Remote, but there will be some travel to the EU and other areas of the UK
Senior Project Director – Inside IR35 – £1000 pd
Opportunity
Cedar is partnering with a global leader in telecommunications and digital infrastructure to appoint a Project Director to lead the delivery of complex, high-value programmes across enterprise clients.
This is a senior leadership role with real commercial ownership – overseeing multiple large-scale projects, shaping delivery strategy, and driving measurable business outcomes across a portfolio of critical initiatives.
If you're currently operating at Programme Director / Senior Programme Manager level and looking for a step up into a more strategic, commercially-driven role, this is a genuine career move.
Role
As Project Director, you'll take full accountability for the successful delivery of a portfolio of complex projects, ensuring alignment with wider business strategy while driving performance, governance, and customer outcomes.
- Lead and oversee multiple concurrent, high-value programmes within a complex telecoms environment
- Define and implement project governance frameworks, ensuring consistency, control, and scalability
- Own commercial performance, ensuring projects deliver against financial targets and business objectives
- Engage at C‑suite and senior stakeholder level, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point
- Drive risk management strategy across the portfolio, proactively mitigating delivery challenges
- Lead, mentor, and develop Project Managers and delivery teams, embedding best practice
- Support pre‑sales and bid activity, contributing to winning new business opportunities
- Ensure seamless transition into operations, with clear handover, documentation, and service integration
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a senior delivery leader who combines technical project expertise with strong commercial and strategic capability.
Key experience includes:
- 12+ years' experience within project / programme management in telecommunications
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, complex programmes or portfolios
- Strong experience managing multi‑vendor / service integration environments (SIAM preferred)
- Deep understanding of project financials, budgeting, and commercial delivery
- Experience working across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models
- Ability to operate effectively in highly complex stakeholder environments
Qualifications
- Degree educated (or equivalent experience)
- Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile (Scrum / PMI-ACP)
- Programme / Portfolio certifications highly advantageous
Profile
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate delivery into business outcomes
- Strong leadership capability with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams
- Highly resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in complex, fast‑paced environments
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Commercially astute with a focus on value creation and benefits realisation
Remote, but there will be some travel to the EU and other areas of the UK
Senior Project Director – Inside IR35 – £1000 pd
Opportunity
Cedar is partnering with a global leader in telecommunications and digital infrastructure to appoint a Project Director to lead the delivery of complex, high-value programmes across enterprise clients.
This is a senior leadership role with real commercial ownership – overseeing multiple large-scale projects, shaping delivery strategy, and driving measurable business outcomes across a portfolio of critical initiatives.
If you’re currently operating at Programme Director / Senior Programme Manager level and looking for a step up into a more strategic, commercially-driven role, this is a genuine career move.
Role
As Project Director, you’ll take full accountability for the successful delivery of a portfolio of complex projects, ensuring alignment with wider business strategy while driving performance, governance, and customer outcomes.
- Lead and oversee multiple concurrent, high-value programmes within a complex telecoms environment
- Define and implement project governance frameworks, ensuring consistency, control, and scalability
- Own commercial performance, ensuring projects deliver against financial targets and business objectives
- Engage at C‑suite and senior stakeholder level, acting as a trusted advisor and escalation point
- Drive risk management strategy across the portfolio, proactively mitigating delivery challenges
- Lead, mentor, and develop Project Managers and delivery teams, embedding best practice
- Support pre‑sales and bid activity, contributing to winning new business opportunities
- Ensure seamless transition into operations, with clear handover, documentation, and service integration
What We’re Looking For
We’re looking for a senior delivery leader who combines technical project expertise with strong commercial and strategic capability.
Key experience includes:
- 12+ years’ experience within project / programme management in telecommunications
- Proven track record delivering large-scale, complex programmes or portfolios
- Strong experience managing multi‑vendor / service integration environments (SIAM preferred)
- Deep understanding of project financials, budgeting, and commercial delivery
- Experience working across Agile, Waterfall, or hybrid delivery models
- Ability to operate effectively in highly complex stakeholder environments
Qualifications
- Degree educated (or equivalent experience)
- Professional certifications such as PMP, PRINCE2, Agile (Scrum / PMI-ACP)
- Programme / Portfolio certifications highly advantageous
Profile
- Strategic thinker with the ability to translate delivery into business outcomes
- Strong leadership capability with a track record of building and developing high-performing teams
- Highly resilient, adaptable, and comfortable operating in complex, fast‑paced environments
- Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence at senior levels
- Commercially astute with a focus on value creation and benefits realisation
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