This is a key role for the business and involves overall responsibility for the performance of contracts. Reporting directly to the CEO the postholder will manage a significant team comprising various heads of department including the Head of SHEQ/ Head of Planning/ Head of Projects and Head of Install and Commissioning. They will have overall ownership of delivering projects safely, on time, within budget and to the client’s specification.
About The Role
- Contributing as a member of the Senior Management Team to the development, communication and implementation of the Company’s operational objectives in line with the Company’s strategy.
- Undertake responsibility for the delivery of projects under her/his control. Serve as the main point of contact throughout the project.
- Establish priorities on and between projects and manage the allocation and/or transfer of staff and resources across projects accordingly.
- Co-ordinate and monitor the production of meaningful commercial indicators of project performance and provide regular commentary and evaluation to the CEO and Board.
- Undertake responsibility for all safety, health, environment and quality matters ensuring adherence to statutory and legal requirements and Company procedures.
- Lead, review and challenge project budgets and forecast to ensure a consistent and deliverable approach is adopted.
- Provide the Technical Pre-Sales team where necessary, with support on tenders regarding programme, technical matters and local supply chain, as well as post tender and pre-award support.
- Proactively develop good working relationships with external clients to help secure repeat business and work closely with the Business Development team to identify work winning opportunities.
- Review and assist in negotiating contracts with suppliers & subcontractors. Ensure that all contractual obligations are met and manage any disputes or claims that may arise.
- Demonstrate clear and visible leadership, provide direction, motivation and coaching to others and ensure effective collaboration among team members.
- Actively drive and promote excellence, best practice and continuous improvement initiatives. Stay updated on industry trends, new technologies, and best practice in materials processing solutions.
- Identify areas for process improvement innovation and cost savings.
- With extensive project and program management principals, methods and techniques you will, define success criteria and disseminate these to all relevant parties throughout the various contracts lifecycles.
- You are a proven leader with demonstrable multi- million pound project experience where you have overseen multiple projects simultaneously and coached, mentored, motivated and managed the project and program team.
- An excellent communicator you can influence and facilitate change and enhance performance within a cross functional environment.
Required Criteria
- 3rd level (or above) qualification in a relevant Construction / Engineering discipline OR demonstration of significant comparable experience
- Proven experience of leading a large team on multiple multi million pound projects
- Fully conversant with all relevant Health & Safety regulations
- Comprehensive knowledge of quality assurance principles, methods, design, testing and implementation
- Strong commercial acumen
- Strong leadership skills
- Commercially and financially astute with experience of managing budgets, value engineering and optimizing cost reduction
- 5 years' experience of leading in a construction/production or large programme management environment
Desired Criteria
- Experience in a multi site construction /manufacturing environment
- Experience within a similar industry
- Lean, Six Sigma and Kaizen experience
- 2 years Design experience (SW & Practical)
Skills Needed
Compliance, Managing Contracts, Leadership
About The Company
WE ARE CDE. ENGINEERED FOR YOU
We empower our customers to transform waste into valuable resources through innovative co-creation, laying the foundations for the circular economy.
We help our customers maximise their natural resources in the most sustainable way possible – with greater efficiency and less waste than ever before. Our unparalleled speed and scale are down to our proximity to our customers and our deep understanding of their challenges. Our track record of proven solutions consistently meets our customers’ needs precisely, operating in challenging environments from the Arctic to the Equator.
Wet processing is our sole focus –our experience and expertise is unmatched in this field.
Every day, in everything we do, we strive to do it right. We want to be the best at what we do and deliver the maximum benefit for our customers. We pull together, as a team, in pursuit of this common cause. Our “Customer for Life” mentality fortifies each of our projects, with CDE engineers delivering continuous, limitless support.
Company Culture
We recognise that it is our people that have established CDE as market leader in developing solutions for the wet processing industry both within natural materials processing and waste recycling sectors.
OUR PURPOSE IS TO CREATE OUR BEST WORLD, A TON AT A TIME.
To do that, we must continue to build our global team by adding the most ambitious, driven and talented people. We will challenge you, elevate you and broaden your horizons. We will help you to be the best you can be both personally and professionally.
We are renowned for our energy and can do attitude…. and at times seemingly delivering the impossible. We also know that all the will in the world won’t take us anywhere unless we work together. And we like to have fun together - life’s too short and we spend most of it at work. If we lose the power to laugh, we lose the power to think.
We will continue to add the most dynamic, ambitious and talented individuals to the CDE team.
Company Benefits
Health insurance, Vacation, Paid time off, Retirement plan and/or pension, Employee development programs, A diversity program, Opportunity to travel, Free parking, Cycle to work, Competitive salary, Long service recognition, Free parking or Discounted parking , Work With Charities, Social Opportunities, Employee Recognition Scheme
Salary
Based on Experience per year