EMEA Capex Delivery Manager
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EMEACapex Delivery Manager
Remote (with regular travel across Europe)
About the role
We are looking for an experienced and commercially aware Capex Delivery Managerto support the successful delivery of a significantEMEA-widecapital investment programme across ourPackaging division.
This is not a traditional project management role. Instead you willoperateas a senior engineering and delivery leaderproviding governance assurance and oversight across multiple capital projects. You will work closely with regional teams ensuring projects are well-defined effectively executed delivered on timewithin budgetand deliver therequiredoutcomes.
You will play a critical role in supporting the delivery of the 80:20 capital programme and othercomplex high valueprojects(2m) while giving senior leadership confidence that projects are robust controlled and set up for success.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead Group Capex project delivery support across EMEA packaging sub-regions
- Oversee a portfolio of medium to complex capital projects (circa 200m total value)
- Ensure projects are delivered in line with agreed timelines budgets and business objectives
- Identifydelivery risks early and work with project teams to mitigate them
- Provide engineering and technical assurance across the full project lifecycle
- Ensure projects meet Group Capex governance standards and gateway requirements
- Lead and support Project Engineering Gate Reviews
- Drive consistency in planning cost control and performance tracking across the portfolio
- Act as a key interface between regional project teams business unit leaders and EMEA senior leadership
- Build strong relationships across engineering operations and finance teams
- Provide assurance to senior leadership on project viability and delivery confidence
- Enhance the effectiveness and consistency of capital project execution across the region
What we would like to see:
- Experiencedin capital project environments
- Professional qualification desirable (e.g. MAPM Chartered Engineer or equivalent)
- Strong background in engineering and project delivery (manufacturing or industrial setting preferred)
- Proven experience overseeing multiple projects simultaneously
- Experience working with large-scale capital programmes
- Exposure to governance frameworks stage-gate processes and project assurance
- Strong understanding of project and programme delivery principles
- Ability to assess project health across scope cost schedule and risk
- Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills across multiple levels
- Commercial awareness with the ability to balance cost risk and value
- Strong analytical and problem-solving capability
- Willingness to travel across Europe asrequired
What we can offer you:
- Competitive salary
- Qualifying Sick Pay scheme
- Pension scheme & Life insurance
- Share Save scheme
- Income Protection
- 25 days holiday plus Bank Holidays
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Virtual GP Occupational Health & free Flu vaccine
- Cycle to Work and shopping discounts
We are DS Smith together with International Paper we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based believe a better more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65000 colleagues in North America and Europe Middle East and Africa (EMEA) who are experts in innovationmanufacturing design sales sustainability supply chain and much more. Together with our customers we make the world safer and more productive one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!
Our people come from diverse backgrounds bring different perspectives ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply even those not meeting all criteria.
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About Company
DS Smith is an international packaging company, offering sustainable, plastic-free packaging, integrated recycling services, and sustainable paper products.
