Project Performance Director

The Vacancy

SES are currently looking for a Project Performance Director to join their Leadership team.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Reporting to the Executive Managing Director, this role is crucial for driving project performance across the UK. Leading the operational function. With a primary focus on shaping a high performing culture, driving high performance in safety, Quality and programme management and compliance. The role will involve the creation of a cohesive operational strategy to optimise performance across existing and new business models.

As our Project Performance Director, some of your key responsibilities will include:

• Oversee the overall operational function and performance, ensuring alignment with KPIs and robust business reporting and compliance.
• Develop and implement a cohesive operational strategy that supports the wider business goals, including programme performance, sustainability, D&I, safety, quality, profit, and customer satisfaction.
• Manage and resolve operational conflicts, from basic issues to complex disputes, and develop strategies for recovering monies through third parties.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders, oversee planning, safety, and quality functions, and ensure effective recruitment and succession planning.

We are looking for a dynamic leader with strong communication and influencing skills to optimise business performance. This role involves chairing and leading key operational and leadership meetings, fostering customer relations, and representing the company at industry events. The ideal candidate will develop and implement strategies in planning, sustainability, safety, quality, diversity, wellbeing, and talent management.

The ideal candidate should have extensive experience in project management, operational strategy, risk management, and financial oversight. They must excel in stakeholder management, including customer and supply chain relations, and be knowledgeable about current and emerging technologies. A strong understanding of business ethics is essential.

WHAT WE OFFER

• Competitive salary & Profit Share
• Car Allowance / Car Scheme
• Flexible working
• Travel covered to any of our sites (subject to HMRC advisory rates)
• Extensive corporate benefits including, Private Medical, Pension 6% employers’ contribution, Health and Wellness programme, 26 days holidays + your Birthday off + bank holidays and much more…
• Excellent range of learning and development activity to support your career progression.
• Industry leading family leave benefits to included 26 weeks fully paid maternity, 12 weeks fully paid paternity.

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.