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Open Role: Global Project Lead 

Location: This position is remote (Europe-based only) with frequent travel to Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.

About the Global Impact Coalition:

The Global Impact Coalition (GIC) is a strategic industry platform enabling the chemical sector and its connected value chains to achieve a circular, net-zero emissions future. Incubated at the World Economic Forum, GIC is co-led by the CEOs and senior executives of leading companies including BASF, SABIC, Clariant, Covestro, LyondellBasell, LG Chem, Mitsubishi Chemical Group, Moeve, Syensqo, and SUEZ. As the industry’s first-ever CEO- and executive-led coalition, the GIC provides a neutral, action-oriented platform to accelerate collaborative projects, scale breakthrough technologies, and de-risk cross-value-chain investments that no company could achieve alone.

About the opportunity:

This is an exceptional and high-impact opportunity to join a mission-driven organization shaping the chemical industry’s transition toward sustainability. The Global Project Lead will play a central role in shaping, managing, and scaling collaborative industrial business builds across GIC’s global membership base.

Guided by the GIC’s CEO Advisory Board and Executive Committee, this role offers a front-row seat to senior-level industry collaboration and requires a professional capable of driving projects from concept through to investment-ready stage. You will work directly with executive and project teams from GIC’s member companies - representing around $500 billion in combined annual revenue - to structure, manage, and execute cross-company projects that translate ambition into tangible industrial outcomes.

This role is ideal for a candidate with a strong foundation in the chemical industry, deep understanding of industrial project development and scale-up, and a proven ability to turn ideas into executable, investable business cases.

Position Overview:

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated leadership in the early-stage development of large-scale industrial and consortium-based projects, ideally with joint venture experience within the chemical, energy, or materials sector. They will possess strong strategic, financial, and project coordination skills, and be able to synthesize technical, commercial, and sustainability perspectives into coherent business strategies.

A proactive, entrepreneurial mindset, combined with an ability to navigate complexity, influence stakeholders, and drive execution, is essential.

This position is remote (UK/EU-based only) with frequent in-person meetings across Germany, the Netherlands and Switzerland.

Reporting lines and interactions:

You will report directly to the Chief Executive Officer of GIC and collaborate daily with broader project team.

You will engage with senior executives, project leads, and technical experts across GIC’s member base and strategic partners, acting as a trusted orchestrator and project driver ensuring alignment and accountability across diverse stakeholders.

Main Responsibilities:

• Lead, structure, and deliver GIC projects from early concept through to spin-off or investment (LOI/FID)
• Identify, scope, and build new collaborative business opportunities aligned with member priorities
• Translate strategic ambitions into actionable business cases that demonstrate clear value creation and decarbonization impact
• Manage multiple projects with rigour, clarity, and energy, ensuring alignment, scope discipline, and momentum
• Drive go/no-go decisions early to optimize member resources
• Address critical success factors with urgency (e.g., commercial frameworks, governance, legal agreements, and bottlenecks)
• Lead and develop a yearly ideation workshop between all member participations to ensure and refresh project pipeline continuity and diversification

Expected Capabilities:

• Deep understanding of chemical industry dynamics, including net-zero transition pathways, circular economy drivers, and value chain bottlenecks
• Ability to conceptualize and model new business constructs (JV, consortium, or platform-based structures)
• Strong strategic and analytical thinking, with capacity to conduct or guide data-driven analyses
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and executive presence, comfortable interfacing with C-suite and senior management
• Exceptional project management discipline, with ability to plan, prioritize, and deliver under tight timelines
• Entrepreneurial, flexible, and results-oriented mindset capable of driving progress amid ambiguity
• Proficiency in PowerPoint, Excel, and modern digital and AI-based collaboration tools

Proven Experience:

• 10+ years of experience in the chemical or adjacent industrial sectors, ideally with exposure to decarbonization, circularity, or new business build initiatives
• Demonstrated leadership in early-stage project development and business case creation
• Proven experience managing multi-stakeholder and cross-company projects in industrial or CAPEX-heavy environments
• Experience structuring joint ventures, alliances, or public–private partnerships
• Strong financial and commercial acumen, including familiarity with project valuation, modelling, and feasibility frameworks
• Prior consulting or strategic business development experience within the chemicals, materials, or sustainability domain is an advantage

To apply: To apply, please submit your resume and a brief cover letter outlining your interest in the position and how your skills align with the responsibilities. Email your application to

Starfish Search are working with a council who are seeking a Project Lead for Adult Services to play a central role in delivering transformation across adult social care. This pivotal role will focus on driving forward the Adult Social Care Improvement Plan, coordinating complex projects, and building strong partnerships with health, housing, and voluntary sector partners to improve outcomes for local communities.

You Will:

• Lead on the delivery of adult social care transformation projects, ensuring compliance with the Care Act and CQC assurance requirements.
• Develop, implement, and review improvement plans, ensuring all returns and reports are delivered to a high standard and within agreed timescales.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with internal colleagues, external agencies, and partners across health, housing, and the voluntary sector.
• Provide clear, evidence-based reports, recommendations, and business cases to senior leaders and elected members.
• Support cultural change and continuous improvement across adult services, ensuring best practice and innovative approaches are embedded.

