Chief Operating Officer - Engineering & Construction at Value Edge Management Service Limited

Job Description

• We are seeking to employ Chief Operating Officer - Engineering and Construction to work in conjunction with the CEO overseeing the overall production & engineering strategy which is crucial to our continued growth and success.
• The Chief Operating officer Engineering and Construction is a critical member of our senior management team, who reports only to the CEO, and must have the experience and mindset to lead our high performing team to be effective, efficient, and productive.
• The ideal candidate will have extensive experience within the industry, perhaps working themselves up through the ranks to their role as an executive. We believe this trajectory helps develop a unique mix of business and management expertise, plus proficiency with practices, policies, and procedures of yacht/boat building.
• This position requires management and control of a diverse business operation and function. It requires a hardworking and inspirational leader who has tremendous people skills, excellent business acumen, self-driven, and has outstanding work ethics.

Key Responsibilities
Strategic Leadership:

• Establish strategy and best practices for staff to ensure achievement of overall business objectives.
• Collaborate closely with the CEO to make informed decisions that enhance operational activities.
• Work with the Engineering team to translate strategy into specific annual performance goals and departmental objectives. Including KPIs, and to track them.
• Assist in setting and implementing strategic goals to drive business growth and efficiency.
• Develop and execute long-term strategies that ensure the sustainability and growth of the company.
• Report on engineering activities on a regular basis to the Senior Management team, ensuring accurate and timely reporting of the relevant KPIs.

Operational Management:

• Responsible for the project coordination, and production planning. Creating project structure for stakeholders including timelines, project plans, tasks, team responsibilities and status reporting.
• Oversee and monitor the day-to-day running of the business to ensure smooth and efficient operations.
• Provide direction to appropriate departments during all stages of new project cycle to ensure all elements are completed
• Lead Program Management to ensure cross functional activity required for project execution.
• Evaluate overall performance by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting monthly data and metrics.
• Work with the rest of the leadership team to decide which engineering projects are the highest priority against the business targets and which can be executed with the available resource.

Finance and Business Development:

• Aggressively manage capital investment and expenses to ensure the company achieves investor targets relative to growth and profitability.
• Work with Sales & Marketing department to identify market opportunities and trends, and drive product development.
• Prepare the annual Engineering budget and forecasts and all capital expenditure proposals as well as ensuring compliance with customer and legal requirements. Manage the budget from identification to completion of projects.
• Work with managers to evaluate and enhance financial performance.
• Communicate with stakeholders the impact of market and technology change and potential effects on engineering. Recommend solutions without compromising quality or service while optimizing cost.
• Contribute to new business initiatives and projects and review and communicate the impact on engineering activities.
• Maintain and build trusted relationships with key customers, clients, partners, stakeholders, management team, and employees.
• Review financial information with managers, focusing on promoting profitability and financial health.
• Ensure accurate and timely financial reporting to support strategic decision-making.

Procedure and Policy Review:

• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders to ensure optimal performance of all engineered systems.
• Regularly assess the efficiency of current operational procedures and suggest improvements.
• Revise and/or formulate operational policies and promote their implementation to streamline processes.
• Work collaboratively, negotiate and engage with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with the engineering strategy

Staff Performance and Development:

• Collaborate with managers to conduct staff performance reviews and provide feedback.
• Assist in identifying areas for staff development and training.
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth.
• Ensure strong communication between teams under leadership to facilitate exchange of information and to implement change and improvements.
• Monitor performance with tracking and establish corrective measures as needed, and prepare detailed reports, both current and forecasting.
• Lead and mentor a team of managers, providing constructive feedback and support to enhance their performance.

Client and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Build and maintain strong relationships with clients, stakeholders, and partners.
• Represent the company at industry events, conferences, and meetings to enhance the company's reputation and business opportunities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or a related field. A Professional Engineer (P.E.) license is desirable but not required.
• Minimum of 15 years of experience in managing personnel within the Structural Engineering and/or Capital Reserve Study fields, with at least 5 years in a senior leadership role.
• Proven track record of strategic planning and operational management.
• Excellent organizational and leadership abilities.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills.
• Deep knowledge of Construction Engineering's business and scopes of work.

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong analytical skills with the ability to gather and interpret data effectively.
• Proficiency in strategic planning and decision-making.
• Ability to evaluate and improve operational procedures.
• Financial acumen with experience in promoting profitability.
• Effective at supervising and mentoring managers and staff.
• Exceptional client and stakeholder relationship management skills.
• Demonstrable experience of leading an engineering function with a proven track record in strategic engineering leadership delivering effective engineering strategies, policies, processes and systems.
• Experience and training in root-cause analysis, cost modeling, Lean, Six-Sigma, benchmarking, best practices.
• Ability to communicate well both written and verbal and lead by example.
• Must be able to work in a team atmosphere along with the ability to hold staff accountable and set appropriate targets.

Core competencies include the following:

• Analytical
• Problem Solving
• Process Thinker
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Creative / Innovative
• Judgment
• Leadership and Teamwork
• Change Management
• Dependable
• Supervision and Coaching
• Business Acumen
• Self-Motivated.