S&D Integration Project Lead

About Cubis Systems

Cubis Systems is a global leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of network access products for the infrastructure, utility and construction markets. Headquartered in Northern Ireland, Cubis is part of the €27 billion CRH Group and operates from multiple sites across the UK and Ireland, exporting to over 30 countries worldwide.

Country:
United Kingdom
Job Type: Full Time
Workplace Type:
Hybrid
Seniority Level: Associate

Join Infrastructure Products Europe (IPE) in a newly created S&D role focused on acquisition execution and integration of newly acquired businesses. The successful candidate will support the integration of new businesses within IPE, building and maintaining integration programmes, coordinating day‑to‑day integration activities, supporting workstream owners, and ensuring progress, risks and dependencies are tracked and visible.

Reports to:

Director of Strategy & Development

The role will work closely with functional teams including Finance, HR, Operations, IT, Commercial and HSE, while building strong exposure to senior leadership and transaction processes. The S&D Integration Project Lead will coordinate integration work streams through regular workshops, maintain action and risk trackers, and provide structured reporting to senior leadership.

• Develop and maintain end‑to‑end Integration Programme Plans with defined milestones, dependencies, critical paths, risks and success measures.
• Establish PMO governance structures, including steering committees and reporting forums.
• Coordinate integration work streams through regular workshops and check‑ins, maintaining action and risk trackers and supporting timely issue escalation.
• Provide structured, consistent reporting to the Director of Strategy & Development and IPE Senior Leadership Team, including progress summaries, dashboards, exception reports and business readiness assessments.
• Partner with the Director of Strategy & Development to be a trusted point of contact between the acquired business’s leadership and CRH, ensuring transparency and quick escalation of issues and risks.
• Support change impact assessments and integration communications across both organisations, in collaboration with HR and functional teams.
• Build and maintain the integration budget, tracking integration costs, synergies and value creation metrics tied to the acquisition business case, with support from Finance.
• Conduct post‑implementation reviews, capturing lessons learned and supporting continuous improvement of integration playbooks.
• Create and implement final Integration outcome reports.
• Support analysis, tracking, PMO delivery and reporting of selected S&D initiatives and priority deliverables.
• Provide ad‑hoc analytical and coordination support for M&A activity, including diligence tracking, information request management and internal coordination.

• 2–5 years’ experience in a PMO, project management, commercial, corporate development, consulting or operational role.
• Demonstrated ability to lead multi‑workstream initiatives, track actions, manage dependencies and support delivery under pressure.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with experience producing structured updates for senior stakeholders.
• High attention to detail, organisation and follow‑through.
• Experience working across functions (Finance, Legal, Commercial, Operations, HR, IT, HSE).
• Ambitious, proactive and motivated to develop a career in Strategy & Development / M&A.
• Engagement with and influencing senior level leadership and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting complex projects or programmes with multiple stakeholders (e.g. PMO, integration, transformation, commercial or operational initiatives).
• Experience with programme planning, action tracking, risk and issue management and structured reporting.
• Experience working with senior stakeholders, preparing clear written updates, dashboards and meeting materials.
• Exposure to M&A, integration or corporate development processes advantageous but not essential.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint skills for tracking, analysis and executive‑ready…