Project Director – CSA

Company Overview

Our client is an international civil, structural and architectural contractor with a well-established presence across the Nordic construction market. The business specialises in technically complex, high-value projects where structural performance, programme certainty and buildability under demanding conditions are the defining challenges rather than incidental considerations.

Their reputation has been built on delivering the kind of work that relatively few contractors are equipped to take on — large-scale structural packages executed to exacting tolerances, on constrained programmes, frequently in challenging climatic conditions and within live or highly regulated operational environments. That capability has secured them a position as a trusted delivery partner to a small number of major international clients.

The Nordic region continues to attract substantial capital investment into mission-critical and industrial infrastructure, driven by favourable energy economics, political stability and established connectivity. Our client is well positioned within that market with a secured multi-year pipeline, and is now building the senior leadership capability required to deliver it.

This is a business where directors carry genuine authority rather than nominal title. The leadership team is closely engaged with project delivery, decisions are made quickly and without unnecessary escalation, and senior appointments are made with a long-term view of the individual’s role in the organisation rather than the immediate project alone.

Working Environment & Projects

You will hold overall responsibility for CSA delivery on a major project, encompassing substructure and foundations, structural frame, envelope, internal fit-out and external works, together with all associated interfaces to the mechanical, electrical and specialist packages. The role is accountable for the outcome in its entirety — programme, cost, quality, safety and client satisfaction — rather than for any single discipline within it.

The projects themselves are large-scale and technically demanding, typically delivered against fixed and heavily scrutinised milestone dates with significant commercial consequence attached to slippage. Nordic delivery brings its own particular considerations, including winter working, seasonal programme planning, local regulatory and permitting frameworks, and a labour market and supply chain that operate to distinct norms and expectations.

You will lead a substantial project organisation covering construction management, engineering, planning, commercial, procurement and HSQE functions, while owning the senior client relationship and representing the business at project board level. Subcontract strategy sits squarely within your remit, from procurement approach and package structuring through to performance management and commercial resolution.

The position operates on a rotational basis with accommodation and all travel covered by the business, which suits senior professionals who want a significant international appointment without relocating a household. Time on site is intensive and hands-on at the leadership level; rotational periods away provide genuine recovery alongside continued strategic oversight.

Responsibilities

• Hold overall responsibility for CSA delivery, performance and outcome on a major mission-critical or industrial project
• Own the master programme, driving sequencing, resourcing and mitigation strategy to protect fixed milestone dates
• Lead the full project organisation across construction, engineering, planning, commercial, procurement and HSQE functions
• Define and execute subcontract strategy, from procurement and package structuring through to performance and commercial management
• Own the senior client relationship, representing the business at project board and executive level
• Take full accountability for project commercial performance, including budget, forecast, risk register and final account position
• Ensure the highest standards of health, safety, quality and environmental compliance across all works
• Manage regulatory, permitting and local stakeholder interfaces relevant to the project jurisdiction
• Report project status, risk and financial position to executive leadership, and contribute to wider regional delivery strategy
• Develop senior delivery talent within the project team and build long-term organisational capability

What You Need

• Proven experience at Project Director or senior Project Manager level with a main contractor or specialist CSA contractor
• Demonstrable track record taking overall responsibility for large-scale, technically complex construction projects
• Strong CSA background across substructure, structural frame, envelope and fit-out delivery
• Substantial commercial capability, with genuine ownership of budget, risk and final account outcomes at project level
• Proven subcontractor management experience across major procurement and package delivery
• Confident senior client and stakeholder manager, credible at project board and executive level
• Data centre or major industrial construction experience preferred; other large-scale complex delivery backgrounds will be considered
• International or Nordic project experience is beneficial but not essential
• Degree in Civil Engineering, Construction Management or a related discipline preferred
• Willingness to work on a rotational basis from a Nordic project location

What You'll Get in Return

A salary of €160,000–€165,000 is on offer, alongside rotational working with accommodation and all travel between home and project location fully covered. The package is structured so the headline figure is not eroded by the living and travel costs that typically accompany international appointments, and is supported by executive-level benefits including pension, healthcare and performance-related bonus.

For the right individual, this is positioned as more than a project appointment. The business is building its senior leadership bench for a secured multi-year Nordic pipeline, and there is a clear route to broader regional responsibility, board-level involvement and long-term equity participation for directors who demonstrate sustained delivery performance.

The technical return is equally significant. Directing CSA delivery on mission-critical projects in the Nordic market — combining structural complexity, fixed milestone accountability and international regulatory exposure — sits among the strongest credentials available in European construction, and it remains scarce enough that the individuals who hold it move on their own terms.

How to Apply

To explore this opportunity in confidence, please forward your CV or project profile to [email protected] or contact 07481 954446 for an initial confidential discussion.