hutdown Delivery Manager

Norwich

Full Time, Permanent: Monday to Friday (39hrs)

8am 4pm (5pm on one day to hit 30hrs)

£55,000 £60,000 per annum

Non-contractual annual bonus up to 18%

25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays

Our client, a long-established and highly regarded chemical manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Shutdown Delivery Manager (SDM) to join their Engineering leadership team.

This is a senior role responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering complex site shutdowns within a highly regulated industrial environment.

Proven experience managing and delivering complex site shutdowns is essential, ideally within a formal project-based planning and execution framework.

The Role

Reporting to the Deputy Head of Engineering, the Shutdown Delivery Manager will:

• Develop forward schedules and detailed plans for all site shutdowns
• Interface closely with Operations, Engineering Authority and Subject Matter Experts
• Build and manage site-wide shutdown programmes
• Prioritise and manage high-risk and high-value work packages
• Manage subcontractor relationships
• Coordinate internal engineering resources (Mechanical, EI&C, Maintenance)
• Ensure compliance with UK legislation and site policies (including CDM Regulations 2015)
• Oversee planning, scheduling, permitting, execution and commissioning handover
• Work alongside Projects to integrate capital works into shutdown windows
• Contribute to CAPEX planning and resource validation
• Lead and motivate engineers and planners to ensure safe, compliant delivery

This role requires exceptional organisational ability, stakeholder management skills and experience delivering complex, time-critical engineering projects.

About You

Essential:

• HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline
• Minimum 5 years management experience
• Experience with CDM Regulations 2015
• Proven track record planning and executing complex shutdowns or turnaround projects
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
• Ability to manage competing priorities logically and effectively xbpsjku
• Continuous improvement mindset

Desirable:

• ILM Level 5 (or equivalent management qualification)
• Membership of a recognised engineering body (e.g. IMechE)
• Upper Tier COMAH site experience
• Knowledge of instrumentation, PLC and control systems
• Experience with LV & HV systems, Compex, Nucleonic devices, AutoCAD

Whats On Offer

• Flexitime (ability to accrue up to 12 additional days leave)
• Enhanced pension (matched contributions plus additional 2%, up to 10%)
• Life assurance (3x salary)
• Private medical cover
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Gymflex & Cycle to Work schemes
• Employee Assistance Programme