px Group (pxEngineering) | Stockton-on-Tees | Office-based 4 days a week
ABOUT PX GROUP
px Group is a leading infrastructure solutions provider with over 25 years’ experience operating some of the UK’s most complex, high-hazard industrial assets, including Saltend Chemicals Park on the Humber and two of the UK’s largest gas processing facilities. The business is growing in carbon capture, hydrogen, ammonia, waste-to-fuels and biomass, across the UK, Europe and the Americas.
pxEngineering, px’s engineering and projects business in Stockton, delivers studies, FEEDs and general engineering consultancy for heavy‑industry and process clients.
THE ROLE
This is a new leadership role reporting to the Managing Director. As Project Delivery Director, you will lead pxEngineering’s delivery team and take overall responsibility for delivering every awarded project safely, on time, to scope and at target margin.
You will lead 5-6 discipline heads (including Process, Piping and Electrical) and around 35 engineers, across a varied portfolio of projects ranging from c.£20k to £1.5m. You will shape the delivery strategy to cut lead times and costs while improving quality, turn business goals into clear KPIs, and build a culture of accountability, with a firm focus on the P&L.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead and line manage pxE’s delivery teams, taking all awarded projects from handover to sign‑off on plan, budget and scope
- Report weekly and monthly performance to the MD and Leadership Team, covering safety, cost, progress, scope, quality, risk and opportunity
- Manage delivery metrics including on‑time delivery, resource recoveries, load forecasting and schedule adherence
- Control project budgets and manage risk alongside the Financial Controller
- Build commercial awareness in delivery teams to grow margin through variations and prevent scope creep
- Ensure delivery complies with business policy and industry standards, and drive continuous improvement and best practice
- Support the Sales and Bids team, and manage client relationships throughout delivery
- Work with the Group Projects Director and fellow Directors to align strategy, standardise processes and plan resourcing
- Own team structure, recruitment and development, mentoring and challenging your heads of department to raise performance
ABOUT YOU
- Degree qualified (or equivalent) in an engineering or business discipline
- Senior leadership experience in an engineering or projects environment, for example as an Engineering Director, Operations Director or Senior Engineering Manager who has run projects
- Background in large construction, plant, EPC or the process industries
- Experience managing a diverse range of projects, including studies and FEEDs
- Knowledge of the AACE International estimate classification system (Class 5 to 1)
- Proven P&L and budget management, with a strong commercial focus on profitable growth
- A tenacious problem solver and a visible, motivating leader who develops and pushes people to perform
- An excellent communicator, confident presenting at board level, highly organised with strong attention to detail
- Able to travel to client sites when required
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