Walker Sime Job Description

Role: Director of Project Management

Team: Infrastructure

Location: Flexible | Focus Areas: Cumbria, North East (Teesside), Suffolk

Type: Permanent (hybrid/flexible working)

Shape the Future of Project Management at Walker Sime

Walker Sime is on an exciting and ambitious growth journey — and we’re looking for strategic leaders to help us shape what’s next.

As Director of Project Management in our Infrastructure team, you’ll play a pivotal role in delivering our strategy for expansion across new geographies, emerging sectors, and evolving service lines. This is a senior leadership opportunity with the autonomy to shape and grow your own area of the business within the Walker Sime brand.

We’re not looking for someone to maintain the status quo — we’re looking for a builder, a driver, and a visionary.

Whether you're based in Cumbria, the North East, or Suffolk — and your experience comes from a broad or specialist infrastructure background — we’re open to where and how you’ll make an impact. What matters most is an entrepreneurial mindset and a passion for growth. We’re looking for someone who sees opportunity, brings fresh ideas, and wants to make their mark on a business where your contribution really counts.

There are lots of sectors we currently either don’t operate in or only scratch the surface of — and we’re actively looking for people who can help us change that. We want to strengthen our expertise and leadership in areas like Nuclear, Defence, Renewables, Carbon Capture, Utilities, Data Centres, and Rail and Highways. We’re also keen to speak with anyone who can open up new clients or further grow our presence in sectors where we’re already strong, like Power and Energy.

Are you tired of working for a large machine where your efforts aren’t recognised? At Walker Sime, you’ll be seen, heard, and truly valued. You won’t be a small cog — you’ll be a key part of our leadership engine, empowered to lead meaningful change.

About Walker Sime

Walker Sime is a UK-based construction consultancy, proudly headquartered in the North West. We offer a full suite of professional services across the Infrastructure sector — including Project Management, Cost Management, Quantity Surveying, Project Controls, and Advisory services.

We operate across key areas such as Renewables, Power & Energy, Utilities, Transport, Defence, and Nuclear. From major capital programmes to strategic advisory work, our teams deliver with technical excellence and a people-first approach.

We’re an SME at heart — agile, collaborative, and grounded in strong values — but with the backing of international investment, giving us the platform to scale with purpose.

Our mission is to provide best-in-class consultancy services while maintaining the close-knit, people-first culture that sets us apart. We care deeply about the quality of our work and the strength of our relationships — with clients, colleagues, and collaborators alike.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and grow our Project Management offering across key infrastructure sectors
• Build lasting client relationships and secure new work across geographies, sectors, and services
• Operate your team with an entrepreneurial mindset — effectively running it as your own business unit
• Recruit, mentor, and develop a high-performing team through your reputation and industry network
• Stay close to your market — understanding where opportunities are, what’s coming next, and who the key players are
• Collaborate with other senior leaders to shape and deliver growth across the wider Infrastructure team

Where You Might Drive Growth

We welcome different approaches depending on your background and strengths. Your impact might focus on one or more of the following which we are keen to build our presence in:

• Nuclear
• Defence
• Renewables
• Carbon Capture
• Utilities
• Data Centres
• Rail & Highways
• (And grow further in Power & Energy)

What You’ll Bring

We’re looking for more than just experience — we’re looking for presence, credibility, and vision.

You’ll have:

• A proven track record of leading infrastructure projects and teams
• Strong commercial acumen with the ability to win, deliver, and grow client work
• Experience in a senior consultancy role with full understanding of P&L ownership and team leadership
• A respected industry profile in your chosen sector or region
• A strong network and ideally at least one client relationship you could bring with you
• A growth mindset — someone excited by the challenge of building, shaping, and leading

Why Join Walker Sime?

This isn’t just a job — it’s a rare opportunity to make your mark on a dynamic, evolving business.

At Walker Sime, you’ll have the freedom and autonomy to define your own service line, region, or sector focus — all while being supported by a collaborative and ambitious leadership team. We're proudly people-first in our culture, with the strength of international investment behind us.

You’ll be empowered to:

• Shape and lead a growing business unit, with real ownership and influence
• Drive strategy and innovation, helping to evolve our services and respond to emerging market needs
• Work flexibly and autonomously, in an environment that supports senior leaders and trusts them to lead
• Collaborate at board level, playing a part in the wider strategic direction of the business
• Be part of a culture that values people, while thinking commercially and pushing for growth
• Build your own team, bringing in trusted talent through your network and leadership brand

This is your opportunity to leave a legacy — not just deliver projects, but create and grow something that lasts.

Why Walker Sime?

We’re a people-first SME with the strength of international backing. At Walker Sime, you’ll find the autonomy to lead, the platform to grow, and the support to succeed.

If you’re an experienced leader with the ambition to grow a region, sector, or service line from the ground up — we’d love to talk.

Benefits

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and professional growth, including competitive salary, flexible working, pension contributions, health and wellbeing initiatives, and ongoing development opportunities.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

At Walker Sime, we believe diversity drives innovation and better decision-making. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to thrive — regardless of background, identity, or lived experience.

Interested?

Let’s start a conversation about how you can shape the next chapter of Project Management at Walker Sime.