Division Operations Director at WSP | Parsons Brinckerhoff

Job description

Introduction

KEY ROLE:

The Division Operations Director is a technical Director level appointment, responsible for working with the T&I Division Africa Regional teams, and coordination on behalf of T&I division with the greater WSP Africa and global group. To deploy and enforce the best practices, procedures, and tools necessary to ensure consistency, quality, and maximum efficiency of the division, on project pursuit, tender and execution. In addition, this person will act as the primary operational interface for the Division and with other Divisions tender and project delivery initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

Responsibilities

• Works with the Divisions regional offices and Group finance to design, implement and manage high quality and accurate tender and proposal pricing forecasting, planning and budgeting processes that are integrated with other planning processes employed within the Group.
• Partners with Division regional professional services leaders to identify opportunities for project process improvement. Ensures successful implementation of new procurement and project procedures through the Division
• Working closely with the Division MD, Division regional directors, the Division and groups work winning and itender teams, and the business development and pursuit leaders on a day-to-day basis.
• Ensures data, reports, and other internal intelligence tools are provided to stakeholders. Builds and evaluates project delivery forecasting results and trends on a project basis, that feeds in to the Groups financial reporting
• Works with Group finance and the regions to ensure effective use and adoption of project cost, time tracking, capacity planning, and invoicing.
• Acts as primary integration lead for the Division, regarding planning and tracking of engineering deliverables, for Division projects, off-shoring and job-sharing projects, and joint venture initiatives
• Will implement and maintain a project delivery platform for the Division, that will include project controls, and interface this with delivery teams and Group finance
• Will support work winning, bid and proposal teams in setting up pricing models, and support the project set up for execution
• Support the planning and resourcing of projects, their set up, and the engagement of project delivery staff as project work type and load develop.
• Set up project delivery systems and report on project performance and health to Division Exco on Division projects

Health and Safety

• Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the company’s health, safety, environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
• Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
• Embracing, displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times

Requirements

QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, and a minimum of 10 years of experience in professional services operations or delivery management.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with co-workers, managers, and employees, working effectively in a global team environment with shared responsibilities.
• Experience with project system administration and knowledge of applications including engineering management, project controls and project information integration platforms
• Some travel required.
• Professional registration in the Engineering profession (ECSA)
• Knowledge and experience in project management processes, such as PMBOK
• Demonstrated track record of the implementation of cost, schedule, document and engineering design management systems

Key Competencies And Generic Skills

• Project controls systems, including cost control
• Knowledge of document control, scheduling, project set up
• Office software
• Project scoping, resourcing and pricing
• Project Management Body of Knowledge application
• Infrastructure project discipline integration
• Sound broad engineering experience
• Financial acumen (linking project costing to accounting system)

Contact

Keith Reddy WSP Group Africa