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In this highly strategic role, you will partner closely with senior leadership to translate business strategy into execution, build organizational capability, and deliver sustainable, measurable performance improvements. The role provides project governance, analytical challenge, structured problem-solving and change leadership from opportunity identification through implementation, benefit validation and sustainment.\nHow you will do it\nStrategic Portfolio, Change Leadership & Project Leadership\nLead a portfolio of high-priority, cross-functional strategic projects from definition and business case through execution, handover and benefits realisation.\nEstablish robust project governance, including scope, schedule, budget, risks, decision logs and executive-level reporting.\nTranslate strategic objectives into clear project charters, workstreams, milestones, governance routines, resource requirements and measurable outcomes.\nLead selected transformation initiatives, including digitalization, automation, process redesign and manufacturing capacity expansion.\nPartner with leadership to ensure projects support business and operational priorities.\nCoach project owners and cross-functional teams in structured problem-solving, project discipline and continuous-improvement methods. Lead root-cause analysis workshops manage the implementation of corrective actions.\nCapture lessons learned and establish repeatable standards, templates and governance practices that strengthen project delivery capability.\nOperational Excellence and Business Performance\nUse data and structured analysis to identify performance gaps, operational constraints, cost opportunities and improvement priorities.\nLead root-cause analysis and structured problem-solving workshops, ensuring corrective actions have defined owners, deadlines and effectiveness checks.\nApply Lean Six Sigma and Continuous Improvement methods to deliver measurable improvements in People, Quality, Safety, Production and Cost.\nPromote a culture of structured problem-solving and operational excellence.\nDevelop project performance reviews that connect project activity to business outcomes and support effective decision-making.\nPartner with operational leaders to embed improvements into standard work, management routines and sustainable operating practices.\nGrant & External Funding Governance\nProvide senior coordination of relevant grant and external-funding opportunities, aligning submissions to strategic programmes and investment plans.\nOversee application planning, documentation, deadlines, compliance requirements and stakeholder inputs.\nPartner with Finance and functional owners to maintain accurate supporting records, financial information, progress reporting and governance for funded initiatives.\nWhat we look for\nBachelor's degree in Engineering, Operations, Project Management or a related discipline.\nSignificant relevant experience (5+ years) leading complex cross-functional projects, strategic initiatives, operational transformation or business improvement in a demanding organisational environment.\nDemonstrated experience taking projects from problem definition and business case through implementation, governance and benefits realisation.\nStrong financial and commercial 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