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Vacancy Summary Job Title: Associate Director - Quantity Surveying Job Type: Permanent Interested in this role You can find all the relevant information in the description below. Job Ref: #1321 Location: Cambridge (+ flexible working) Salary: c£70k-£80k (DOE) basic plus competitive benefits package including car allowance and pension. xwzovoh Company & Project: A highly-regarded multi-disciplinary consultancy on the outskirts of Cambridge which has held a presence in the local area for decades. The b...

Director – Accounting Advisory Directors at CFGI will work closely with ‘C-level’ management of FTSE 100, mid-cap and start-up companies. CFGI Directors lead project teams and interact with clients and their Big 4 auditors on all aspects of engagements, including report writing, developing and managing clients relationships, and business development. Take ownership of your career at CFGI: · Gain exposure to a wide range of industries and/or projects. · Make a true business impact with your clients. · Own projects from start to finish. · Experience client interaction and thrive in a client-facing role. · Be consistently challenged and learn through a collegial environment created from top tier experts hired within the firm. · Enjoy the flexibility of office/remote/client site work locations (engagement specific). · Create your own path. · Enjoy what you do! What you might expect: · Interact with clients’ executive team and auditors, serving as a subject matter expert, leading clients through complex accounting issues and driving conclusions. · Lead client engagement and own client delivery on operational due diligence for complex transactions (i.e. – IPO’s, acquisitions and divestitures, stock offerings and debt raises). · Drive client deliverables of financial and regulatory information in accordance with regulatory requirements. · Serve as a subject matter expert on projects related to new accounting standards. · Lead process improvement projects and implementation of changes. · Mentor senior managers, managers, and consultants, acting as a moral and ethical role model, fostering engagement team professional growth, and providing constructive and actionable feedback. · Lead firm initiatives and identify areas for improvements. · Play an active role in the firm’s recruiting efforts, client relationship building, and business development efforts. Who you are: · An undergraduate degree in Accounting – ACA, ACCA, CPA and/or MBA combined with solid accounting experience will be considered in lieu of a degree in accounting. · 12+ years of experience in public accounting and/or industry accounting and/or finance. · Outstanding interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills with an ability to assimilate easily into teams. · Strong technical skills and a working knowledge of IFRS, UK GAAP and US GAAP. · Proactive in identifying client needs and effective in building a strong relationship with clients. · Highly organized and focused and demonstrates the ability to set overall engagement expectations and direction. · Effective analytical and critical thinking abilities. · Entrepreneurial nature, self-motivated, ethical, and dependable. · High energy with commitment to quality client service, focusing on ensuring positive resolutions to conflicts. · Consistently seek opportunities to enhance your skills by attending higher-level training, develop firm training materials and enhance overall firm knowledge base. We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.

Urgently recruiting for a Senior Construction Manager to join a Tier 1 Principle contractor for a flagship commercial scheme in the heart of Cambridge. This scheme will be running for several years and is looking to bring on board a dynamic, motivated, experienced individual to manage the CAT A commercial fit out of a £100million+ development. About the Senior Construction Manager role This is a large scale, technically complex commercial scheme. The Senior Construction Manager will be managing the basement and reception areas on a £100million+ scheme, with the support of their Senior Project Manager and an Assistant Site Manager. You will take full responsibility for construction delivery, ensuring the project is delivered to health & safety standards and the highest quality standards. Key Responsibilities: • Lead all on site construction activities from commencement through to completion, • Drive health & safety standards aligned with Tier 1 Construction Contractor standards, • Manage programme, sequencing, and logistics, • Coordinate subcontractors, suppliers, and consultants to achieve project milestones, • Ensure quality assurance and compliance with specifications and statutory requirements, • Proactively manage risk, buildability and constructability issues, • Provide strong leadership, mentoring an director to site teams, • Work closely with commercial and engineering teams to achieve cost and delivery targets. About You • Proven experience as a Senior Construction Manager on major commercial projects (circa £100million), • Strong background in commercial CAT A fit out including; block work, drylining, joinery, M&E interfaces and be able to delivery those areas from cradle to grave., • Excellent attention to detail. A strong focus on Health & Safety & Quality standards is paramount., • Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment., • Tier 1 contractor background desirable. What is on offer? • Opportunity to lead a flagship package on a major project, • Competitive salary and benefits package, • Long term pipeline of work, • Supporting, high performing team culture, • Career progression within a respected tier 1 contractor Apply here or for more information please contact me on

Improving Planning and Scheduling (and interfacing project controls) processes to create efficiency and increasing benefits to our clients. The continued success and growth of the Planning and Scheduling team in relation to business generation resource planning and business strategy / opportunities.

As Project Director, you'll be in a leadership role, responsible for overseeing the delivery of a either a large defence scheme or a large life science project,from preconstruction through to delivery. We're looking for a Project Directorto join our construction team based in Waterbeach, Cambridge.

