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| POSITION DESCRIPTION | THE ASSOCIATION OF CONSULTING ENGINEERS AUSTRALIA APRIL 2008 |
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Principal - Transport |
| Position Code: | 2310 | | Career Level: | 6 |
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Responsible for
Managing a variety of divergent activities/teams (25 - 50 employees) under policy control including fee ($2.5 - $6 Million), revenue and profit generation, achievement of working capital targets. |
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Reports To
Regional Manager/General Manager, (typically this role would be 2 Levels from the CEO/COO in a large organisation). |
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Supervises
Engineers at all levels, Non Engineering Support Staff. |
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Main Activities
Maintaining and fostering relationships with clients.
Forecasting work loads and ensuring necessary material and human resources to meet project deliverables.
Assisting in the development and implementation of the Operations Centre business plans.
Managing work technically and contractually to ensure that it meets technical requirements and is performed within the bounds of the organisation's policies and procedures.
Proposing alternative solutions where established systems are unable to overcome project problems.
Monitoring the interaction of various disciplines and providing specialist knowledge where required.
Recruiting, managing, training and mentoring staff and conducting performance and remuneration reviews.
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Key Skills
Demonstrated leadership and management ability.
Sound technical knowledge.
Business planning, budgeting and commercial acumen.
High level consulting and client management skills.
Proven project management skills.
An understanding of the business/organisation/marketing context of business solutions.
Customer service orientation.
An industry awareness.
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Internal Contacts
Engineers at all levels, Employees within other Disciplines, Senior Management. |
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External Contacts
Customers, Suppliers. |
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Typical Experience
15+ years professional experience, coupled with relevant tertiary qualifications. |
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Other Comments
Alternate titles: Operations Centre Manager, Division Manager, Unit Manager. |
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