Regional Projects Lead
Boden Group
A leading provider in the defense infrastructure and Facilities Management sector is seeking a commercially astute Regional Projects Lead to spearhead its operations across the South Coast and Central South region. You will manage a vast geographic territory covering Hampshire, Wiltshire, and Dorset.
This is a senior leadership position where you will manage multiple regional area teams of project managers, driving strict contractual KPIs, and navigating complex client relationships.
The Role As the Regional Projects Lead, you’ll:
- Direct a Portfolio: Take full strategic and operational accountability for the end-to-end delivery of the region's massive annual capital infrastructure programmes.
- Lead Teams of Managers: Manage, mentor, and performance-manage dedicated area teams and project managers across multiple counties, embedding a supportive culture of high performance and operational excellence.
- Command Regional P&L: Maintain strict commercial control over regional project budgets, maximising profitability, streamlining delivery processes, and taking absolute responsibility for profit and loss performance.
- Manage Complex Client Relationships: Act as the primary, senior-level liaison for high-profile public sector clients, defense stakeholders, and internal executives to align regional operational priorities.
- Govern Full Project Lifecycles: Oversee projects from initial program development, scoping, and procurement through to physical construction delivery, handover, and final commercial close.
- Enforce Gold-Standard Compliance: Support in reinforcing strict governance frameworks, ensuring all regional projects comply flawlessly with legislative requirements, JSP standards, CDM regulations, and asbestos controls.
- Drive Continuous Improvement & Sustainability: Identify strategic opportunities to elevate commercial output, scale up supply chain capacity, and actively embed carbon reduction initiatives throughout asset construction lifecycles.
- Senior-Level Leadership Background: Proven experience operating as a Senior PM, Account Director, Senior Account Manager, or Regional Projects Manager within the construction or hard facilities management sectors.
- Enterprise Scale Experience: Direct experience managing an extensive regional project portfolio with a track record of successfully managing teams of managers, executing corporate KPIs, and driving strict contractual performance.
- Elite Stakeholder Management: Exceptional, demonstrable experience managing complex, high-pressure client relationships within highly regulated, public sector, or military/defense environments.
- Commercial & Financial Acumen: Advanced capability in managing multi-million-pound P&L budgets, sub-contractor procurement strategies, and regional supply chain development.
- Technical Compliance Knowledge: Solid understanding of modern construction management frameworks, including CDM regulations and health, safety, and environmental legislation.
- Systems Proficiency: Highly competent with standard project management software tools and enterprise asset management systems .
This permanent position offers:
- A basic salary of £75,000 to £85,000 per year
- A £5,200 cash Car Allowance or company car.
- A 6% employee-matched pension contribution and 25 days annual leave.
- Fully funded Private Medical Cover for both yourself and your partner.
- Fully funded Life Assurance valued at 2x your annual salary.
- Funding for 1x professional industry subscription per year.
Recruiting processes are underway immediately, so do not miss your chance to secure this premier, high-influence project portfolio!
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