Regional Manager - West Africa at SMEC Holdings

The role

We are currently seeking a talented Regional Manager West Africa to provide leadership, co-ordination and strategic direction to the activities of the region and collaboration with the wider SMEC business. The holder of this position will be a role model of the SMEC values, ethics and code of conduct and all aspects of this position will be carried out according to these guiding principles.

Key Activities:

• Effective strategic planning and management of the region
• Achieve sustainable growth of the region through targeted client relationship management and business development activity
• Provide project governance, at project director level, of project management in the region to achieve reliable project performance in terms of sophistication, timeliness and quality.
• With support from functional management, provide leadership to the employees located in the region to ensure cohesion, optimal performance, resourcing, retention and professional development
• Maintain up to date knowledge of the local industry, identify emerging trends and feed this information to the Regional Functional Managers and other stakeholders
• Communicate frequently and effectively across the SMEC business to understand the internal business factors
• Interpret knowledge of the external and internal factors into a documented business plan for the region that is aligned with the business plan and synchronised with the functional business plans
• Understand the 'whole of business' risks within the region and escalate to RD level when identified
• Maintain knowledge of the capability within the region to be able to source and propose the best possible teams when required
• Plan the CRM and BD activity for the region with the functional managers and other key stakeholders
• Monitor local client relationship health and discuss with the Functional Regional Managers
• Identify and build relationships with the target clients
• Ensure tender submissions are of high quality
• Oversight and governance of projects in the region to resolve project issues and ensure project product is of high quality
• Promotion and application of internal project management requirements
• Provide coaching and support to project managers
• Technical problem solving
• Ensure the regional structure supports the delivery of the business plan
• Ensure projects are adequately resourced with appropriately qualified and experienced staff
• Participate in recruitment and retention activities as required
• Implement targeted development opportunities within the allocated budget
• Accountable for regular people management activities as required, including the salary review and performance management processes

With a track record of achievement in a similar role, you will have gained your experience in an engineering design consultancy and have a passion for building trusted relationships to drive positive change and win new work.

Suitable applicants will have/be:

• Tertiary qualifications in Engineering or a related discipline
• Tertiary qualifications in business management (eg. MBA) highly regarded
• At least 10 year consulting experience in managing road/infrastructure/related projects successfully to budget and client specifications;
• At least five year experience in the co-ordination, design and delivery of major projects within multi-disciplinary engineering projects
• At least five years Experience in the coordination and development of major bids – with proven success
• Experienced in Managing and developing and resource diverse teams effectively
• Proficient in client management
• Experience in West Africa is an added advantage

In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.

NOTE: Please do not apply if you are not an engineer and don't have any experience with consulting Engineering background