Turnaround & Transformation Manager

Our clients are focused on improving performance in complex, asset-intensive environments. These organizations operate across industries such as energy, industrials, manufacturing, infrastructure, and project-based services, where execution, reliability, and leadership under pressure matter.

Their common mission is to restore performance, unlock value, and build durable businesses by pairing experienced operators with data, systems, and decisive leadership.

The Opportunity

Our clients are seeking Turnaround & Transformation Leaders to play critical roles in diagnosing performance gaps and driving execution during periods of change. These leaders operate at the intersection of operations, analytics, and leadership—helping organizations understand why performance is lagging and how to fix it.

This role is ideal for leaders who bring an ownership mindset, remain calm under pressure, and can translate complex information into decisive action while engaging stakeholders at all levels.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership

• Lead or support turnaround, transformation, or performance recovery initiatives
• Assess execution across cost, schedule, scope, risk, and reliability
• Drive accountability and clarity in ambiguous or high-pressure situations

Data-Driven Problem Solving

• Translate operational data and analytics into actionable insights
• Identify root causes of underperformance and guide corrective action
• Balance technical rigor with practical execution

Executive Communication

• Brief senior leaders with clarity, confidence, and intellectual honesty
• Present risks, tradeoffs, and recommendations in a decisive, solutions-oriented manner

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Lead small, cross-functional teams without relying on formal authority
• Influence technically senior stakeholders through credibility and judgment

Change & Execution

• Champion change while maintaining operational stability
• Support implementation of new processes, systems, or execution rhythms

Qualifications

• Experience in turnaround, shutdown, outage, or large-scale operational environments
• Engineering background preferred
• Background in operations, engineering, maintenance, project execution, or military leadership
• Proven ability to lead peers and senior stakeholders in high-stakes settings
• Strong bias for action with sound judgment under uncertainty
• Data-informed decision-maker focused on outcomes, not activity
• Direct communicator with the confidence to surface uncomfortable truths
• High integrity, resilience, and ownership mentality

Compensation & Career Growth

• Competitive compensation aligned to scope, experience, and impact
• Performance-based incentives tied to execution and results
• Exposure to senior leadership, investors, and complex operating environments
• Significant long-term growth opportunities for high performers