Industrial Engineer at Delta Built Environment Consultants

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Overview

The duties and responsibilities of the Corporate Affairs Executive (CAE) are discussed under the following headings:

• General support
• Regulatory compliance, including company secretary duties
• Regular reporting
• Operational assessments
• Ad hoc investigations
• Strategic planning
• Monitoring
• Business planning
• Budgeting
• Operational processes and procedures
• Special projects
• Exclusions

General support

• CAE will be required to provide general support to the MD including, but not limited to:
• Compilation of reports and presentations.
• Analyzing of data and trends.
• Review of company documentation.
• CAE will also be required to represent the office of the MD when required.

Regulatory compliance, including company secretary duties

• CAE will be required to monitor whether the requirements of the following government departments are adhered to:
• SARS
• CIPC
• Department of Labour.

Regular reporting

• CAE will be required to assess, summarize and report on the weekly and monthly reports generated by the technical and operational departments of the different companies.

Operational assessments

• CAE will be required to undertake assessments of identified procedures and processes within the group, propose improvements and oversee the implementation thereof.

Ad hoc investigations

• DELTA Group is continuously entering new markets and offering new services, and, consequently, a requirement exists for investigations and assessments to establish the viability of these new ventures. The CAE will be required to undertake these investigations and report back on the findings.

Strategic planning

• CAE will be required to provide support and undertake certain analyses during the annual strategic planning sessions of the group.

Monitoring

• CAE will be required to monitor the execution of certain corporate tasks and provide feedback if tasks are not executed.

Business planning

• companies, and certain technical and operational departments, need to produce business plans on an annual basis. They are reviewed every six-months. The CAE will be required to assist with the review and collation of the information contained in the plans.

Budgeting

• companies, and operational and technical departments, need to do annual budgets. The CAE will be required to compile the group budget and review expenditure against budget on a monthly basis.

Operational processes and procedures

• is the intention to have all DELTA Group companies ISO-certified. The CAE will assist the CEO in reviewing the identified operational policies and procedures.

Special projects

• CAE will be required to undertake special projects, over and above daily tasks. These projects could entail the assessment of a new technology, assessing the availability of human capital with specific skills, analyzing competitors, etc.

Exclusions

• CAE position is not a personal assistant position and duties will therefore not include the making of arrangements relating to the MD’s diary, travel and meetings. The taking of minutes and issuing of agendas are also excluded. However, should the need arise due to unforeseen circumstances, the duties will have to be performed.

QUALIFICATION

BEng Industrial

SKILLS

Applicants with the following skills can apply:

• A good written and oral command of the English language
• Good Excel, Word and PowerPoint skills
• The ability to write reports, memos and formal letters
• The ability to analyse data
• Strong administrative and organisational skills
• The ability to multi-task and prioritise
• The ability to respond appropriately to enquiries, be it verbal or in writing
• The ability to communicate clearly and succinctly.