Vacancy Summary Job Title: Director - Quantity Surveying Job Type: Permanent Job Ref: #1309 Location: Cambridgeshire Start Date: April 2026 Salary: c£110k-£120k basic plus competitive package inc.Company & Project: A successful privately owned quantity surveying consultancy, oper

Project Management - Director Level. This is a global, award-winning multidisciplinary company, looking for their next Director level Project Manager. As the new Director within the Project Management team, you'll be joining an experienced and excellent team of professionals in multiple and diverse

We are recruiting an Associate Director of Project Monitoring to join a leading construction consultancy providing fund monitoring and lender advisory services across the UK. This role focuses on advising corporate and high-net-worth finance clients on live construction projects, delivering independ

Position: Project Director Salary: Up to £145,000 + Package Region: Cambridgeshire Industry: Construction As the Project Director you will lead the Tender, Design and Construction process, maximise the team's potential to deliver a successful project safely and commercially on schemes

Project Director Contractor: 2-year contract Location: Cambridgeshire We're looking for an experienced and highly collaborative Project Director to lead one of National Highways’ most significant and complex major infrastructure projects. This is a high‑profile role at the heart of our Major Projects directorate - driving delivery excellence, ensuring robust commercial and stakeholder management, and steering a programme already in delivery through to successful completion. What you’ll be doing As Project Director, you will: • Lead the delivery of a major project (c£1bn), ensuring it is completed safely, on time, on budget and to National Highways’ governance and quality standards., • Be a key part of the Major Projects Leadership Team, actively contributing to corporate initiatives and continuous improvement., • Build strong, collaborative and trusted relationships with senior internal and external stakeholders, including the Executive Director, Senior Project Managers, DfT, Treasury, Cabinet Office, and supply chain leadership., • Oversee, develop and assure project management plans, ensuring all activities are organised, appropriately resourced, and aligned to National Highways’ licence obligations, corporate imperatives and the Road Investment Strategy., • Establish and maintain project management processes including risk, change, assurance, communication and stakeholder engagement., • Appoint, lead and hold to account delivery partners and consultants—ensuring value for money, contract compliance and successful delivery in line with NEC principles., • Drive a high‑performance culture across multidisciplinary teams, focusing on capability growth, consistent standards, and continuous improvement., • Champion a culture of health, safety and wellbeing across the project, continually promoting and demonstrating safe working behaviours., • Manage significant budgets (circa £1bn) and ensure all financial, commercial and reporting requirements are met. About you You’ll bring solid experience in leading large‑scale, complex infrastructure projects. You must be comfortable operating at pace and scale, in high‑profile delivery environments. We're looking for someone who is: • Experienced in major infrastructure delivery, with a proven track record of completing complex projects successfully, on time and within budget., • Used to working client-side/client facing and working in partnership with a major construction delivery partner., • Commercially astute, with strong understanding and hands‑on experience of NEC contracts., • A strong leader and influencer, skilled in managing multi‑disciplinary teams and navigating complex stakeholder landscapes at executive and governmental level., • Highly collaborative and people‑centred, who will lead by example, bringing teams together and maintaining a strong collaborative culture throughout a challenging, multi‑year programme., • Used to empowering and coaching teams to make sound decisions to maintain a highly collaborative environment.

