Project Director

Project Director – Major Data Centre New ConnectionPeople in Power | Yorkshirec.£120m Major New Connection Project About People in PowerPeople in Power is a specialist recruitment consultancy operating across the Transmission & Distribution and wider power infrastructure market throughout the UK and Europe.We work directly with Directors and senior leadership teams across leading EPCs and ICPs, providing consultative and strategic recruitment support for some of the UK's most significant power infrastructure and new connection programmes.We are currently supporting the appointment of a Project Director to take overall leadership of a major new connection project in Yorkshire. The ProjectThis is a significant c.£120m power infrastructure programme delivering a new grid connection and associated high-voltage infrastructure for a major data centre development.The Project Director will have overall responsibility for the successful execution of the scheme, providing leadership from mobilisation through construction, commissioning and final handover.This is a major leadership appointment requiring someone accustomed to taking end-to-end accountability for large, technically complex infrastructure projects. Key ResponsibilitiesTake overall leadership and accountability for the c.£120m projectLead the project management and wider multidisciplinary delivery team, Design interface PMs, Electrical and Civil site based engineers and delivery teamsOwn project performance across safety, programme, commercial, quality and technical deliveryEstablish and maintain robust project governance, controls and reportingProvide senior leadership across engineering, design, procurement, construction and commissioningMaintain executive-level relationships with the end client and key project stakeholdersCoordinate interfaces with the DNO, contractors, designers and supply chainTake ownership of major project risks and ensure appropriate mitigation and interventionWork closely with the commercial team to protect contractual position, margin and cash performanceEnsure resources and leadership capability are aligned with each stage of project deliveryDrive programme certainty from mobilisation through energisation and handoverProvide clear reporting and strategic insight to senior operational leadership About YouWe are looking for an established Project Director or senior project leader with a demonstrable track record delivering major power or infrastructure programmes.You will ideally have:Experience leading projects of significant scale and complexity, ideally £100m+Extensive experience within Transmission & Distribution, substations, new connections or major electrical infrastructureStrong HV/EHV knowledge, ideally including 132kV, 275kV and/or 400kVExperience taking major projects from pre-construction/mobilisation through construction, commissioning and handoverProven leadership of large multidisciplinary project teamsStrong commercial and contractual capabilityExperience managing senior client, DNO and stakeholder relationshipsExcellent programme, risk and project governance experienceThe authority and leadership capability required to take complete ownership of a strategically important project The OpportunityThis is an opportunity to take the lead on a c.£120m flagship power infrastructure project supporting one of the UK's major data centre developments.We are looking for someone capable of creating the structure, leadership and accountability required to take a project of this scale successfully through to energisation and handover. Great package and progression available