You Will Have:

• Substantial experience of leading and delivering complex projects within adult social care, transformation, or a related public service field.
• In-depth knowledge of the Care Act, adult social care legislation, and national policy developments.
• Proven ability to influence, negotiate, and build effective partnerships across multiple agencies.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills, with the ability to present complex information clearly to a wide range of audiences.

The Role

We have an exciting opportunity in our London office for the position of Mechanical Project Lead within our dynamic Mission Critical team. The successful candidate will bring a wealth of technical expertise that will be invaluable to this team.

This role plays a pivotal part in propelling our business and the mission critical team to success by harnessing strong technical prowess and leadership. By strategically aligning technical approaches, ensuring quality through verification processes, and upholding meticulous technical standards, we aim to deliver standout solutions that surpass client and NDY expectations. Managing risks effectively through consistency and thorough quality checks will be paramount. Effective leadership will underpin a culture of collaboration, support, and successful project delivery within the mission critical team.

As the Project Lead, you will be tasked with applying your engineering management skills to develop and execute project plans for large multi-disciplinary project where NDY are lead designers . Your key responsibility will be to maintain exceptional performance across all technical functions while mentoring junior mechanical team members and in turn, Supporting divisional Directors and Leaders, as well as collaborating with technical specialists as needed, will be integral to your role.

Key Challenges:

• Navigating collaborations with varied stakeholders in a complex setting.
• Resolving challenges presented by legacy systems.
• Optimising technical resources in delivery.
• Upholding strict quality assurance and verification standards.

Qualifications:

• Mechanical Engineering qualifications alongside significant training and experience.
• Official training and certification such as Registered Building Practitioner; CEng.
• A minimum of 7 years of technical expertise, demonstrating proficiency in managing diverse projects throughout the entire systems development lifecycle, including overseeing large and complex projects.
• Opportunities to Lead an expanding discipline with an exciting project pipeline.
• Preferably, a background of at least 4 years in the Mission Critical Sector.

Why Work For Us?

• Lead an expanding discipline with an exciting project pipeline.
• Collaborative office environment.
• Superb offices near Bank station offering views of London, with lounge and gym facilities.
• Competitive benefits package including private healthcare and incentives.
• Regular Social Events
• Competitive Salaries

Training & Development:

NDY remains dedicated to nurturing the personal and professional growth of our staff, offering comprehensive internal and external training opportunities. Individualised career plans are formulated for each team member to ensure ongoing professional development and progression within the organisation.

Are you a payroll project professional with experience of using iTrent? Do you enjoy process mapping and making process improvements? Are you available to start a new role in the next month? If yes is the answer to these questions we'd be keen to hear from you as our client who has been going through huge growth needs to bolster the payroll function with a Payroll project Lead. This role will be tasked with improving the payroll processes and future proofing the way they work so that the next stage of growth has a payroll function that's fit for purpose. You'll be someone who is strong around mapping "as is" processes, identifying and implementing changes and also being hands on enough to support the payroll team of 6 with consistent delivery of service. Your excel skills will need to be strong as there's lots of analysis and data to work through and with some processes being very manual there's a large amount of spreadsheet work. With the duration being for the next 6 months as a minimum this is a great role to get your teeth stuck into and your skills could be utilised for longer. Office presence will be required in Birmingham business park twice a month and London twice a month however the rest of the time you can be based from home. If this sounds like an opportunity that would interest you and you'd like to find out more then please get in touch through application and shortlisted applicants will be contacted with further details.

Role: Project Lead (Delphi)

Location: London, UK (5days a week Onsite)

Contract Position

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Job title: Outage Project Lead

Job Type: Contract

IR35 Status: Inside

Start date: Immediate

Duration: Up to Dec 2026 (Extension possible beyond this)

Pay rate: £23.67 - £35.75 depending on experience, Umbrella rates available on request.

Location: Sizewell, Leiston

Hours of work: 37 hours per week, 5 days (Potential of flexible working up to 2 days TBD)

Our client, a leader in Nuclear Generation requires an Outage Project Lead at their site in Sizewell, Leiston to assist the Project Lead. As an Outage Project Lead, you’ll be responsible for delivering your assigned project area’s outage objectives safely, on time, and within budget, to meet the station’s business targets. You’ll lead the preparation and execution of your scope, proactively managing risks and ensuring successful delivery. The role involves working closely with a wide range of internal and external stakeholders, and may require working shifts during the outage period, including nights and outage execution plans.

Applicants should be able to demonstrate of the following skills/experience:

• Excellent communication skills and attention to detail.
• A calm, methodical approach with strong prioritisation abilities.
• Discretion when handling sensitive information.
• A proactive, questioning mindset to ensure safety remains our top priority.
• You should hold a relevant HNC (or equivalent); a degree would be advantageous. You’ll also need the drive, ownership, and interpersonal skills to lead change and foster cross-functional collaboration, building a strong team ethos to deliver effective work programmes.
• Successful applicants will be expected to integrate into the outage planning team.

Role information:

• Take ownership of your project scope from the multi-year planning team and lead its preparation and execution.
• Monitor progress throughout the outage, identifying and resolving risks or issues that could impact delivery.
• Manage discovery milestones and contingency plans, ensuring high standards of quality.
• Maintain strong communication and collaboration with delivery teams to optimise shared resources and minimise disruption from emergent work.
• Provide effective problem-solving and decision-making within your project area.
• Review and improve project delivery processes to enhance performance in future outage cycles.

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