Director, Scientific Communications & Engagement Duration - 12 months Location - Cambridge, UK Hybrid Work – 1 day per week in HQ The Director, Scientific Communications & Engagement will lead the internal communications and engagement strategy for two global multi-site functions in Oncology R&D at AstraZeneca, Biologics Engineering (BE) and Oncology Targeted Discovery (OTD). Working with diverse stakeholders, including scientists, senior leaders and corporate affairs you will use proven and innovative mechanisms to bring our strategy and portfolio to life and inspire communities as we work towards achieving our bold ambition 2030. Through creative and impactful communications, the successful candidate will contribute to our ambition of building a culture of learning and transparency. This critical role leads the internal science engagement and communications strategy for two functions Biologics Engineering and Oncology Targeted Discovery, acting as a key partner and point of contact for the SVP, providing dedicated strategic communications and support to this innovative, progressive and highly visible leader. Working with a diverse range of stakeholders, you will develop an exciting internal communications agenda featuring innovative solutions to enhance employee engagement and tell the BE and OTD stories. You will partner with R&D corporate affairs to align and shape science communications that enhance the external reputation of these organisation and AstraZeneca What you'll do • Define and implement the internal science communications and engagement strategy for BE and OTD, working closely with diverse stakeholders across AstraZeneca including the SVP, Business Planning & Operations (BPO) lead, and the BE and OTD Leadership Teams., • Work directly with the SVP and leadership teams to define the strategic focus and develop content for internal and external engagements (e.g. external scientific presentations and Town Hall meetings), • Provide strategic input into our broader Oncology R&D (ORD) internal communications strategy (events, awards, overarching campaigns), • Responsible for the overarching internal editorial calendar and messaging to raise the visibility of BE achievements and to communicate our scorecard (goals) progress, • Support the SVP with their external and internal scientific presentations, • Lead the strategy for enhancing engagement of BE Leadership team internally, • Strong immersion in the scientific portfolio and project pipeline, understanding and championing the innovative scientific breakthroughs, • Drive innovative solutions (including digital media and AI) to communicate our scorecard and scientific priorities and bring the BE science to life, • Overall accountable for delivery of key business reports to capture scientific achievements / deliverables, • Partner with Oncology R&D Corporate Affairs to craft external communications to enhance the external scientific reputation of BioEngineering and Oncology Targeted Discovery, • Work as a strong, matrix stakeholder business partner to deliver in a collaborative and engaging manner leading to successful delivery against goals Essential for the role • PhD in Life science, • 5 years+ experience working as a senior communicator (for example director level) supporting a highly visible and senior leader/executive as a strategic partner, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, • Proven capability to clearly articulate complex scientific data and turn it into effective and compelling communications that is appropriate for audience, • Prior pharmaceutical/ healthcare experience in a strategic communications role, • Broad knowledge of the pharmaceutical drug discovery and development process, • Strong influencing, networking, and team leading skills with all levels of peers and colleagues. Self-starter with a track record of quickly building trust, • A proven track record of delivering tasks in a timely manner; comfortable with prioritization and trade-off conversations, • Experience in working within complex, fast-paced, high performing teams, • Experience of supporting executive communications to engage and motivate internal associates – across geographic, seniority and functional levels Desirable for the role • Understanding of external communication requirements with particular focus on social media and traditional media engagement, • Scientific knowledge in Oncology or related science areas, • Experience leading change or transformation communications

As a Statistical Science Director you may lead, manage, and develop a group of statisticians as well as provide project support and/or advance statistical methodology. Genuine dedication to drive innovation to advance statistical science. Do you have expertise in, and passion for, Biostats? Would yo

A global engineering firm in the UK is seeking an Associate / Associate Director specialized in Project Management for their PMCM team. The role involves delivering major projects across various sectors, leading high-performing teams, and engaging with clients.

A global project management firm is seeking an Associate Director for their Real Estate Project Management Team in Cambridge. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of complex projects, manage client relationships, and drive business development activities. You will require a relevant degre

Training and coaching clients and less experienced leadership team members on Planning and Scheduling processes and practices. Subject matter expertise of different Planning and Scheduling tools and techniques is mandatory. We are seeking an experienced Project Director for Planning & Scheduling to

As an Associate / Associate Director Project Management specialist, you will join a growing team of dedicated Project, Design, and Commercial Managers, delivering major projects across PMCM's sectors. You will balance leadership and project delivery, develop internal and external relationships, and

Support Finance Director on such other ad hoc finance‑related project activity as may be required from time to time. Key user for the business’ current critical finance and operational systems (Xero, Dext, Pleo, ApprovalMax etc. We are looking for a hands‑on Finance Graduate/Coordinator to joi

A global professional services firm in the UK is seeking an experienced Project Director for Planning & Scheduling. Key qualifications include a strong background in Planning and Scheduling tools, leadership experience, and familiarity with NEC contracts.

We are recruiting an Associate Director of Project Monitoring to join a leading construction consultancy providing fund monitoring and lender advisory services across the UK. This role focuses on advising corporate and high-net-worth finance clients on live construction projects, delivering independ

We are seeking an accomplished Project Director/Deputy Project Director to provide strategic and operational leadership for the delivery of a major, high-profile complex building project in the United Kingdom. Job Title: Project Director – Major Complex Building Project (Confidential). Primavera P

A highly regarded private real estate business is seeking a Project Director to join its London office, leading the design and delivery of a significant pipeline of office-led construction and refurbishment projects across its UK portfolio. The Project Director will take full responsibility for the

They want a sales-driven Project Director who thrives on: Winning work. If you want a role where your ability to win work directly drives the business forward, this is one of the strongest sales-led Project Director opportunities in the market right now. Project Director | Commercial Fit Out & Inter

If you’re ready to take on the challenge of shaping some of the UK’s most significant infrastructure programmes as a Project Controls Director, please send through your CV by clicking the “apply now” button. A global consultancy is seeking experienced Project Controls Directors to join its e

Project Director – Major Healthcare Projects | Canada. We’re seeking an accomplished Project Director to lead the planning and execution of major healthcare infrastructure projects across Ontario. This is a strategic leadership role, ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of engineeri

