Senior Project Manager/Project Director

My client is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the delivery of a £25m high‑end residential refurbishment project in Surrey. This senior leadership position carries full responsibility for project delivery and client liaison on a complex, design‑led scheme for a demanding private client.

Key Responsibilities

• Take end‑to‑end ownership of the project, acting as the senior figure across programme, cost, quality, risk and stakeholder management.
• Lead the project from pre‑construction through to completion and handover, ensuring all stages operate to the highest standards of workmanship, finishes and detailing.
• Own the master programme and manage complex refurbishment sequencing.
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with structural alterations, existing fabric and design changes.
• Act as the primary point of contact for the client and their representatives, managing a demanding and detail‑driven private client and ensuring expectations are aligned with programme, cost and quality.
• Lead all client meetings, progress reviews and key decision‑making forums; handle change requests, variations and sensitive issues with diplomacy and authority.
• Maintain strong relationships with the design team, consultants, statutory bodies and specialist contractors.
• Hold overall accountability for financial performance, cost control and reporting; lead procurement strategies for specialist and high‑value trade packages.
• Oversee change control, valuations, cash flow and final account processes.
• Ensure commercial decisions support both project objectives and client satisfaction.
• Oversee design development and coordination across architecture, interiors, structure, MEP and specialist trades, ensuring technical solutions meet the quality expectations of prime residential delivery.
• Resolve complex technical and construction challenges typical of high‑end refurbishments.
• Lead, mentor and motivate the project delivery team; set clear objectives and manage performance across project management, commercial and site teams.
• Promote a collaborative, solutions‑focused culture.
• Ensure exemplary standards of health, safety and environmental compliance, and implement rigorous quality assurance processes at every project stage.
• Ensure compliance with all statutory, contractual and regulatory requirements.

Essential Experience & Skills

• Extensive experience delivering prime or super‑prime residential projects.
• Proven track record as a Project Director or Senior Project Manager on high‑value refurbishment projects (£10m+).
• Strong understanding of complex refurbishment works and high‑spec finishes.
• Significant experience managing difficult UHNW private clients.
• Excellent commercial and contractual knowledge.
• Confidence leading multi‑disciplinary teams and high‑profile stakeholders.
• Strong leadership, communication and decision‑making skills.

Personal Attributes

• Calm, authoritative and resilient under pressure.
• Highly client‑focused with strong interpersonal and diplomatic skills.
• Detail‑driven with an uncompromising approach to quality.
• Commercially astute and strategically minded.Comfortable operating with autonomy and full accountability.

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