Job Vacancies at PERI

Role Summary:

There is an exciting opportunity for a Design Office Manager at our Centurion branch. This role is suited for a Civil Engineer who will be managing a team of Design Engineers (Civil)

• Provide most technically effective solution for client and most effective for PERI on standard and complex applications.
• Provide most technically effective solution for client and most cost effective for PERI on special applications under supervision.
• Interaction with the client through face-to-face meetings, email, phone, or MS Teams.
• Provide technical consultation to Sales Department and Clients, during meetings or technical site service for standard to complex applications.
• Attend weekly resource planning meetings and advise on project progress. 
• Oversee quality and technical accuracy of all work produced in design team.
• Communicate the PERI technical Strategies to the technical team.
• Prepare and monitor training for the Design Team members.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

• Understand and implement all PERI Engineering relevant directives to all employees reporting to this position.
• Overseeing and organizing complete formwork/scaffolding design process of the team (correct, accurate and on time).
• Check and approve all designs for relevant design office.
• PR signoff on projects when required.
• Assess, train, and develop skill level of design team members.
• Apply In-depht knowledge of PERI design processes and products. 
• Communicate relevant information with other departments.
• Active participation in technical negotiations and meetings with clients.
• To have a proactive responsibility and awareness for OHSA procedures related to the area of responsibility.
• Assist in the guidance and mentoring of Engineering Designers, Design Draughtsman & Snr Design Draughtsman.

Experience/ Qualifications & Skills/Attributes:

• Minimum 5 years of formwork/scaffolding experience

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil or Mechanical Engineering

Skills/Attributes

• Experience in leading people
• Entrepreneurial thinking
• IT proficient (Excel, Word, and PowerPoint)
• High knowledge of PERICAD / CAD
• Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills
• Fluent in English (speaking, reading and writing)
• Strong work ethic, open and reliable
• Trustworthy and honest
• Driving License
• Registered Professional or demonstrable progress towards professional registration. (PrEng/PrTEch/PrTechni)
• Draughting or construction experience

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Role Summary:

• The responsibility of Sales Support Administrator is to work alongside and support the Regional Sales Manager to ensure the administrative tasks responsible for existing and developing new business (lead generation project) are executed correctly and on time.

Key Responsibilities & Accountabilities:

Sales & Customer Planning:

• Prepare meeting notes and action points for weekly pipeline and sales meetings.
• Distribute meeting notes and action points to relevant Sales Manager.
• Follow up on action points to be completed by Sales Consultants.
• Manage sales inbox ([email protected])
• Manage opportunities from inbound sales requests and distribute to Regional Manager.
• Assist Sales Consultants with managing of customer orders and loading priorities of trucks.
• Respond to basic customer inquiries regarding formwork availability, pricing, and documentation.
• Manager CRM updates, ensuring all customers interactions, orders, and project statuses are recorded accurately.
• Assist with Customer social events.
• Assist with Customer training events.

Lead generation processes relating to sales:

Purchase database clean up

• Confirm key stakeholder name, surname & email address

Counter Sales

• Loading of Cash Sales & maintenance thereof
• Obtain Customer orders & ensure it complies with the OTC requirements

Research & analysis:

Product Knowledge

• Engage in continuous learning to obtain a comprehensive understanding of the PERI product offering.

Individual Development

• Complete individual development plan
• Attend learning and development courses

Order & Project Coordination:

• Assist in processing rental agreements, delivery schedules, and return documentation.
• Liaise with logistics and warehouse teams to ensure timely delivery and return of formwork materials.

Experience:

• Sales and/or admin experience
• Knowledge and experience of CRM, Centrio, PERIan & PSD
• Good MS Word, Excel & Outlook competency

Qualifications & Skills/Attributees:

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

• Matric Certificate

Skills/Attributes

• Excellent administrative skills & attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent time management skills
• Analytic mindset with problem solving skillset
• Excellent written communication skills
• Highly motivated and target driven
• Collaborative team player
• Proactive self-manager
• Self-confident
• Effective listening skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Effective emotional intelligence skills
• Professional
• Appetite for learning and continuous improvement
• Resilient
• Honest and accountable
• Flexible and adaptable

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Summary of Role

• Setting the strategic direction for the relevant sales region, in collaboration with the Sales Director.
• Setting the strategic direction for the region project pipeline.
• Securing and supporting the region to secure targeted projects.
• Leading the evolution of solutions/systems to meet changing construction approaches.
• Overseeing the successful delivery of projects.
• To identify and target customers to ensure the delivery of budgeted sales and profit margins for the business for sustainable growth. (Revenue generator responsibility)

Key Responsibilities

• Monitoring the long-term outlook for projects to signal upturn or downturns in opportunities as early as possible.
• Early identification of target projects in order to develop potential solutions in advance of project being awarded to a specialist sub-contractor.
• Attending customer briefings and liaising with specialists to ensure the safest and most cost-effective solution is offered.
• Forecasting turnovers and managing budgets nationally.
• Presenting key project bids and leading contract negotiations, including Strategic Gov contracts.
• Managing a team of Sales Managers, Sales Consultants & Projects Mangers to secure & deliver target projects.
• Developing the sales team and driving the “PERI Sales Way” consistently.
• Initiating a virtual project team for each secured job to make sure internal communication is effective across all departments and there is clear understanding of everyone’s roles and responsibilities.
• Selecting relevant projects to conduct case studies to support the growth and development of the sales team as well as providing customer & PERI credibility with reference projects.
• Maintaining records before, during and after each project is completed - “Win & Loss” strategic reviews.
• Providing detailed product presentations and training to customers and other relevant parties e.g., owners, developers, main contractors etc.

Experience

• On site and or construction experience
• Strategic Construction Industry marketing and sales
• Proven knowledge of all formwork, falsework, access and shoring systems used within the sector

Qualifications

• Degree/ND Sales & Marketing/Business qualification and/or Construction Management /Civil Engineering
• 5 - 8 Years’ experience in Formwork & Scaffolding

Skills/Attributes

• Objective-orientated
• Strong work ethic, open and reliable
• High emotional intelligence
• Great organisational skills
• Always goes the extra mile
• Entrepreneurial thinking and motivation 
• Drives Continuous Improvement
• Excellent communication, presentation and social skills
• Keeping update and abreast of market trends and developments
• Able to lead and motivate a team