Project Director - Facades

Our Client (Specialist Façades / Building Envelope Contractor)
Location: Mainland Europe (Project-Based)
Salary: £100,000 - £120,000

We are working with our client, a leading specialist within the façades and building envelope sector, who are seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the successful delivery of a major full envelope package on a large-scale data centre project in mainland Europe.

This is a senior leadership role, responsible for the overall direction, performance, and successful execution of a complex, high-value project from pre-construction through to completion and handover.

The successful candidate will have extensive experience delivering large-scale building envelope projects, ideally within mission-critical environments such as data centres, industrial facilities, or high-spec commercial developments.

• Provide overall leadership and strategic direction for a major full envelope project
• Oversee delivery of façade, roofing, cladding, curtain walling, and associated envelope systems
• Manage project execution from pre-start planning through to completion and client handover
• Lead and coordinate project teams including Project Managers, Design Managers, and Site Managers
• Ensure programme, budget, quality, and safety objectives are consistently achieved
• Act as the primary senior point of contact for the client, main contractor, and key stakeholders
• Drive commercial performance, risk management, and change control across the project
• Oversee procurement strategy and supply chain performance
• Ensure full compliance with contractual obligations, technical requirements, and regulatory standards
• Lead progress reviews, client meetings, and senior reporting functions
• Promote best practice in delivery, innovation, and value engineering

• Proven experience at Project Director or Senior Project Manager level within façades or building envelope sector
• Strong track record delivering large-scale envelope packages on complex projects
• Experience working on data centres or mission-critical / high-spec industrial projects preferred
• Deep understanding of curtain walling, cladding systems, roofing, and façade interfaces
• Strong commercial acumen with experience managing multi-million-pound project budgets
• Excellent leadership skills with ability to manage large, multi-disciplinary teams
• Strong client-facing experience with Tier 1 / Tier 2 main contractor environments
• Ability to manage complex programmes and deliver under tight deadlines
• Willingness to be site-based in mainland Europe for the duration of the project

• Salary £100,000 - £120,000
• Opportunity to lead a flagship data centre project in mainland Europe
• Senior leadership role within a highly regarded specialist contractor
• Exposure to complex, high-value, technically challenging projects
• Strong pipeline of future international work opportunities

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