Team Leader - MEP

Job description / Role

Overview

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration, through conceptualization, to realization of design or project delivery in the built and natural environments.

For over 50 years we've led with vision, contributing to many of the world's most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities. As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 200 International Design Firms; a Top 20 International PM firm; and 44th largest global architecture firm.

We draw from the expertise from over 60 nations, bringing experience from every major market of the globe. With over 2,500 multidisciplinary professionals and staff, we are an international professional consulting services firm.

We are now seeking an exceptional Team Leader - MEP to join our award winning team based within our Abu Dhabi Office.

This critical role will be responsible for the formulation and implementation of the team's strategy and operational plan, aligned with the Design Blueprint for KEO Design.

Responsibilities

Paramount to success within this varied role will include:

Leadership

* Providing direct line leadership to employees in team throughout the Employment Life Cycle (including involvement in recruitment, development, discipline and termination of employees).
* Providing a creative, innovative, and nurturing environment in the team by developing an effective coaching/mentoring program, and by demonstrating leadership behaviour, and communication and employee engagement practices aligned with KEO's Core Values.
* Representing the interests, concerns and problems of the team and ensuring issues are addressed and resolved with speed and efficiency.
* Working with extended leadership across Design and the broader KEO to reinforce a holistic KEO Design approach.

Talent Management & Development

* Implementing the Performance Review and Talent Review processes for the team.
* In partnership with the discipline-specific Design Leaders, identifying and implementing staff training and development aligned with business needs and performance reviews.

Financial Management

* Implementing effective, consistent fiscal management, with overall Profit/Loss responsibility for the team.
* Projecting the financial performance and monitoring budgets and profitability targets for the team to ensure project cost targets are being met.
* Overseeing billing and fee management operations within the team and ensuring all financial activities are consistent with KEO policies and procedures.
* Effectively managing accounts receivable, expense report approvals, held time monitoring, productivity projections and reviews for the team.

Business Development/Marketing

* Marketing and developing new business on a consistent basis. Placing a strong emphasis on marketing for KEO in an effort to win new projects and increase KEO's visibility.
* Ensuring prompt and timely response to all proposal requests.
* Working closely with KEO's Marketing department to ensure the achievement of Business Development results through business development reporting, lead generation, fee development, project marketing and proposal writing.
* Building KEO's brand image through active participation in appropriate organizations and establishing and maintaining significant contacts with current and potential clients.

Client Relationship Management

* Proactively playing the role of trusted advisor to the team's client base to build trust and loyalty in KEO and develop additional business.
* Effectively managing client commercial, contractual, and legal matters across the team's projects.

Projects

* Attending client meetings, leading and participating in brand strategy, reviewing conceptual development and providing leadership, inspiration and motivation to the design team to ensure the highest quality design documentation is produced and client satisfaction is achieved.
* Managing projects assigned to your team by focusing on the project process, service/delivery, work environment, and project documentation.

Team Operations

* Monitoring and evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the team relating to all staff, business and financial operations.
* Managing resource planning and allocation within the team in partnership with the technical leads, to meet utilization targets and project schedules.
* Ensuring all technical staff maintain a billable status.
* Effectively managing staff time and attendance, annual and other leave planning and administration.
* Conducting weekly Project Manager meetings and monthly or bi·monthly team meetings.

Requirements

Qualifications

* To be successful in this dynamic opportunity, we envision that you will bring a minimum of 10 - 15 years of relevant professional experience, including the coordination of a range of various design projects partnered with a Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering. Masters, PhD, or similar is an advantage.
* Registration with International institution ( P.E or P.ENG or similar) is desirable.
* Membership with International institution like ASHRAE, IEEE or CIBSE, or PMP certification would be an advantage.

KEO's performance is founded upon integrity, results, innovation, safety and our people. We embrace diversity and recognise its' contribution to client success wherever we work.

Our generous remuneration packages are bespoke and provide a wide range of additional benefits to support both national and expatriate employees and their families. We take pride in offering long term and dynamic career opportunities and invest in our people through our global learning, development and leadership programs.

We are excited to hear how you can partner with our award winning team and treat all expressions of interest confidentially.

About the Company

KEO is a creative enterprise, where innovation is a way of life. We are uniquely resourced with end-to-end services to take clients from inspiration – through conceptualization – to realization of planning, design or project delivery in the built and natural environments. For over 57 years we’ve led with vision, contributing to many of the world’s most ambitious projects, iconic places, remarkable experiences and prosperous communities.

As a highly integrated and agile AEP/PMCM firm, KEO is ranked by ENR in the Top 225 International Design Firms; in the Top 20 International PM/CM Firms; and by World Architecture as 50th largest global architecture firm and #1 Firm in the Middle East Region in their 2021 WAS 100 Survey.

We invite you to join us.