Director General Manager, Painter Brothers

Balfour Beatty plc; Hereford; On-site; GBP 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Smart working

25 days annual leave

Pension plan

Share incentive scheme

Volunteering leave

Job summary

Balfour Beatty plc in Hereford is seeking a Director General Manager to lead Painter Brothers, owning strategy, P&L and overall manufacturing operations.

You will drive growth, oversee manufacturing and project delivery, and build a high-performing leadership team while embedding health, safety and sustainability across the business.

Qualifications

• A proven business leader with the ability to shape strategy and drive growth.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen with budget management experience.
• Collaborative leader with a track record of building high-performing teams.
• Experience driving operational excellence through KPIs and continuous improvement.
• Stakeholder management skills and ability to build trusted relationships.

Responsibilities

• Lead the overall strategy, performance and profitability with full P&L accountability.
• Drive growth by winning new orders, expanding market share and relationships.
• Oversee manufacturing, fabrication and project delivery for safe, efficient performance.
• Deliver revenue, margin and profit targets through planning and execution.
• Champion health, safety, wellbeing and sustainability.
• Lead and develop a high-performing leadership team with clear goals.
• Drive continuous improvement to increase productivity and reduce costs.
• Oversee production planning, resource management, inventory and capex.
• Build relationships with customers, suppliers and stakeholders for long-term growth.
• Provide clear performance reporting and strategic insight for decision-making.

Job description

About the role

This is a career-defining opportunity to lead a well-established business at an exciting stage of growth.

As Director General Manager of Painter Brothers, you'll have full responsibility for business performance, shaping strategy, driving operational excellence and leading a specialist manufacturing operation with a strong market reputation.

Combining commercial expertise with strong operational leadership, you'll grow market share, secure new business and deliver outstanding results across sales, manufacturing and project delivery. Leading a multi-disciplinary team, you'll set the direction, culture and pace required to achieve ambitious growth and profitability targets.

This is a high-impact role with genuine autonomy and accountability, offering the opportunity to run your own P&L, influence every aspect of the business and play a key role in its future success.

The role will be based in Hereford, where the manufacturing operations are based.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the overall strategy, performance and profitability of Painter Brothers, with full P&L accountability.
• Drive business growth through winning new orders, expanding market share and strengthening customer relationships.
• Oversee all manufacturing, fabrication and project delivery activities to ensure safe, efficient and high-quality performance.
• Deliver annual revenue, margin and profit targets through effective business planning and execution.
• Champion a culture of health, safety, wellbeing and sustainability across the business.
• Lead and develop a high-performing leadership team, creating clear goals and accountability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to increase productivity, reduce costs and optimise operational performance.
• Oversee production planning, resource management, inventory control and capital investment activities.
• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and key stakeholders to support long‑term growth.
• Provide clear performance reporting and strategic insight to support business decision‑making.

Who we're looking for

• A proven business leader with the ability to shape strategy, drive performance and deliver sustainable growth.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen, with experience managing profitability, budgets and business performance.
• A collaborative and influential leader with a track record of building high-performing teams and leading cultural transformation.
• Experience driving operational excellence and performance improvement through clear objectives, KPIs and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships with customers, suppliers and senior leaders.
• Experience operating within manufacturing, engineering, construction, infrastructure or other complex operational environments.
• An understanding of manufacturing, production, project delivery or supply chain operations; knowledge of ERP/MRP systems and lean methodologies would be advantageous.
• Resilient, adaptable and action‑oriented, with strong decision‑making, problem‑solving and communication skills.

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more...

About us

Balfour Beatty works at the heart of the UK’s rail networks – designing, enhancing and maintaining thousands of miles of the railways that connect communities and underpin growth.

From feasibility studies, planning and design through to implementation and asset management, we provide multi-disciplinary rail infrastructure services across the lifecycle of rail assets. Our expertise covers electrification, track, power, civils, specialist rail plant, railway systems and technologies.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive and reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and the Association for Black and Minority Ethnic Engineers (AFBE). In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion. Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at: [e-mail]