Managing Director
hace 3 días
Scotland
Managing Director | Scotland | Engineering Bright Purple are working exclusively with an established, highly regarded, business to appoint a Managing Director for its stand alone specialist engineering division. This is a genuine leadership opportunity, not a caretaker role. The business has strong foundations: an established client base, skilled operational teams, and a reputation built over many years in the industry. With a commitment from investors to expand the business across the Uk, hence the need for a commercially driven MD to take ownership, accelerate revenue growth, and build on what's already there. What you'll be responsible for • Full P&L ownership; accountable for revenue targets, margin, and profitable growth across the division, • Commercial leadership; developing and executing a growth strategy that opens new markets, wins new contracts, and deepens existing client relationships, • Operational leadership; setting standards, driving efficiency, and ensuring the team consistently delivers high-quality work on time, • Strategic reporting; working directly with the board, providing clear KPIs, financial reporting, and a credible plan for the division's future, • External representation; acting as the face of the business with clients, contractors, partners, and key industry stakeholders, • People and culture; building a high-performance environment where accountability, quality, and ambition are the normal What we're looking for • Proven MD or senior GM experience in engineering, or a closely allied adjacent sectors, you understand how these businesses work, • A strong commercial operator; you have a clear track record of growing revenue, owning the P&L, and delivering against financial targets, • Operationally credible; comfortable on the shop floor and in the boardroom; your teams respect you because you know the business, • Entrepreneurial mindset; you're motivated to build something, not just maintain it; you see opportunity where others see complexity, • Strong communicator; you can influence at board level, negotiate with major clients, and engage your teams with equal confidence Why this role • A genuine MD remit full ownership, real authority, clear accountability, • A business with strong foundations and real upside this is about growth, not survival, • Scotland based with UK remit, a stable, skilled operational team already in place, • Appetite and resource to invest in the right leader Exciting role with a generous package made up of base salary, Bonus and Equity! Please apply in the first instance and we look forward to sharing more about this amazing opportunity