Head of Projects

The Role

This is an exciting leadership opportunity for a highly organised and driven individual with strong technical and commercial experience within the Fire, Security, or Smart Home sectors.

You’ll lead a team of Project Managers, oversee the successful delivery of multiple projects up to c£2m in value, and take overall responsibility for departmental performance, customer satisfaction, and profitability.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Leading and supporting a team of 4 Project Managers

• Managing departmental engineering resources and project programmes

• Taking overall responsibility for the Projects department P&L

• Producing monthly financial reports and cashflow forecasts

• Driving project milestones and ensuring delivery to programme

• Building strong stakeholder and client relationships

• Improving project processes and documentation

• Managing successful handover of projects to Service teams

• Coaching and developing the wider project delivery team

• Reporting risks, opportunities, and business updates to the Managing Director

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 5 years’ experience within the Electronic Fire/Security or Smart Home industry

• Strong technical understanding of Security and/or Home Automation technologies

• Experience delivering high-end residential, retail, or commercial projects • Proven leadership and people management skills

• Strong commercial awareness with project-level P&L experience

• Excellent communication and organisational skills

• Experience managing engineers and subcontractors

• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Excel, and project management tools such as Fieldwire

Why Join Chris Lewis Group?

At Chris Lewis Group, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about delivering exceptional service and creating an environment where our teams feel valued, respected, and empowered to contribute.

Our Mission

“Clients should stay with us because we do what we say we’re going to do and exceed their expectations.”

Our Values

• Achieving more together as a team

• Always being respectful

• Encouraging innovation, collaboration, and idea sharing

• Delivering excellence for our customers

If you’re looking to join a business where you can genuinely make an impact and lead a high-performing projects team, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

We value your progression as much as our own. You’ll have the autonomy to make high-impact decisions, the support of an expert leadership team, and a culture that actively invests development and training.