Technical Director Pavements
Technical Director Pavements
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Job Description
Key Role
The Technical Director: Pavements leads daytoday technical matters associated with the pavement discipline within Transport & Infrastructure Sector and provides support to the Sector Lead & the Discipline Lead across Africa. This individual is responsible to the Sector Lead for leadership of people projects clients and business performance in the geometrics discipline and will provide support to the Sector Lead across the Highways Transport Planning ITS and Rail disciplines
The role of a Discipline Lead is to embed a strong client and project culture around a technically excellent and efficient delivery model balanced with the need to satisfy client staff and commercial expectations. This role spans the full operating geography of WSP in Africa with engagements into the WSP Global team worldwide.
Key Responsibilities
- Managing day to day operations as delegated
- Manage guide mentor and take professional responsibility for the deliverables of the technical team in the Geometrics Discipline
- Project Management of delegated projects and project managers
- Marketing and securing of new business
- Assisting Sector Leader and Discipline Leads in terms of financial management and performance of the Sector
- Developing overall strategy for line of business to ensure growth establish Company presence in the industry and maintain competitive edge in conjunction with anticipating trends and/or changes.
- Maintaining own technical knowledge as well as that of staff to promote WSPs growth and reputation for technical excellence in the industry.
- Delivering goals and commitments for the line of business in alignment with division operating plan and strategic goals for the Business Unit and WSP in Africa.
- Identifying and securing work opportunities based on assessment of the market determining products to sell and methodology of execution to perform the work.
- Influencing managing and/or establishing various budgets including Project Gross Margin (PGM) revenue and overhead expenses.
- Capital or corporate services budget responsibility.
- Facilitating project reviews to ensure quality of product management of client expectations and handle any related issues.
- Assisting project management in negotiating assessing and mitigating risk for contracts for projects and subcontractors.
- Implementing administrative policies and procedures for line of business in alignment with division.
- Meeting regularly with external entities including clients contractors suppliers/vendors and partners to establish strategy and execution for projects pursue new business negotiate contracts and review project status.
- Supports strategic alliances and growth.
Health and Safety
- Role model standards for SHEQ performance and behaviour consistent with the companys health safety environmental and quality vision and policies by influencing those around you
- Contributing to the identification of SHEQ risks and driving processes to achieve Zero Harm
- Embracing displaying and promoting the company values and ensuring a safe working environment is maintained at all times
Qualifications :
Qualifications and Experience Required
- BEng or BScEng (Civil Engineering) or BTech (Civil Engineering)
- 10years minimum experience with Pr Eng or 15years minimum experience with PrTech Eng with a minimum of 5years experience post registration
- Must comply to SANRALs criteria as a Design Specialist(DS) in Pavements and delivered at least 2 verifiable projects to SANRAL in the DS role.
- Technical acumen in Pavement design and modelling and a strong working knowledge of roads earthworks and materials
- User knowledge of design packages: Rubicon MePads cncPave.
- Working knowledge of Standard Specifications such as COTO and general conditions of construction contracts such as FIDIC & GCC
- Working knowledge of Construction Procurement procedures and regulations pertaining to public sector construction contracts
- Registration with ECSA as PrEng / PrTechEng is mandatory
Key Competencies and Generic Skills
- Show leadership experience in roads design teams
- Fully competent in pavement design methods surfacing and materials testing
- Show engineering management integration management skills
- Demonstrate experience in serving client bodies
Additional Information :
Whats in it for you
What if we can have worklife balance What if we can be rewarded in ways that support our individual needs What if we can be accepted for who we are Here at WSP we can!
WSP recognizes that work is only one part of our lives and making time for the other things in our life is important be that our families our friends or ourselves. So if working from home working parttime or having flexible start and finish time will help with this let us know as part of your application.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
