EMEA Capex Delivery Manager

🕒 June 12

🏢🏡 London – Hybrid

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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DS Smith

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1940

Packaging • Recycling • Sustainability

DS Smith is a provider of sustainable packaging solutions, paper products, and recycling services. The company focuses on innovation in packaging to support a circular economy, aiming to use recyclable materials and reduce plastic waste. DS Smith operates internationally, offering packaging for various industries, including consumer goods, industrial solutions, and retail. It emphasizes environmental sustainability and community engagement through strategic initiatives and partnerships. Additionally, DS Smith provides end-to-end retail services and advanced packaging systems.

📋 Description

• 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 • Identify delivery 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

🎯 Requirements

• Experience in 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 as required

🏖️ Benefits

• 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