Chief Executive Officer

JR United Kingdom; Scotland; On-site; GBP 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A private equity-backed engineering firm in Scotland is seeking a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) to lead their growth and transformation agenda. This pivotal role offers significant autonomy and the opportunity to drive operational excellence and revenue growth while preparing the business for a successful exit within 3-5 years.

Benefits

Equity participation

Leadership impact

Long-term incentive potential

Qualifications

• Track record of senior leadership in B2B industrial services.
• Experience managing distributed or mobile workforces.
• Strong instincts for driving revenue growth and customer development.

Responsibilities

• Lead the commercial and operational strategy for growth.
• Build a high-performing leadership team.
• Drive operational excellence across a multi-site workforce.

Skills

Leadership

Commercial Acumen

Operational Excellence

Revenue Growth

Process Improvement

Job description

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FWB is partnering with a private equity-backed engineering and business services firm in Scotland to recruit their next Chief Executive Officer (CEO).

With operations across the UK and a workforce of c200 employees, this is an exciting national platform with annual revenues exceeding £25m and significant opportunity for further value creation.

The incoming CEO will be responsible for leading and executing a growth and transformation agenda, with a view to delivering a successful private equity exit within a 3–5 year horizon.

This is a pivotal opportunity for a proven CEO, Managing Director or Commercial Director to step into a leadership role at a key inflection point in the company’s journey.

The Opportunity

• Lead the commercial and operational strategy to unlock scalable, profitable growth.
• Build a high-performing leadership team and embed a performance-led culture.
• Drive operational excellence across a multi-site and mobile engineering workforce.
• Expand customer channels and improve margins through pricing and service innovation.
• Execute and integrate strategic bolt-on acquisitions.
• Prepare the business for value realisation in partnership with a supportive private equity sponsor.

Candidate Profile

We are seeking a commercially-minded and execution-focused leader who brings:

• A successful track record of senior leadership in B2B industrial services, engineering, maintenance or technical field service businesses.
• Experience managing distributed or mobile workforces across multi-site operations.
• Strong commercial instincts with a track record of driving revenue growth, margin improvement, and customer development.
• Operational discipline with a hands-on, pragmatic approach to process improvement and team leadership.
• Ideally, prior experience operating in a private equity-backed or fast-paced, performance-led environment.

This role offers significant autonomy, leadership impact, and long-term incentive potential, including equity participation.