The scale of the UK & Ireland cement business, together with its associated capital investment requirements, necessitates a centralised, highly skilled technical support and monitoring function to ensure that strategic projects are developed and delivered successfully.
Working collaboratively with business stakeholders and CRH Group support functions (including Procurement, Legal and Group Technical Services), this role has end to end, overarching responsibility for the governance and delivery of key development projects across the business.
Core aspects of the role include shaping and prioritising the strategic development portfolio, leading the UK & Ireland central strategic projects team to manage the design, approval and development of these projects; and establishing effective interfaces with equipment designers and manufacturers, research and technical advisory providers, and contractors.
Position Overview:
In the context of a significant and multi-year capital investment pipeline across the UK & Ireland cement platform, the business seeks to appoint a senior leader with responsibility for developing and overseeing major, UK & Ireland cement capital projects. The role will focus primarily on leading projects through the ideation, concept development, feasibility and investment approval phases of the project life cycle, while providing oversight and governance through execution and commissioning
This is a highly complex operating environment, requiring a comprehensive understanding of technical, commercial and operational risks across all stages of the project life cycle, including concept development, feasibility, execution and commissioning.
The project portfolio will encompass new construction, demolition and major revamping activities across a wide range of technical disciplines. These may include kiln upgrades, alternative fuels, cement milling, decarbonisation initiatives, renewable energy projects and automation, sometimes delivering in live operating environments.
The Projects Portfolio Director will demonstrate ambition, strategic vision and strong leadership capability, supporting the business in shaping and delivering key strategic initiatives. The role requires a high level of credibility, influence and decision-making authority across all levels of the organisation.
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