Division Head: Transport - Engineering Consulting - Bryanston

Our client, a leading project management; infrastructure planning; and consulting engineering firm, is looking for a Division Head: Transport, to join their team in Bryanston. The successful individual will report directly to the CEO.

The successful individual will be based in either Bryanston, Cape Town or Pietermaritzburg, depending on place of residence.

Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:

Drive the strategy and its implementation within the Division.
Take responsibility for the overall financial management and performance of the Division.
Risk management oversight and troubleshooting on specific projects and technical issues.
Leadership of business development and tendering activities for the Division within South Africa and Africa.
Allocation of Project Director roles on large national and international projects.
Leadership and management of international private, public and donor agency funded projects.
Oversight of international requests for proposals, expressions of interest and panel applications for the Division.
QMS, project management and systems improvement for the Division.
Ensure good governance within the Division and the effective implementation of the Quality Management System.
Leadership in skills oversight and resourcing for the Division.
Drive succession planning outcomes within the Division.
Information technology oversight within the Division.
Design standard leadership and be responsible for technical competence within the Division.
Pricing and tendering within the Division, and on large projects.
Contract management oversight.
Co-ordination and co-operation with other Divisions and Executive Managers to ensure effective project delivery and functional integration of the Company.
Preparation and active participation in MANCO and other governance structures of the company.
Compliance with and managing direct report's compliance with the company's Quality Management System (ISO9001:2015), Business Management System (BMS), and the Project Management Online Guide (PMOG).
Maintain regular and continued professional development through on the job training, in-house courses, seminars or outsourced specialist training as required and as agreed with the CEO.

Requirements

BEng /BSc in civil engineering with professional registration with ECSA as PrEng (active)
Master's degree in Civil Engineering.
Minimum 15 years hands-on specialist experience in a senior role in a consulting engineering industry.
Ability and willingness to travel and stay away from home for specified periods of time.
Must have experience in:
Transportation planning
Visual assessment of roads
Traffic engineering
Materials investigation
Geometric design.
Pavement design (mechanistic) and rehabilitation design
Pavement materials (seal, asphalt, concrete, etc.)
Environmental and OHS regulations
Construction works contract documentation and administration
SANRAL projects
Large international road infrastructure projects.
Previous experience of working with international donor funding agencies such as EU, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, EBRD and/or experience of working with NGOs.
Working knowledge of GCC/ FIDIC / NEC / JBCC.
Must be able to drive strategy implementation.
Administrative and human resource management experience.
Active and successful marketing experience.
Competency in using MSWord, MS Excel, Outlook, ProMan (or similar), relevant design software, MS Projects.
Writing and checking of design reports and calculation sheets.
Ability to read and interpret complex engineering drawings and strong design skills.
Excellent leadership, managerial, financial, legal, business development, conceptualisation, planning, project management and people management skills.
Strong interpersonal and presentation skills coupled with a sense of urgency and a participative management style.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work independently, but also as part of a very dynamic team.
Deadline driven.
Advantageous skills / experience:
PrCPM and/or PMP.
Output and Performance-based Road Contracts (OPRC).
Experience as Technical Advisor in PPP projects.