Head of Engineering & Projects

What you will do:

• Lead, mentor, and develop engineering teams, including hiring, training, and performance reviews.
• Foster a strong engineering culture and promote best practices.
• communicate the engineering vision, strategy, and technical roadmap.
• Set strategic long-term goals and ensure they align with business objectives.
• Drive innovation and continuous improvement in engineering processes, tools, and technologies.
• Oversee the development, implementation, and maintenance of software systems, platforms and infrastructure related to the operations of the energy management function. This relates to both hardware and software
• Manage project timelines, budgets, and resources to ensure on-time and within-budget delivery.
• Ensure adherence to coding standards, quality, and industry best practices.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance to engineering teams especially with the execution and completion of new projects and new customer requirements.
• Contribute to the develop a budget and monitor performance against financial targets and forecasts
• Create and maintain long-term, trusted relationships with customers and partners at all levels of the customer/partner organizations
• Develop and drive continuous improvement initiatives in all business processes including technology decisions, staying current with new trends and evaluating their potential impact.
• Maintain and enhance a culture of innovation, customer-focus, entrepreneurship and human capital development
• Contribute to executive management in respect to strategy formulation, forecasting, management reporting and decision-making

Experience required:

• Function related experience: 8-10 years
• Leading teams: 8-10 years
• Project experience: 8 years
• Proven experience in the electrical power utility and related industry segments
• A strong track record of achievement at Senior Management level (this must include financial results) for a period of no less than five years
• Experience in dealing with multinational suppliers and OEMs will be advantageous

Qualifications:

• Matric Certificate
• Engineering Degree or Similar
• Eng registration (with ECSA or similar equivalent professional body)
• Postgraduate management and/or technical qualification (advantageous)