Bosch Projects – Divisional Manager Developments (KZN) at Bosch Holdings (Pty) Ltd

Bosch Projects, a level 1 BBBEE certified company and a member of the multi-disciplinary Bosch Holdings group of companies, founded in 1961, has an opportunity for a Divisional Manager: Developments (DBN).

The Developments Division undertakes projects that include establishment of new CBD’s, major industrial parks, mixed use developments, upmarket gated residential estates, and affordable and subsidized housing developments. The Division is also responsible for undertaking widely varied general civils projects, stand-alone industrial civils projects, and provides support to all other Divisions within Bosch Projects.

This position will be based in the Mount Edgecombe Office and reports directly to the Regional Director.

KEY  RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Developing, in consultation with the Bosch Projects Regional Director, and Sector Head, an overall marketing and growth plan for the DBN division in line with the overall Bosch Projects budgets and strategic growth targets;
• Managing the bidding, negotiation, and marketing processes in accordance with the Quality Management System to secure the annual regional divisional turnover budget on a sustainable basis;
• Co-ordinating and optimizing divisional resource utilization to ensure that divisional profit targets are met;
• Promoting synergy between Bosch Holdings operating companies;
• Coordinate with other Bosch Projects Divisions (e.g. electrical, structural, water and wastewater) for their respective inputs into development projects;
• Ensuring that all the Divisions’ projects are undertaken in accordance with the Bosch Projects Quality Management System;
• Ensuring that all applicable Divisional engineering and technical standards are met;
• Managing and coordinating all financial aspects of Divisional projects, including invoicing, forecasting and debtor control;
• Promoting growth and advancement of Divisional staff by mentoring and application of the structured performance appraisal system;
• Assisting the KZN Regional Director and Sector Head in planning resource requirements, and in recruiting suitable candidates.

The ideal candidate should: 

• Have a BSc Civil Engineering / BEng Civil Engineering degree, or a BTech in Civil Engineering;
• Be registered as a Professional Engineer / Technologist with ECSA;
• Have a minimum of 15 years appropriate post qualification experience;
• Have strong leadership and management skills, and at least 5 years’ experience in managing project teams;
• Have minimum of 10 years’ experience of independently implementing projects from start to finish;
• Be competent in managing all commercial and financial aspects of projects, including terms of appointment, fees and invoicing/forecasting, WIP, project profitability, and debtor control;
• Have technical competence in municipal infrastructure designs (roads, stormwater, etc.), industrial civils site works design, and general civils design;
• Have strong contract knowledge for administering municipal, industrial, and general civils projects;
• Have a good understanding of development processes (residential, industrial and commercial) including experience of interaction with architects, town planners, environmentalists, and other professional participants in development teams;
• Be experienced in the compilation and submission of tenders and proposals for procuring consulting engineering work;
• Be skilled in networking with potential clients / business partners in both the private and public sectors to secure work outside conventional tender processes;
• Have a passion for excellence and be driven to lead the KZN Development Division as a significant contributor to achieving Bosch Projects growth targets;
• Have personal attributes aligned with the Bosch Way (Values and )