Engineering Manager at Vantegral Consulting

Job Summary

• Lead various projects across several teams to help create processes and execute strategies to ensure projects are developed promptly and oversee the successful execution of projects.
• Actively participate in Project and Management review meetings, also responsible for making required inputs for the execution and successful submission of Tenders/bids.
• This position is responsible for solid organizational skills, excellent client-facing and internal communication skills, and written and verbal communication skill.

Key Roles & Responsibilities
Core/Technical:

• Provide clear and concise instructions to engineering teams.
• Responsible for ensuring that key projects and engineering duties are fulfilled.
• Responsible for solving any engineering issue that comes up in a project.
• Answering technical questions, proposing budgets for projects, training new employees, and working with various other departments.
• Prepare reports on the progress of any project.
• Coordinate internal resources and third parties/vendors for the flawless execution of projects.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope and within budget.
• Developing project scopes and objectives, involving all relevant stakeholders and ensuring technical feasibility.
• Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation.
• Use appropriate verification techniques to manage changes in project scope, schedule and costs.
• Measure project performance of Leads using appropriate systems, tools and techniques.
• Manage the relationship with the client and all stakeholders.
• Perform risk management to minimize project risks.
• Manage and Coordinate Engineering Design project progress and report projects status.
• Interface with clients and stakeholders on engineering projects.
• Management of project baseline, timelines and scheduled project closeout.
• Collaborate with Leads and team members in ensuring that project deadlines are met, and appropriate recovery plans and control measures are put in place to check any slippage from project baseline.
• Involvement in bid/tender preparation.
• Perform any other duty that may be assigned by the Line Managers.

Quality, Health, Safety & Environment:

• Drive compliance with Occupational Health, Safety, Quality, and Environmental Policies, processes, Procedures and applicable laws/legal requirements across Frazimex business.
• Take responsibility for their health & safety and those of stakeholders across Frazimex business.

Requirements
Academic Qualifications & Experience:

• B.Eng. In any Engineering field
• M.Sc. is an added advantage.
• COREN/NSE
• Minimum 15 years in a similar role

Skills & Competencies:

The key competences and proficiency levels required for the position of Engineering Manager are listed below:

• Ability to effectively delegate the work.
• Problem solving skill to be able to address any issue that comes up.
• Excellent client-facing and internal communication skills, written and verbal communication skills
• Solid organizational skills including attention to detail and multi-tasking skills
• Proficient in Engineering System and Knowledge
• Concern for order, quality and accuracy.
• Initiative
• Highly motivated and have ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Excellent personnel management skills.
• Good analytical skills.