australian energy markets, managing projects from origination through to operation.

What will you be doing?

This is a unique opportunity to lead the end-to-end delivery of renewable energy projects , ensuring they are completed safely, on time, and to the highest standard. You’ll take ownership of projects from pre-construction through commissioning and handover, managing multiple stakeholders and ensuring excellence at every stage.

• Lead delivery of renewable energy projects through all stages of construction and commissioning
• Act as the key interface between the developer, contractors, consultants, and grid operators
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules and budgets
• Oversee grid connections, interconnection works, and EPC contractors
• Ensure safety, compliance, and strong governance across all activities
• Lead procurement and tendering activities, reviewing contract scopes and risk allocations
• Identify risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation and improvement strategies
• Manage project transitions, including commissioning and handover to operations
• Support portfolio projects through permitting, grid compliance, and risk management

Are you the ideal candidate?

The ideal candidate will be a qualified, motivated, and assured project leader with strong technical understanding and commercial awareness within the renewable energy sector.

• 6–10 years’ experience delivering utility-scale renewable energy or power sector projects
• Background in solar or battery energy storage systems (BESS)
• Degree-qualified in engineering or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent communicator and stakeholder manager
• Skilled in project scheduling, cost control, and contract administration
• Strong understanding of grid codes, compliance, and commissioning
• Experienced in safe work practices and site management within the power or energy sectors
• Determined, focused, and disciplined with exceptional attention to detail

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to shape and lead delivery within a vibrant, growing renewable energy company
• Work on impactful and innovative projects accelerating global decarbonisation
• Exposure to international projects and investment teams
• Supportive, creative, and collaborative company culture
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Pension, bonuses, and travel opportunities within the UK

Who are we?

Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy for a more sustainable world with a focus on talent within the Maritime and Renewable Energy sectors. We give a proportion of all our profits to Renewable World, a charity that develops affordable and innovative renewable energy solutions to poverty-stricken communities.

• Oversee the strategic planning and execution of multiple large-scale construction projects.
• Manage all phases of the project lifecycle, from initiation to close-out.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time, within budget, and meet quality standards.
• Develop and implement comprehensive project management plans.
• Manage project teams, including site managers, engineers, and subcontractors.
• Oversee contract administration and procurement processes.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate project risks.
• Manage stakeholder relationships, including clients, consultants, and regulatory authorities.
• Ensure strict adherence to health, safety, and environmental regulations.
• Control project finances, including budgeting, forecasting, and cost management.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Construction Management, Civil Engineering, or a related field.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in construction project management, with a significant portion in leadership roles.
• Proven track record of successfully managing multi-million-pound construction projects.
• In-depth knowledge of construction methods, materials, and regulations.
• Strong leadership, team management, and motivational skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and stakeholder management abilities.
• Proficiency in project management software (e.g., Primavera P6, MS Project).
• Strong financial acumen and contract management experience.
• Chartered status (e.g., CIOB, ICE) is highly desirable.

Job title: Construction Project Manager / Senior Project Manager / Project Director

Location: United Kingdom (Hybrid with regular travel to project sites)

Who are we recruiting for?

We are recruiting on behalf of a fast-growing renewable energy developer driving the decarbonisation of the global energy sector. The company delivers utility-scale renewable energy projects and related infrastructure, combining commercial success with responsible development. Partnering closely with an international investment firm, they operate across the US, UK, and Australian energy markets, managing projects from origination through to operation.

What will you be doing?

This is a unique opportunity to lead the end-to-end delivery of renewable energy projects , ensuring they are completed safely, on time, and to the highest standard. You’ll take ownership of projects from pre-construction through commissioning and handover, managing multiple stakeholders and ensuring excellence at every stage.

• Lead delivery of renewable energy projects through all stages of construction and commissioning
• Act as the key interface between the developer, contractors, consultants, and grid operators
• Develop and manage detailed project schedules and budgets
• Oversee grid connections, interconnection works, and EPC contractors
• Ensure safety, compliance, and strong governance across all activities
• Lead procurement and tendering activities, reviewing contract scopes and risk allocations
• Identify risks and opportunities, implementing mitigation and improvement strategies
• Manage project transitions, including commissioning and handover to operations
• Support portfolio projects through permitting, grid compliance, and risk management

Are you the ideal candidate?

The ideal candidate will be a qualified, motivated, and assured project leader with strong technical understanding and commercial awareness within the renewable energy sector.

• 6–10 years’ experience delivering utility-scale renewable energy or power sector projects
• Background in solar or battery energy storage systems (BESS)
• Degree-qualified in engineering or equivalent professional experience
• Excellent communicator and stakeholder manager
• Skilled in project scheduling, cost control, and contract administration
• Strong understanding of grid codes, compliance, and commissioning
• Experienced in safe work practices and site management within the power or energy sectors
• Determined, focused, and disciplined with exceptional attention to detail

What’s in it for you?

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunity to shape and lead delivery within a vibrant, growing renewable energy company
• Work on impactful and innovative projects accelerating global decarbonisation
• Exposure to international projects and investment teams
• Supportive, creative, and collaborative company culture
• Professional growth and development opportunities
• Pension, bonuses, and travel opportunities within the UK

Who are we?

Executive Integrity is a global executive search and recruitment consultancy for a more sustainable world with a focus on talent within the Maritime and Renewable Energy sectors. We give a proportion of all our profits to Renewable World, a charity that develops affordable and innovative renewable energy solutions to poverty-stricken communities.