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Project Director - Major London Regeneration
Location: Kensington, London
Start: November 2026
Duration: 5-month minimum contract, likely to extend
A major London regeneration project is seeking an experienced Project Director to lead the final stages of delivery and close-out of a landmark mixed-use development in West London.
With the main contractor’s works now substantially complete, the role will take ownership of the remaining construction, commercial and operational close-out activities, ensuring a smooth transition from project delivery into fully operational assets.
The role
Reporting into the project’s key ownership and operating stakeholders, you will provide senior leadership across:
- Project close-out & construction management – overseeing remaining works, including insurance repair works, and Day 2/Day 3 packages
- Practical Completion & handover – driving completion, testing, commissioning, certification and handover documentation
- Commercial closure – leading final accounts, variations, claims, contingency and project cost reporting
- Risk & governance – managing outstanding risks, contractual obligations and approvals
- Defects management – overseeing resolution of critical defects and contractor performance
- Operational readiness – ensuring FM and operational teams are fully prepared for transition
- Stakeholder management – engaging confidently with investors, funders, development teams, occupiers, operators and local authorities
- Final project closure – ensuring all contractual, statutory, documentation and sign-off requirements are completed
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About you
We are looking for a Senior Project Manager/Project Director with significant experience managing complex developments through the final stages of delivery and into operational handover.
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You will need to demonstrate:
- Strong major-project construction and close-out experience
- Excellent commercial and contractual understanding
- Proven experience managing Practical Completion and handover
- Strong investor, funder and senior stakeholder management skills
- The gravitas to lead consultants, contractors and operational teams
- Experience working across complex mixed-use, hospitality, commercial or regeneration projects
- A pragmatic, hands-on approach to resolving issues and driving projects to completion
This is an excellent opportunity to join a high-profile London regeneration project at a critical stage, with the opportunity to make a tangible impact on successful completion, handover and operational readiness.
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