You should take over the director’s position and polish your leadership skills. One of these skills is to delegate tasks to your subordinates. For a good leader, the higher you go more flexibility you have in terms of managing your work and personal time.
A few notes: Hire good people and get rid of bad people (these are energy drainers). Provide vision, support and mentorship to the team. Keep everyone busy (than you) and motivated (reward and promote the competent and reliable people). Control only critical issues (such as the timeline, budget and quality of key deliverables)…