General Manager Substations at Consolidated Power Projects

To direct and control all Substation tenders and projects. Provide overall leadership and direction to ensure CONCO achieves its vision, mission, goals and objectives.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

STAKEHOLDER MANAGEMENT

• Align Substation division’s Strategy to the CONCO Strategy
• Annual Divisional budget
• Quarterly Divisional Board reports
• Managing relationships with CONCO Exco and stakeholders

BUSINESS UNIT PERFORMANCE

• Pro-actively identify areas of improvement in Divisional Performance and make recommendations to Exco
• Ensure rigorous monthly project reviews and implement immediate corrective measures on projects at risk
• Responsible to set and communicate business unit strategy
• Understand local and international trends that may impact the business unit
• Grow Divisional profits
• Expand business into new markets
• Report on all new Divisional tenders, prospective tenders, split between SA and Africa
• Divisional sales performance, overall order book, new business, sales efficiency and hit rate
• Design and implement compliant business support processes that enable effective management and control, but are efficient

RISK MANAGEMENT

• Responsible for Governance and Legal Compliance issues as it relate to Division
• Overall health, safety and quality compliance within Division;
• Tender risk profile outside BU mandate: value according to level of authority, new customers, new countries.

LEADERSHIP

• Monitor the well being of staff, facilities etc.
• Attract, recruit, develop and retain top talent
• Ensure regular Performance discussions with Staff
• Develop Staff members
• Coaching / Mentoring
• Ensure regular Performance discussions with direct reports
• Deliver Divisional transformation objectives.

KEY REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE:

• B. ENG Electrical Engineering / B. Tech Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 8-10 years experience in Substations
• Project Management Experience
• Minimum of 5 year Senior Management Experience
• Business Knowledge: Managing a business with full responsibility for all functions of the business (Strategy, Business performance, Financials, Leadership, Operations, Project Management and People)

SKILLS, LEADERSHIP AND COMPETENCIES:

• Industry Knowledge
• Technical Knowledge and know how
• Risk Management
• SHEQ Legislation
• Tender process & procedure
• Understanding Conco Business Processes
• Financial Management Knowledge
• Negotiation skills
• Management skills