Shutdown Manager
CV-LibraryNorwich, NorfolkpermanentPosted: 13 April 2026
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Norwich
Full Time, Permanent: Monday to Friday (39hrs)
8am – 4pm (5pm on one day to hit 30hrs)
£55,000 – £60,000 per annum
Non-contractual annual bonus up to 18%
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Our client, a long-established and highly regarded chemical manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Shutdown Delivery Manager (SDM) to join their Engineering leadership team.
This is a senior role responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering complex site shutdowns within a highly regulated industrial environment.
Proven experience managing and delivering complex site shutdowns is essential, ideally within a formal project-based planning and execution framework.
The Role
Reporting to the Deputy Head of Engineering, the Shutdown Delivery Manager will:
* Develop forward schedules and detailed plans for all site shutdowns
* Interface closely with Operations, Engineering Authority and Subject Matter Experts
* Build and manage site-wide shutdown programmes
* Prioritise and manage high-risk and high-value work packages
* Manage subcontractor relationships
* Coordinate internal engineering resources (Mechanical, EI&C, Maintenance)
* Ensure compliance with UK legislation and site policies (including CDM Regulations 2015)
* Oversee planning, scheduling, permitting, execution and commissioning handover
* Work alongside Projects to integrate capital works into shutdown windows
* Contribute to CAPEX planning and resource validation
* Lead and motivate engineers and planners to ensure safe, compliant delivery
This role requires exceptional organisational ability, stakeholder management skills and experience delivering complex, time-critical engineering projects.
About You
Essential:
* HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline
* Minimum 5 years’ management experience
* Experience with CDM Regulations 2015
* Proven track record planning and executing complex shutdowns or turnaround projects
* Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
* Ability to manage competing priorities logically and effectively
* Continuous improvement mindset
Desirable:
* ILM Level 5 (or equivalent management qualification)
* Membership of a recognised engineering body (e.g. IMechE)
* Upper Tier COMAH site experience
* Knowledge of instrumentation, PLC and control systems
* Experience with LV & HV systems, Compex, Nucleonic devices, AutoCAD
What’s On Offer
* Flexitime (ability to accrue up to 12 additional days leave)
* Enhanced pension (matched contributions plus additional 2%, up to 10%)
* Life assurance (3x salary)
* Private medical cover
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Gymflex & Cycle to Work schemes
* Employee Assistance Programme
Norwich
Full Time, Permanent: Monday to Friday (39hrs)
8am – 4pm (5pm on one day to hit 30hrs)
£55,000 – £60,000 per annum
Non-contractual annual bonus up to 18%
25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
Our client, a long-established and highly regarded chemical manufacturing business, is seeking an experienced Shutdown Delivery Manager (SDM) to join their Engineering leadership team.
This is a senior role responsible for planning, coordinating and delivering complex site shutdowns within a highly regulated industrial environment.
Proven experience managing and delivering complex site shutdowns is essential, ideally within a formal project-based planning and execution framework.
The Role
Reporting to the Deputy Head of Engineering, the Shutdown Delivery Manager will:
* Develop forward schedules and detailed plans for all site shutdowns
* Interface closely with Operations, Engineering Authority and Subject Matter Experts
* Build and manage site-wide shutdown programmes
* Prioritise and manage high-risk and high-value work packages
* Manage subcontractor relationships
* Coordinate internal engineering resources (Mechanical, EI&C, Maintenance)
* Ensure compliance with UK legislation and site policies (including CDM Regulations 2015)
* Oversee planning, scheduling, permitting, execution and commissioning handover
* Work alongside Projects to integrate capital works into shutdown windows
* Contribute to CAPEX planning and resource validation
* Lead and motivate engineers and planners to ensure safe, compliant delivery
This role requires exceptional organisational ability, stakeholder management skills and experience delivering complex, time-critical engineering projects.
About You
Essential:
* HNC/HND (or equivalent) in an Engineering discipline
* Minimum 5 years’ management experience
* Experience with CDM Regulations 2015
* Proven track record planning and executing complex shutdowns or turnaround projects
* Strong leadership and stakeholder management skills
* Ability to manage competing priorities logically and effectively
* Continuous improvement mindset
Desirable:
* ILM Level 5 (or equivalent management qualification)
* Membership of a recognised engineering body (e.g. IMechE)
* Upper Tier COMAH site experience
* Knowledge of instrumentation, PLC and control systems
* Experience with LV & HV systems, Compex, Nucleonic devices, AutoCAD
What’s On Offer
* Flexitime (ability to accrue up to 12 additional days leave)
* Enhanced pension (matched contributions plus additional 2%, up to 10%)
* Life assurance (3x salary)
* Private medical cover
* Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
* Gymflex & Cycle to Work schemes
* Employee Assistance Programme