EMEA Capex Delivery Manager

DS Smith; City of Westminster; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading sustainable packaging company is seeking an EMEA Capex Delivery Manager to drive strategic capital projects. The role focuses on developing regional project management processes and overseeing project controls. Ideal candidates have strong project delivery experience and excellent stakeholder engagement skills. This position offers an opportunity to contribute to impactful projects across the EMEA region.

Benefits

Opportunities for continuous improvement

Culture of inclusion and diversity

Qualifications

• Experience in capital project delivery and programme management.
• Understanding of financial, business, and asset drivers related to capital projects.
• Familiar with project governance methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead regional programme management processes.
• Oversee project controls for medium and complex capital projects.
• Collaborate with external suppliers for project delivery.

Skills

Project management

Commercial acumen

Stakeholder engagement

Communication skills

Leadership

Education

Professional qualification in project delivery

Job description

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EMEA Capex Delivery Manager

Apply remote type Remote locations London time type Full time posted on Posted 23 Days Ago job requisition id R-10690

EMEA Capex Delivery Manager

Remote

Are you ready to take a leading role in shaping the future of capital project delivery across Europe?

We are seeking a highly capable and forward-thinking CapEx Delivery Lead (EMEA) to help drive the execution of a major portfolio of strategic capital projects. With our continued growth and innovation agenda, this role is critical to embedding robust programme management practices and ensuring our most complex projects deliver value, performance, and impact.

Reporting directly to the EMEA Head of CapEx Delivery, you will support regional project teams in developing and applying a structured 80/20 approach to project delivery. You will also act as a deputy where required, providing leadership and continuity across the Capital Projects function.

This is a high-visibility opportunity to contribute to the success of DS Smith’s Capital Projects portfolio while working with senior stakeholders and international teams across the EMEA region.

Key Responsibilities:

Regional Programme Management

• Lead the establishment and monitoring of regional programme management processes
• Apply 80/20 thinking to ensure resources are focused on the most impactful projects

Project Controls

• Oversee project controls for medium and complex capital projects (c.£200M CapEx)
• Manage project controls selectively where risk and value justify oversight (80/20 approach)
• Collaborate with external suppliers (e.g. Gleeds) to manage complex project delivery
• Deploy controls directly to regional leadership on medium-sized projects
• Drive the transition of project controls capability in-house within 12 months

Project Controls Playbook

• Lead the next release of DS Smith’s Project Controls Playbook for medium-value projects
• Ensure consistency, scalability, and practical use of tools across project teams

What we would like to see:

• A professional qualification or equivalent related industry experience that shows understanding of major capital project delivery and/or asset management
• Broad and deep experience of Capital Projects across different sectors and covering the broad range of capabilities
• Strong commercial acumen and market awareness
• The ability to build strong, effective working relationships both internally and externally
• Excellent oral and written communication skills; with an ability to present complex subjects in an engaging and simple manner
• Good understanding of financial, business and asset drivers that relate to capital projects organisations
• Strong experience in capital project delivery and programme management
• Familiarity with 80/20 prioritisation and project governance methodologies
• Excellent leadership and stakeholder engagement skills
• Confidence in managing complex project environments and supplier partnerships
• A mindset for continuous improvement and process development

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products.We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation,manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

“To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria.”

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