Engineering Manager
Available for exploratory interviews.
Ref: EP63586412
Company classification: Service Provider (supply chain, professional services, repair & maintenance, etc.) Industry in: Infrastructure | Oil & Gas | Mining | Power Infrastructure | Oil & Gas | Mining | Power Highest formal qualification and other: National Diploma Masters Discipline: Engineering Management Years of experience range: g. 20 to 30 years (e. More than 10 years management) Annual package range: South African Rand - ZAR Annual package range: 3.1 mil - 3.5 mil, per annum Nationality: Portuguese Home and other languages: Afrikaans, English, Portuguese Gender: Male Ethnicity: Caucasian/White Candidate location: South Africa Location preference: I am open to positions nationally (in my country).
Contribution Compass Profile: Custodian
Activating: 20.64 Inspiring: 26.33 Sustaining: 28.47 Refining: 24.56
The Custodian is one of the eight natural energy profiles identified by the online profiling tool Contribution Compass that Enshrine Placements have incorporated into their recruitment process to help improve employee engagement. Putting the right profiles together means deliberately structuring your team to function at its optimum.
In this video we address some questions to demonstrate how a Custodian can leverage the most value for your team.
Online Interview Questionnaire
Primary purpose of current/most recent position:
The main task is to create and manage high performing teams from an engineering or asset management point of view. Initial steps are to build processes within the organisation that can be replicated from opportunity to opportunity in a manner that is understandable by the whole broader team. My role afterwards is of a qualitative nature to make sure the output is well thought through and of high quality to add value to the business.
Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose:
Understand the environment of the opportunity and have a very good understanding of the customer's requirements. Make sure that the opportunity inputs are correctly documented and applied to the simulations consistently. Review the results and apply specific criteria to drill down to final set of solutions. Present to the broader team and apply further insight to arrive at the final solution presentable to the customer.
Description of self, along with greater purpose and passions:
I am a results-driven engineering manager with a strong track record in designing, implementing, and delivering large-scale power and energy projects across diverse environments. My skills include strategic planning, team leadership, process optimization, and technical problem-solving, enabling me to lead complex projects from early pursuit to completion with precision and efficiency. Beyond technical expertise, I have a natural ability to build and inspire high-performing teams, fostering collaboration and a shared sense of purpose. I thrive in environments where innovation meets practical execution.
Ideal business title:
Group Engineering Manager
Group Asset Manager
Key responsibilities and accountabilities of ideal position:
Manage high performing teams across and organization. Be the channel of communication from senior/executive management down to the teams to make sure the teams are aligned to the organization's strategic objectives. Maintain high morale and inclusiveness within the teams. Foster innovation and forward thinking within the teams.
Skill area of competence:
Process control systems
Energy Management Systems
Hybrid Power Plant simulation and implementation
Power Solution presentations
Career summary:
Coal Fired Power Generation - 9 Years
Robotics - 10 Years
Solar PV Plants - REIPPP - 5 Years
MicroGrids/Hybrid Power Plants - 11 Years
What do you absolutely love doing:
The role must be challenging, and the career path must be clear. Opportunities that are complex and that require thinking out of the box are great. Finding new ways to integrate into existing power plants or having to create a completely new solution are first prize. Once establishing the problem statement, provide the team with direction and assessing the results. Finding ways to improve the solution that would give the organization a clear advantage over the competition.
Ideal company (culture and values):
A company with integrity, openly communicates with its personnel, is innovative and forward thinking. A company that rewards high performance and considers professional growth. A company that invests in the development of its personnel.
If you are looking for a Engineering Manager, then do get in touch.
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