Capital Governance lead

Salary £60k - £70k

Leonardo UK operates a grade‑based salary framework with broad bands. The salary range shown reflects the approved grade band for this role, or a narrower hiring range published within that band, and is benchmarked against the external market. Exceptions above the standard range are managed through governance controls to protect internal equity.

This role is accountable for leading capital planning and governance across the UK Electronics Division, ensuring robust processes, high‑quality data, and effective financial oversight across the Cap Ex lifecycle. Acting as the central owner of the capital system, the role provides structure, discipline, and insight to support informed decision‑making, prioritisation, and alignment to strategic objectives.

As the Capital Governance Lead, you will act as the central owner of the Capital system and coordinate the full Cap Ex lifecycle across the UK Electronics Division. You will work closely with UK sites to ensure timely, accurate, and high‑quality capital data submission, maintain robust budgeting and forecasting processes, and support the delivery of monthly capital reporting. This role does not approve spend or manage capital projects;

instead, it provides the structure, discipline, and insight required for effective governance, prioritisation, and financial control across the capital portfolio.

• Own and facilitate the annual and 5‑year Capital Planning cycle for the Electronics Division, ensuring alignment to strategic objectives and operational priorities.
• Coordinate and support the capital data capture process by engaging with stakeholders across UK sites to ensure high‑quality submissions aligned to capital system requirements.
• Maintain oversight of the UK budget, including in‑year forecasting, actuals tracking, and variance reporting.
• Coordinate engagement with external funding opportunities for manufacturing technology development, supporting applications with partners such as universities, Catapult centres, and industry bodies.
• Act as the central coordination point for Cap Ex performance reporting, supporting regular reviews with the VP Operations, VP Finance, and Business Unit Leadership Team.
• Drive effective engagement with Sector VPs, IPT Leads, Project Managers, and other stakeholders to ensure capital plans are realistic, deliverable, and appropriately resourced.
• Champion process improvement and standardisation across the Cap Ex lifecycle.
• Prepare and deliver senior‑level presentations and decision‑making packs to support capital prioritisation and strategic planning.
• Ensure the capital system remains accurate and up to date, including capturing, triaging, and supporting the rollout of system enhancements.
• Coach and mentor capital system users on data collection, system navigation, and interpretation of capital reports.
• Act as the prime tester for capital system enhancements prior to production release, ensuring changes are validated, documented, and fit for purpose.

• Experience in capital investment planning, governance, or portfolio/programme management, ideally within a manufacturing or engineering environment.
• High level of financial literacy with direct experience in budgeting, forecasting, and supporting investment cases.
• Working knowledge of SAP, particularly modules relevant to project control, reporting, and financial oversight. Practical experience with Power BI and SharePoint. The ability to edit Power BI reports, implement minor improvements, and develop new visuals is desirable but not essential. Knowledge of Power Apps is also beneficial but not required.
• Experience engaging with cross‑functional stakeholders to support data collection, governance activities, and capital reporting processes.

This role is subject to pre‑employment screening in line with the UK Government’s Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). An additional range of Personnel Security Controls referred to as National Security Vetting (NSV) may apply, this could include meeting the eligibility requirements for The Security Check (SC) or…