Strategic Capex Programme Lead - Multi-Site Manufacturing

Finsbury Food Group; Cardiff; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enhanced Pension Scheme

Death in Service Benefit

Employee Assistance Programme

Retail discounts

Refer a Friend Scheme

Learning & Development opportunities

Job summary

Finsbury Food Group is seeking a Group Capex Programme Lead to govern and optimise the group capital investment portfolio. You will oversee spend, milestones and benefits across multiple sites, aligning investments with automation, sustainability and growth objectives.

Working closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain, you will set governance standards, drive stage-gate processes, and develop capability to improve project delivery across the network.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering, Manufacturing, Project Management or related discipline.
• Formal Project Management qualification is advantageous.
• Significant capital project experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong governance, risk, cost control and scheduling knowledge.

Responsibilities

• Lead governance and control of the capital investment portfolio across sites.
• Monitor spend, milestones, risks and benefits; report to senior leadership.
• Develop long‑term capital strategy; implement stage‑gate controls.
• Coach project managers and engineering teams for better delivery.
• Collaborate with Finance, Procurement, Operations and Supply Chain.

Skills

Capital projects

Stakeholder mgmt

Multi-site governance

Risk management

Performance tracking

Education

Engineering/Manufacturing/PM degree or equivalent

Job description

Finsbury Food Group is seeking a Group Capex Programme Lead to govern and optimise the group capital investment portfolio. You will oversee spend, milestones and benefits across multiple sites, aligning investments with automation, sustainability and growth objectives.

Working closely with Engineering, Operations, Finance, Procurement, and Supply Chain, you will set governance standards, drive stage-gate processes, and develop capability to improve project delivery across the network.