Position title
Non-Executive Director / Chair – Civils and Construction Sector
Description
Non-Executive Director / Chair – Civils & Construction Sector
📍 Location: Manchester (with occasional travel as required)
💷 Remuneration: £30,000 per annum
📅 Closing Date: 01/06/2025
Sectors: Construction | Energy | FMCG/Retail | Manufacturing | Oil & Gas | Private Equity
We are seeking an experienced and commercially astute Non-Executive Director or Chair to join the board of a high-growth, privately backed construction and civils business based in Manchester. This appointment comes at a pivotal point in the company’s growth trajectory, as it prepares to expand its operational footprint and capitalise on new market opportunities across infrastructure, energy, and large-scale manufacturing projects.
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide independent oversight, challenge, and support to the executive team in shaping long-term strategic direction.
- Support governance, risk management, and board effectiveness, ensuring compliance with best practice and regulatory standards.
- Bring insight from across construction, engineering, or related sectors to advise on operational scale-up, client delivery, and market expansion.
- Help identify growth opportunities in adjacent sectors including energy, FMCG, and manufacturing.
- Offer guidance on potential M&A activity, strategic partnerships, and investment opportunities.
Qualifications
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- Proven board-level experience as a Non-Executive Director or Chair, ideally within construction, civil engineering, or industrial sectors.
- Strong commercial acumen, with a clear understanding of the challenges and opportunities in high-growth businesses.
- Experience working with or advising private equity-backed companies is highly desirable.
- Well-connected within the UK infrastructure, energy, or manufacturing markets.
- Committed to good governance, with the ability to act as a trusted advisor to the CEO and board.
Job Benefits
£30,000 based on two days per month
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Hiring organization
Employment Type
Part-time
Beginning of employment
1st August 2025
Duration of employment
Perm
Industry
Civil Engineering
Job Location
Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom
Working Hours
9-5
Base Salary
£30,000-£30,000 Per year
Date posted
May 25, 2025
Valid through
July 31, 2025
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