Other organisations may call this role an Engineering Projects Director, HVAC Projects Director, Mechanical Projects Director or Operations Director. As a Projects Director, you will oversee all aspects of project delivery from concept to completion, ensuring every installation meets our standards f

Managing client discussion on all project aspects and driving excellence across all project phases, from inception to execution and continuous improvement, the Project Director will partner across functions to ensure project performance, alignment to client requirements, and meeting the agency’s h

Due to expansion plans and recent project wins, a highly regarded super prime residential main contractor is seeking an experienced Project Director or Senior Contracts Manager to oversee multiple high-end residential refurbishment projects across South West London and Surrey, with some ongoing invo

Additional Accountabilities (Director level). Contribution to growth of the Project Finance offering (pipeline, partnerships, team build). UK planning EIA without project finance exposure.

The Project Director will lead under pressure, setting the standard for precision, accountability, and excellence across the project team. The Project Director will provide strategic and operational leadership for one of CTM Sport’s most high-profile sporting event series. Operating in a fast-pace

We need a VAT Director or Associate Director who is ready to step up to Director level. VAT Director, ACA, CTA, VAT Project Manager, Part RemoteVAT Director required to work for a Professional Services business based in Southampton.

The business has a robust pipeline of work in Edinburgh, particularly within the residential, hotel, mixed-use and commercial sectors, and is known for its collaborative culture, repeat clients and long-term approach to project delivery.

Project Director - Project Venice Full Time, Fixed Term Contract - 2 Years Based - Worksop, S81 7AYProject Venice is a major transformation programme reshaping sauce manufacturing and future operational capability. We are seeking a highly experienced Project Director to lead the full end-to-end deli

Able to communicate effectively and confidentially with a range of internal and external stakeholdersMore about the Project Director role…You will help colleagues build and lead effective, high performing management teams ensuring all aspects of processes are met and run smoothly and efficiently t

A global consultancy is seeking experienced Programme Directors to join its expanding team delivering major infrastructure programmes across sectors including civil infrastructure, data centres, defence, and energy. These specific permanent roles are available on a hybrid basis and will focus on hug

International property consultancy has a requirement for an experienced Project Director level Project Manager with occupier fit out experience to work on high profile schemes for their blue-chip client base in and around London. Project Director - Corporate Occupier.

A leading engineering firm is seeking a Project Management Associate Director to lead and develop high-performing teams and drive business growth. The successful candidate will manage multidisciplinary projects, ensuring successful delivery by balancing leadership and project delivery.

Degree and MRICS or APM qualified you will have demonstrable experience in managing multiple or complex projects and be capable of running projects from start to finish with minimal supervision, ensuring work and projects are running on time and to budget. This independent construction and property

As An Event Project Director, You Will. Master project planning and organization for diverse events. With your skills in project planning, meeting planning and client relationship building, you'll keep events running smoothly while building a team to support the volume.

Investor and Developer Project Management. An experienced Project Manager with an established track record in the London Owner, Investor, Developer Sector is required by a leading international built asset consultancy.

A leading infrastructure consultancy is seeking an Associate or Associate Director to oversee major multi-disciplinary projects in the East Midlands. This role involves leading project teams, managing client relationships, and ensuring project delivery meets quality objectives. Candidates should pos

My client, a leading service provider, is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead large scale Facilities Management projects, focusing on complex refurbishments, upgrades, and operational improvements. Drive continuous improvement and ensure all projects meet operational, safety, and regulat

We have an exciting new opportunity for a Project Director to join our team in Derby to deliver a key project framework for the UK in the local area. We are looking for someone who can lead large phases of projects at a time from precon/design stages through to delivery and have experience in the re

Roughly, 2 to 3 days a week on site, 1 - 2 days a week in office with potential for some flexible work-from-home by agreement with the Business Unit Director/Development Director. Mace combines construction expertise with consultancy to unlock potential in every person or project and redefine the bo

Partner closely with the Global Real Estate team, project management, legal, finance, and other internal stakeholders to align sourcing activities with project goals, timelines, and budgets. As the Sourcing Lead for the Riverside Headquarters Project in London, you will have a hands-on leadership po

A leading consultancy in London is seeking a Project Management Director to lead multiple teams and drive new business opportunities. The ideal candidate should be chartered and have a proven background in delivering complex projects valued at over £20 million.

We need a VAT Director or Associate Director who is ready to step up to Director level. VAT Director, ACA, CTA, VAT Project Manager, Part Remote. VAT Director required to work for a Professional Services business based in Southampton.

Our team are looking for a Project Director (Defence) to join the team in Oxford. Ability to timely manage and maintain responsibility for subcontract accounts and projection of final account value, as part of the Project P & L accounting process. Must possess the ability to recognise opportunity wi

Job Description: Project Director**· Oversee project portfolios ranging from $60M–$150M+ in total program value. Crea