Section Manager - Urban Development - JHB at SMEC

Key Responsibilities 

• Market development and proactive approach in developing work or being aware of what projects are likely to come up from clients – generating repeat business
• Assist FM in developing business strategies for the section in conjunction with the Functional Group’s Business Plan and objectives
• Develop and maintain existing key client relationships and maintain client satisfaction
• Submission of tenders, EOIs and proposals for the section and to provide input into large infrastructure projects as required in line with Instrument of Delegation
• Win and deliver projects for the section
• Ensure projects within the section are completed on time and on budget
• Ensure appropriate technical standards, and Quality Assurance Management System requirements are maintained on projects
• Monitor staff utilisation levels and ensure staff are fully utilised
• Ensure projects are adequately resourced in terms of numbers, capabilities and specialists
• Establish and maintain internal contacts within SMEC South Africa to source the appropriate skills
• Development of staff - this includes keeping them informed, providing suitable training, mentoring, suitable opportunities, planning career paths, maintaining professional ethics and professional standards of behaviour
• Ensure documentation, reporting and communication is to the required quality
• Manage or be part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver project milestones
• Maintain professional development and remain abreast of advances in chosen technical field
• Offer clients technical innovative solutions
• Project-related construction administration
• Administrative project-related duties e.g. budget capturing on BST, administration of said budgets, time sheets etc.
• Invoicing to clients, updating progress and follow ups on invoicing
• Directly responsible for project budgets
• Directly responsible for achieving revenue target
• Indirectly responsible for the sections financials as per the IOD
• Cross-selling of other functional groups when possible
• Responsible for making sure the local function is profitable (managing overheads and budgets)
• Monthly financial reporting.
• Monitoring Project Manager performance on local function projects
• Drive quality and management procedures in the local function
• Drive innovation changes within the local function
• Ensure good relations exist within the team to facilitate efficient project delivery
• Develop and maintain key client relationships
• Meeting budgetary and time constraints of various projects whilst maintaining appropriate technical standards and QA requirements
• Responsible for assigning tasks, reviewing work and performance management of direct reports

Qualifications, Skills and Experience Required

• Bachelor of Engineering degree/higher degree from accredited university/college
• Engineering degree/higher degree from an accredited university/college
• 5 - 10 years of practical experience in the relevant discipline
• Experience in design using appropriate software, documentation and delivery of major projects involving related civil design
• Experience in management of large civil design projects involving small teams of civil designers and CAD operators
• Experience in Government standards, codes and documentation
• Knowledge of web-based project cost control and financial systems (BST)
• Ability to maintain a consistent and manageable workload