Project Director (Healthcare)

Project Director - Project Lead (Healthcare)
Location: London
Salary: 95,000 - 110,000 + car allowance (DOE)

A leading independent construction and property consultancy is looking to appoint an experienced Associate Director / Project Director to lead major healthcare projects across the UK. This is a senior leadership opportunity for an accomplished Project Lead to oversee the successful delivery of complex, high-value programmes, with regular travel required to project sites (weekly or fortnightly, depending on project requirements).

This role is ideal for a senior professional with a strong background in delivering large-scale healthcare or science projects, who can provide strategic direction, client leadership, and programme oversight from inception to completion.

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Take overall responsibility for the successful delivery of major healthcare projects, providing strategic leadership and direction across all RIBA stages.
• Act as Project Lead and trusted advisor to clients, ensuring their objectives are fully understood and delivered to the highest standard.
• Oversee large, multidisciplinary project teams, ensuring coordination between stakeholders, consultants, contractors, and internal teams.
• Develop and implement robust project strategies, including governance, programme, cost, and risk management, to achieve successful outcomes.
• Lead high-level client engagement, chair key project meetings, and provide clear, informed reporting on project progress, risks, and issues.
• Provide commercial oversight, including procurement strategy, contract management, and change control on major capital programmes.
• Champion quality, compliance, and innovation across all project stages, driving best practice and continuous improvement.
• Mentor and support project managers and wider team members, contributing to team development and sector growth.
• Play a key role in business development activities, supporting the continued growth of the healthcare sector through client relationship building and strategic input.

Candidate Requirements:

• Significant experience delivering major healthcare or science projects, ideally within a consultancy environment.
• Proven track record in a senior leadership capacity, such as Associate Director or Project Director level.
• Strong background managing complex, large-scale projects and programmes across all RIBA stages.
• Excellent client-facing and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence and build trust at senior levels.
• Strong commercial and contractual knowledge; NEC contract experience is highly desirable.
• Relevant degree in construction, project management, or a related field.
• Professional qualifications (e.g. MRICS, MAPM, MCIOB) are required.
• Flexibility to travel weekly or fortnightly to project sites as required.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary
• Car allowance (dependent on experience)
• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays and Christmas closure)
• Life assurance (4x basic salary)
• Private medical insurance
• Generous pension contributions
• Paid professional memberships and subscriptions

If you're interested in finding out more about this opportunity, please contact Dan McIntosh on (phone number removed), via WhatsApp on (phone number removed), or email your up-to-date CV to .