Senior Technical Manager

UAE

Ref: KP622-1793

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

THE COMPANY
• Global leader within the roads & infrastructure sector
• Complete 9000+ projects globally per year
• Multi billion EURO turnover
• Good reputation for internal promotion
• Strong order book

POSITION:
• Senior Technical Manager
• SHE – Proactive approach to SHE ensuring all Company requirements are followed in full,
• SHE - Monitor use of method statements and risk assessments ensuring they are conducted in line with best practice for operations based activities,
• Support commercial & operations to ensure a consistent application of Quality Management processes to ensure delivery of the Company Quality Policy and agreed functional aims and objectives,
• Oversee investment in the right tools and equipment to achieve required quality standard in the product output,
• Technical Marketing – Support Country Manager and Regional Technical Director with moving the industry forward with new products, techniques and methodology,
• Support Sales (aggregates and asphalt) – reviewing specifications, preparing submissions, offering ideas for alternatives,
• Interface with business improvement programmes achieving strategic fit,
• Manage the department effectively ensuring material quality is consistent and meets the high level of compliance expected, also ensuring full compliance with all QA / QC requirements. Provide a full and comprehensive support service proactively to the operations, distribution and commercial departments, championing Quality Management,
• Management and coaching of technical team to reach optimum performance of each individual, encouraging employee contribution. Ensure direct reports are fully aware of their responsibilities to their staff in relation to all relevant Company and statutory procedures. Get involved in training and development of the team,
• Ensure transparency in activities through accurate time reporting,
• Provide accurate and consistent information to the regional business in standardised formats, agreeing improvements nationally,
• Plan, establish and maintain most efficient designs for all finished products with consideration of quality, production and economic factors,
• Manage team to properly use statistical tools in order to identify trends in raw materials or finished products,
• Complaint handling - provide effective response to customers, thorough investigation of cause, and appropriate internal liaison/ reporting. Individual management of serious material complaints involving external or head office specialists when appropriate,
• Lead by example so team deliver promptly, accurately and effectively,
• Consider friendly advice at all times to customers, municipalities, engineers etc.,
• Support others responsible for interpreting customer enquiries and specifications, suggesting more suitable or economically beneficial alternatives where possible,
• Assist with or give presentations as necessary to inform and educate customers, transport authorities, internal meetings etc.,
• Build advantageous relationships with customers and suppliers to the benefit of the business,
• Maintain and grow relationships with Authorities (Govt and semi-Govt) and Consultants to ensure that the Company is well-known and able to access the jobs/markets that we target

Requirements

• 10+ yrs experience
• 3+ yrs GCC experience
• Main contracting experience
• Infrastructure background with Asphalt experience is a preference. Candidates from mining, industrial and oil & gas sectors will be considered
• Proven leader
• Stable work history
• Strong communicator
• Relevant industry qualifications

About the Company

Over 30 years of local industry experience.

New name, proven expertise In 2009, recruitment leaders Beresford Blake Thomas (BBT), Hill McGlynn and Ma Foi integrated under the Randstad brand to form Randstad Middle East.

Experience and local knowledge are essential commodities within the Middle East region, so it made perfect sense to combine 30 years recruitment experience in the Gulf, providing a larger, more streamlined service to our clients and candidates.

As well as having the largest geographical footprint of any recruiter, Randstad is the worlds largest specialist recruitment provider, employing over 28,000 members of staff and helping over 2.5 million people find work every year. With an enviable reputation worldwide, we have an established and respected presence in the Middle East, and are the preferred choice for specialist staffing solutions in more customary and emerging markets across the entire region.

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