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MEP Project Director
Costain Group PLC
London, UAE
Full Time
Director
4 weeks ago
Project ManagementMEP SystemsStakeholder ManagementSupply Chain ManagementRisk ManagementLeadership
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About the Role
Costain Group PLC seeks a Project Director to lead a £600M portfolio of Building and MEP works across 11 assets within the London Tunnels Section of HS2. You will be accountable for end-to-end delivery from design through commissioning, managing supply chain, client relationships, and a multi-disciplinary team.
Key Skills for This Role
Project ManagementMEP SystemsStakeholder ManagementSupply Chain ManagementRisk ManagementLeadership
Responsibilities
- Take full accountability for the end to end delivery of Building and MEP scopes (£600M) across 11 assets, including shafts and headhouses.
- Oversee all project phases: design integration, construction execution, testing, and commissioning.
- Ensure delivery meets programme, cost, quality, and safety targets.
- Build and maintain strong, strategic relationships with key supply chain partners.
- Foster a collaborative, high performance culture across all delivery partners.
- Understand client objectives and align delivery strategy to meet or exceed client expectations.
- Establish and maintain trusted, senior level relationships with the client leadership team.
- Shape, lead, and develop a high performing multi disciplinary team.
- Promote an open, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
- Ensure strong project governance, controls, and reporting are in place across all assets.
- Manage risk proactively, ensuring mitigation strategies are implemented effectively.
- Drive continuous improvement across delivery, safety, and operational performance.
Requirements
- Proven experience delivering large scale infrastructure or construction programmes (£100M+ ideally £500M+).
- Strong background in Building and MEP systems delivery within complex major infrastructure environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multi asset or multi project portfolios.
- Excellent client facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Track record of building and leading high performing teams and supply chains.
- Strong commercial, contractual, and risk management capability.
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Job Description
- The Project Director is accountable for leading the successful delivery of a £600M portfolio of Building and MEP works across 11 assets within the London Tunnels Section of HS2.
- This role spans the full lifecycle—from design, through construction, to commissioning—ensuring safe, efficient, and high quality delivery aligned with client objectives.
Responsibilities
- Take full accountability for the end to end delivery of Building and MEP scopes (£600M) across 11 assets, including shafts and headhouses.
- Oversee all project phases: design integration, construction execution, testing, and commissioning.
- Ensure delivery meets programme, cost, quality, and safety targets.
- Build and maintain strong, strategic relationships with key supply chain partners.
- Foster a collaborative, high performance culture across all delivery partners.
- Understand client objectives and align delivery strategy to meet or exceed client expectations.
- Establish and maintain trusted, senior level relationships with the client leadership team.
- Shape, lead, and develop a high performing multi disciplinary team.
- Promote an open, inclusive, and collaborative culture.
- Ensure strong project governance, controls, and reporting are in place across all assets.
- Manage risk proactively, ensuring mitigation strategies are implemented effectively.
- Drive continuous improvement across delivery, safety, and operational performance.
Required Knowledge
- Proven experience delivering large scale infrastructure or construction programmes (£100M+ ideally £500M+).
- Strong background in Building and MEP systems delivery within complex major infrastructure environments.
- Demonstrated ability to lead multi asset or multi project portfolios.
- Excellent client facing and stakeholder management skills.
- Track record of building and leading high performing teams and supply chains.
- Strong commercial, contractual, and risk management capability.
Behaviours and Attributes
- Strategic thinker with strong delivery focus.
- Collaborative and relationship driven.
- Resilient, decisive, and outcome oriented.
- Committed to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
- Passionate about developing people and building capability.
About Us
- Costain helps to improve people’s lives with integrated, leading edge, smart infrastructure solutions across the UK’s energy, water, transportation and defence markets.
- Our vision is to be the UK’s leading smart infrastructure solutions company.
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