Section Manager (Civil)

PRIMARY POSITION PURPOSE

This position is responsible for project acquisition, project management, financial management, delivery, and technical design of all projects within the Section, including the management of staff within the group to ensure full utilization and achievement of project milestones.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Market development and proactive approach in developing work or being aware of what projects are likely to come up from clients – generating repeat business.
2. Assist FM in developing business strategies for the section in conjunction with the Functional Group’s Business Plan and objectives.
3. Develop and maintain existing key client relationships and maintain client satisfaction.
4. 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.
5. Win and deliver projects for the section.
6. Ensure projects within the section are completed on time and on budget.
7. Ensure appropriate technical standards and Quality Assurance Management System requirements are maintained on projects.
8. Monitor staff utilization levels and ensure staff are fully utilized.
9. Ensure projects are adequately resourced in terms of numbers, capabilities, and specialists.
10. Establish and maintain internal contacts within SMEC South Africa to source the appropriate skills.
11. Development of staff - this includes keeping them informed, providing suitable training, mentoring, suitable opportunities, planning career paths, maintaining professional ethics, and professional standards of behavior.
12. Ensure documentation, reporting, and communication is to the required quality.
13. Manage or be part of a multidisciplinary team to deliver project milestones.
14. Maintain professional development and remain abreast of advances in chosen technical field.
15. Offer clients technical innovative solutions.
16. Project-related construction administration and administrative project-related duties e.g. budget capturing on BST, administration of said budgets, time sheets, etc.
17. Invoicing to clients, updating progress, and follow-ups on invoicing.
18. Directly responsible for project budgets.
19. Directly responsible for achieving revenue target.
20. Indirectly responsible for the section's financials as per the IOD.
21. Cross-selling of other functional groups when possible.
22. Responsible for making sure the local function is profitable (managing overheads and budgets).
23. Monthly financial reporting.
24. Monitoring Project Manager performance on local function projects.
25. Drive quality and management procedures in the local function.
26. Drive innovation changes within the local function.
27. Ensure good relations exist within the team to facilitate efficient project delivery.
28. Develop and maintain key client relationships.
29. Meeting budgetary and time constraints of various projects whilst maintaining appropriate technical standards and QA requirements.
30. Responsible for assigning tasks, reviewing work, and performance management of direct reports.

KEY PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

1. Development of key client base.
2. Project delivery milestones.
3. Work with staff utilization.
4. Cost effectiveness of projects and ability to work to financial budgets and targets.
5. Understanding of operational and project contractual arrangements.
6. Building cohesive, results-oriented teams for project delivery.
7. Implementation of project management and company procedures.
8. Quality of reports and project output.

QUALIFICATIONS, SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

1. Bachelor of Engineering degree/higher degree from accredited university/college.
2. 5 - 10 years of practical experience in the relevant discipline.
3. Experience in design using appropriate software, documentation, and delivery of major projects involving related civil design.
4. Experience in management of large civil design projects involving small teams of civil designers and CAD operators.
5. Experience in Government standards, codes, and documentation.
6. Knowledge of web-based project cost control and financial systems (BST).
7. Ability to maintain a consistent and manageable workload.

We believe that a diverse workforce is essential to our business success. We are committed to hiring the best candidates based on their skills, qualifications, and experience. We uphold the principle of equal opportunity in employment and are dedicated to eliminating all forms of unlawful discrimination in our hiring practices.