Project Director – Facades and Envelope Packages
Stockport
Monday to Friday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, with a 3:00pm finish on Fridays
Winsearch UK is proud to partner with a leading cladding and facade specialist, who are looking for an experienced Project Director to take senior ownership of a live project portfolio.
This is a senior delivery role, suited to someone who has already operated at a high level within specialist envelope, façade, cladding, or subcontractor-led construction environments. You’ll be overseeing multiple projects from pre-construction handover through to final account and client close-out, making sure they are delivered safely, profitably, on programme, and to the right quality standards.
The role
This is not just a bigger Project Manager role.
My client needs someone who can provide proper strategic leadership across a portfolio of façade and cladding projects, while still being close enough to delivery to step in when needed.
You’ll be working closely with commercial, design, supply chain, HSEQ, manufacturing, and installation teams to keep projects moving properly. You’ll also be the senior point of contact for key clients, including main contractors, developers, consultants, and supply chain partners.
What you’ll be doing
- Leading the delivery of multiple façade and cladding projects across the live project portfolio
- Making sure projects are delivered in line with programme milestones, commercial targets, and company objectives
- Supporting Senior Contracts Managers, Project Managers, and site teams with complex delivery challenges
- Overseeing project programmes and helping teams maintain programme discipline
- Coordinating with design, procurement, manufacturing, and site teams to keep delivery joined up
- Ensuring project handovers from pre-construction are clear, structured, and robust
- Working closely with commercial teams on contract values, variations, change control, forecasting, CVR reporting, and final accounts
- Identifying commercial, programme, technical, and contractual risks early
- Acting as a senior point of contact for clients, contractors, consultants, developers, and stakeholders
- Leading senior client meetings and project reviews
- Driving accountability across project delivery teams
- Promoting continuous improvement, operational excellence, and strong reporting standards
- Ensuring project data and reporting tools are used properly, including systems such as Procore, Celoxis, and internal reporting tools
What my client is looking for
- Significant experience within specialist envelope contracting
- Strong background delivering large or complex construction projects
- Experience managing multiple projects at the same time
- Proven leadership of multi-disciplinary project teams
- Strong commercial awareness within a subcontractor environment
- Experience dealing with Tier 1 main contractors
- Strong understanding of façade systems, installation methodology, and construction sequencing
- Ability to interpret technical drawings, project documentation, and contractual information
Qualifications & tickets:
Ideally, you’ll have:
- A degree or similar qualification in Construction Management, Quantity Surveying, Engineering, or a related discipline
- Relevant construction industry qualifications
- CSCS Black Card, or equivalent senior management accreditation
- SMSTS or equivalent health and safety training
The type of person who’ll do well:
This role would suit someone who is calm under pressure, commercially switched on, and confident leading from the front.
You’ll need to be organised, proactive, and comfortable making decisions. Just as importantly, you’ll need to be the sort of person who takes real ownership of projects and thinks beyond your own job title.
My client is looking for someone with strong leadership presence, high professional integrity, and the ability to ask, “What would I do if this were my own business?” and act accordingly.
What’s on offer
- £80,000 – £100,000 salary depending on experience
- Senior leadership role within a specialist façade and cladding contractor
- Opportunity to take ownership of a high-value project portfolio
- Strong influence across delivery, commercial, design, and operational performance
- Long-term opportunity to help shape project delivery standards and develop future leaders within the business
If you’re an experienced Project Director, Contracts Director, Operations Manager, or Senior Contracts Manager from the façade, cladding, or specialist envelope market, this is well worth a conversation.
Get in touch with Winsearch UK for more information or a confidential chat.
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