General Manager at Technoton Limited

Job Brief

• To oversee and coordinate daily processes and operations across the organization with an emphasis on financial results.

Responsibilities

• To ensure the creation, development and implementation of a clear strategic plan designed to grow each unit of the business
• Increases management’s effectiveness by communicating values, strategies, and objectives while assigning accountabilities; planning, monitoring, and appraising job results of staff;
• To look into the future of the business and make investment recommendations
• To support the development of a healthy internal culture that retains key employees and encourages their professional development
• Coordinate the development of key performance goals for functions and direct reports.
• Provide direct management of key functional managers and executives in the business unit.
• Ensure the development of tactical programs to pursue targeted goals and objectives.
• Ensure overall delivery and quality of the unit’s offerings to customers.
• Engage in key or targeted customer activities.
• Evaluate and decide upon key investments in equipment, infrastructure and must justify significant investments as well as changes in key strategies or personnel.
• Engage with corporate officers in broader organizational strategic planning.
• Develops strategic plan by studying technological and financial opportunities; presenting assumptions; recommending objectives.
• Accomplishes subsidiary objectives by establishing plans, budgets, and results measurements; allocating resources; reviewing progress; making mid-course corrections.
• Coordinates efforts by establishing procurement, production, marketing, field, and technical services policies and practices; coordinating actions with corporate staff.
• Maintains quality service by establishing and enforcing organization standards.
• Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; benchmarking state-of-the-art practices; participating in professional societies.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed

Job Specification

• Education: B.Sc  degree preferably in Engineering/ Quantity Surveying/ Architecture but not necessarily.
• Minimum 12 years post qualification and post NYSC experience.
• Minimum of 10 years related work experience, with a minimum of 5 years in middle management level

Skills & Competencies:

• Must be between 35 to 45 years, perfect age at 38 to 42.
• Basic understanding of the technicalities of every department/units of the business
• Compulsory Project Management qualification (PMP/PRINCE2) and experience in using the tools
• Comfortable with engineering terms and excellent numeric skills
• Good problem solving and decision-making
• Good people development, management and leadership
• Good interpersonal and communication (verbal and written)
• Ability to inspire, motivate and engage all levels of people across the spectrum
• Ability to oversee all areas of the organization and also be heavy on business development

Required Skills:

• Experience with tendering for contracts techno commercial issues
• Exposure to site work, not necessarily in the M&E industry but preferably
• Large network of contacts to be evidenced by where he has worked before and what roles he has played
• Strong and confident leader, focused, organized, multitasker
• Possess high quality Management Proficiency.
• Strategic Planning, Coordination and Coaching skills,
• Entrepreneurial skills and business acumen
• Process Improvement, Quality Management
• Digital & Technology savvy
• Challenge conventional wisdom, innovative and able to think outside the box
• Demonstrate adaptability, a willingness to learn new skills and commitment to exceptional delivery
• Large network of contacts to be evidenced by where he has worked before and what roles he has played.
• Understand the importance of following process
• Demonstrate strong self-drive