Lord Search & Selection
Managing Director
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Sensors, Controls & Integrated Systems | BMS & HVAC/R | Part of a global group | Full P&L leadership
Surrey
c. £110,000 + bonus + executive benefits & car
Lead a specialist engineering business with the freedom to shape its future.
An exceptional opportunity has arisen for an ambitious and commercially astute business leader to take full responsibility for a profitable, highly respected specialist business operating within a successful engineering group.
With complete P&L accountability and significant autonomy, you will inherit a business with strong foundations, loyal customers, and a reputation for technical excellence. The mandate is clear: build on an established platform, accelerate growth, strengthen customer relationships, and drive the next phase of strategic development as Managing Director.
Operating at the forefront of sensors, controls, and integrated systems within the BMS and HVAC/R sectors, the business delivers mission-critical solutions where performance, reliability, and technical expertise are essential. Its products and services are embedded within customer operations across a range of industrial and commercial environments where failure is simply not an option.
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The opportunity:
- Full responsibility for business performance, strategy, and growth
- Lead an established, profitable operation with a strong market reputation
- Influence product development, customer strategy, and commercial direction
- Drive both organic growth and new market opportunities
- Work within a supportive group structure while retaining genuine entrepreneurial freedom
- Shape the future direction of a technically respected business and leave a lasting legacy
The person:
You are likely to be an experienced Managing Director, General Manager, Business Unit Director, or Divisional Director with a proven track record of delivering profitable growth.
You will bring:
- Full P&L leadership experience within an engineering, technical products, systems, or solutions environment
- A strong commercial mindset coupled with operational credibility
- Experience leading teams through growth, change, and continuous improvement
- The ability to build trusted relationships with customers, colleagues, and Board-level stakeholders
- A leadership style characterized by accountability, integrity, pragmatism, and ambition
- Experience within BMS, HVAC/R, controls, automation, instrumentation, sensing technologies, or related technical markets would be advantageous, although applications are welcomed from broader engineered products and systems backgrounds.
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Why apply?
This is more than a leadership role; it is an opportunity to take ownership of a successful business at a pivotal stage in its evolution.
Backed by the resources and stability of a larger group, yet operating with considerable independence, the business is well positioned for further growth. The successful candidate will have the platform, support, and authority to make a meaningful impact and help define the next chapter of its success.
To apply for this position, please submit your CV quoting reference 10495.
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