Project Director

Mercury is the European leader in construction solutions.

We build and manage complex engineering & construction projects for the world’s leading corporations. Our solutions help deliver technologies and life changing advancements that connect people, communities and businesses, giving them the power to achieve incredible things. Our people have the courage to be innovative. Their determination and sharp focus enable us to deliver with certainty, time and time again.

We deliver our clients’ visions through leading edge construction solutions across multiple sectors, including:
Enterprise Data Centres, Advanced Technology & Life Sciences, Hyperscale Data Centres, Fire Protection.

At Mercury, it is our duty to encourage and back our people to realise their vision of themselves. We place them at the heart of what we do, providing challenging opportunities to develop within a great team in a supportive environment that allows them to reach their full potential.

**Scope of the Role**:
We are seeking a German speaking Project Director to lead multiple projects across Germany.

Reporting to the BU Management and Operations Manager, this person will be a self-starter working on their own initiative. They will be responsible for the management and co-ordination all aspects of the Project as they relate to the project scope of work.

Leading and managing the Project Team and interfacing with the Client Team this person will set clear direction and expectations for the Safe, on time, on budget delivery of the fully integrated build. The core project management team, of which you are a key part, will create the vision; provide leadership; set targets; create processes and procedures; manage the Quality and ensure adherence to all EHS requirements across all projects.

**Responsibilities of the Role**:
**Weekly Meetings**
- Schedule and chair meeting with your team, the Design team, and the Client
- Follow up and ensure a timely close out of any outstanding items.
- Attend and actively contribute to EHS and QA meetings.
- Attend Morning White board evening schedule meetings.

**Weekly Audits**
- Implement Mercury Project audit plan.
- Review weekly Project audits and address open items with your team.
- Discuss findings and trends with your Construction Manager, your team and the BU Leads.
- Ensure Audit findings are clearly communicated to all stakeholders.
- Drive closure of all open Audit findings
- Ensure that all EHS alerts are communicated effectively.
- Ensure Workforce participation in place and being adhered to on your project.
- Ensure you and your team have fully reviewed and understand the Project specifications and documentation.
- Plan procurement and ensure engineering is developed to meet deadlines.
- Ensure all Material Take Offs are completed to compare with Sub-Contractor pricing returns.
- Review quality of output and foster continuous improvement.
- Periodic attendance at planned meetings, TBT, SLT, DABS.
- Set standards for training requirements for Mercury and Sub-Contractor staff.
- Review weekly Progress update with the project planner and implement strategies to ensure project remains on track. Issue Project report.
- Use the project lookaheads to drive the project.
- Co-ordinate with the various Project teams to ensure your dates can be achieved.
- Sub-contractor Meetings

**Your Qualifications and Key Criteria**:

- **You must have fluent German** (spoken and written) for this Project Director job.
- Engineering Degree or recognised trade qualification
- 10+ years’ experience of managing large construction projects as a General Contractor.
- Thorough knowledge of Civil, Structural and Architectural packages
- Flexibility in working patterns where necessary.
- Ability to efficiently manage a team by setting expectations, delegation, and review.
- Strong communication and project management skills
- You must have the ability to travel across multiple sites/ projects across Germany.

**Mercury is an equal opportunities employer.**

Mercury ist der europäische Marktführer für Baulösungen.

Wir erstellen und verwalten komplexe Ingenieur
- und Bauprojekte für die weltweit führenden Unternehmen. Unsere Lösungen tragen dazu bei, Technologien und lebensverändernde Fortschritte bereitzustellen, die Menschen, Gemeinschaften und Unternehmen verbinden und ihnen die Möglichkeit geben, Unglaubliches zu erreichen. Unsere Mitarbeiter haben den Mut, innovativ zu sein. Ihre Entschlossenheit und ihr scharfer Fokus ermöglichen es uns, immer wieder mit Sicherheit zu liefern.

Wir verwirklichen die Visionen unserer Kunden durch hochmoderne Baulösungen in zahlreichen Sektoren, darunter:
Unternehmens-Rechenzentren, Spitzentechnologie und Biowissenschaften, Hyperscale-Rechenzentren, Brandschutz.

Bei Mercury ist es unsere Pflicht, unsere Mitarbeiter zu ermutigen und zu unterstützen, ihre Vision von sich selbst zu verwirklichen. Wir stellen sie in den Mittelpunkt unseres Handelns und bieten ihnen herausfordernde Mö