Project Manager - CapEx

NT Engineering & Manufacturing Recruitment; East Kilbride; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

NT Engineering & Manufacturing in Glasgow is seeking a Projects Manager to lead capital investment across production, bottling and packaging. You will own projects from feasibility to handover and shape the long-term capital plan with senior leadership.

You will manage end-to-end delivery of capital projects, ensuring compliance and collaborating with H&S, Operations and Maintenance to bed in new equipment and processes. A strong focus on regulatory standards and ROI applies.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering capital projects in manufacturing or process industries.
• Strong governance and compliance knowledge (DSEAR, ATEX, HMRC bonded).
• Ability to build business cases and manage budgets.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of capital projects (new builds, upgrades, refurbishments).
• Manage scopes, budgets, timelines, and risk registers.
• Ensure compliance with relevant legislation and standards.
• Collaborate with H&S, Operations, Quality and Maintenance teams.
• Coordinate contractors, consultants and equipment suppliers.
• Develop annual and long-term capital plans and report ROI.

Skills

Project governance

Stakeholder communication

Financial awareness

Leadership

Education

Degree level education or equivalent

Tools

SAP knowledge

Job description

Project Manager - CAPEX
Glasgow | Permanent | Spirits Manufacturing

Our client is a well-established spirits manufacturer in Glasgow and they’re looking for a Projects Manager to lead capital investment projects across their operations, from production right through to bottling and packaging.

This is a big role with a sizeable CapEx budget for you to manage. You’ll own projects from feasibility and business case through to handover, and you’ll help shape the long-term capital plan with senior leadership.

What you’ll be doing

• Leading end-to-end delivery of capital projects including new builds, upgrades and refurbishments
• Managing scopes, budgets, timelines and risk registers using structured PM methods
• Making sure projects meet legislation, including DSEAR, ATEX, building regs and HMRC bonded requirements
• Working with H&S, Operations, Quality and Maintenance so new equipment and processes bed in smoothly
• Managing contractors, consultants and equipment suppliers
• Building annual and long-term capital plans, tracking spend and reporting on ROI
• Championing energy efficient, low carbon and water efficient design

What we’re looking for

• Degree level education or equivalent operational experience
• Proven experience delivering capital projects in a manufacturing or process-driven environment (distilling, FMCG, pharma or food would be ideal, but we’ll consider other process industries too)
• Strong understanding of project governance, legislation and compliance (e.g. DSEAR, ATEX, HMRC bonded)
• APM or an equivalent PM qualification
• NEBOSH, COSHH and HACCP knowledge, plus an understanding of functional safety
• Strong financial awareness and comfortable building business cases
• SAP knowledge an advantage
• Great at influencing across functions and communicating at all levels