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Rated an ‘Outstanding Employer’ by Best Companies in 2025, we are only getting bigger and stronger - and we’re looking for A-players to help us get there.\nWe are passionate about making a difference and obsessed with quality. Our goal is to build a world where every resident can sleep safely at night, knowing their home is 100% safe.\nWe are looking for a Project Director to lead our Building Fabric Delivery operation from our Chesterfield office - taking full ownership of the region’s project portfolio, driving delivery performance, developing our people, and ensuring every contract we win is delivered to the standard our clients expect and our mission demands.\nThis is a senior leadership role with real commercial and operational accountability. You will set the standard for how Harmony delivers building fabric works - from fire doors and firestopping through to wider passive fire remediation - and you will build the team, systems, and culture that make that standard stick.\nKey Responsibilities\nTake full operational and commercial accountability for the Building Fabric Delivery portfolio in Chesterfield - owning P&L, programme performance, quality, client relationships, and team development. \nLead, develop, and inspire a high-performing delivery team - including Project Managers, Site Supervisors, and support staff - building a culture of ownership, accountability, and excellence. \nOversee the delivery of multiple concurrent building fabric contracts, ensuring every project is delivered on time, on budget, and to the quality standards Harmony and our clients require.\nOwn client relationships at a senior level, acting as the primary escalation point and ensuring Harmony delivers an exceptional experience on every contract. \nWork closely with the pre-construction and commercial teams to ensure a smooth handover from bid to delivery, and that projects are set up for success from day one. \nMonitor project financials across the portfolio - tracking costs, managing variations, controlling margin, and identifying and mitigating commercial risk. \nEmbed a robust quality and compliance framework across all delivery activity, ensuring all works meet relevant standards, client requirements, and Harmony’s internal expectations. \nDrive continuous improvement across delivery operations - identifying inefficiencies, sharing lessons learned, and working with senior leadership to improve how Harmony delivers at scale. \nReport on delivery performance - output, quality, margin, client satisfaction, and team capacity - to the Managing Director and senior leadership team. \nRepresent Harmony externally with clients, consultants, and industry bodies, building the reputation of the business as a delivery partner of choice. \nSkills, Knowledge & Expertise\nAn A-player mindset - high standards, extreme ownership and the drive to do things properly, the first time. \nProven track record at Director or senior management level leading the delivery of building fabric, passive fire, or closely related construction works at scale. \nStrong P&L accountability - commercially astute with experience managing programme costs, margin, variations, and commercial risk across a multi-project portfolio. \nDemonstrated success leading large, multi-disciplinary delivery teams - with a track record of building high-performing cultures and developing people. \nDeep knowledge of building fabric delivery, passive fire protection systems, and the compliance and quality frameworks that govern them. \nExcellent client management skills - able to build and maintain relationships at the highest level and manage escalations professionally and constructively. \nStrong understanding of health and safety requirements in a construction delivery environment. \nCommercially literate and analytically strong - comfortable with programme reporting, financial management, and performance data. \nChesterfield office-based and available full time. • Full UK driving licence. \nJob Benefits\nThis is a chance to lead a high-performing delivery operation at one of the UK’s fastest growing fire safety specialists - with a strong and growing portfolio of building fabric contracts, a talented team around you, and the backing of a business that genuinely invests in its people and its mission. At Harmony, we ask a lot - and we give a lot back. The hours are real, the standards are high and the work is demanding, but for those who show up, deliver and go the extra mile, the rewards follow. A-players here enjoy a competitive salary, a Personal Development Plan with leadership mentoring and ongoing training, unlimited holiday, a bonus scheme paying up to 50% of annual salary, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity and paternity, lunch, snacks and refreshments on us every day (fresh fruit and Takeaway Friday included), a team social budget, cycle to work, an auto-enrolment pension, two major company events a year and our Reward and Recognition scheme - including European mini-breaks for those who go above and beyond. It is a collaborative, high-energy environment focused on doing things the right way - and none of it is a perk for showing up; it’s what we share with the people pulling the business forward.\nHarmony is an equal opportunity employer. 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