MANAGER, ELECTRICAL (Lahore, Pakistan)

Job Purpose

To lead, develop, direct, and organize Electrical section of T&D department in Power Business Unit (PBU). Lead the team in providing Electrical engineering design of T&D projects from initiation to closing ensuring delivery through onshore and offshore design teams and in coordination with third parties, international partners and/ or sub-contractors.

Key Accountability Areas

Tender:

• Development of technical proposals and resource estimation to support Tender Dept./Engineering Manager.

Design & Development:

• Compliance with schedules, scope of work, and client obligations by effective management of the Section Engineers & Designers.
• Monitor and ensure compliance by the team for implementation of quality control, and client standards/codes during preparation of all technical documents/drawings from initiation up to as built to achieve desired and acceptable quality.
• Mentor, support and develop discipline resources to meet the project technical need, design innovation and research by ensuring suitable environment for personality development and career growth.
• Approval of construction drawings /reports/ documents.
• Engage with clients to ensure design deliveries are meeting client’s expectation.

Project Management:

• Support Engineering Manager in evaluation of subconsultant performance management.
• Support Engineering Manager / Project Manager in providing monthly progress reports and monitoring of deliverables, scope, and efficiency.
• Manage team communication with stakeholders (Client, Partners, Sub-consultants, and Third Parties.) and inter disciplinary teams for collaborated delivery of assigned scope for the Section.
• Monitor the workload, schedule, and analyze resource utilization w.r.t progress for the Section and provide appropriate report to Engineering Manager. Monitor budget (MHs) utilization, advise team for prompt invoicing, and take corrective action if any unfavorable variance is noted.
• Prompt project manager/coordinator on achieving milestone for the purpose of invoicing.
• HR Proficiency:

Lead/support interviews and identifying suitable resources for recruitment.
Recognize low performers and guide them for learning and development or release them.
Recognize and cultivate high performers in the Section and expose them to create a robust second line of management.
Treat people equally without any discrimination.
Delegation as per company policy.

Role Accountability

Responsibility:

• Ensure that the operational work should be as per the job description and the required deliverables from this position, taking into consideration the general company guidelines.
• Able to anticipate problems and make the necessary proactive steps to prevent them.
• Ability to take necessary and proper timely decisions.

Delivery:

• Plans timely to deliver as per schedule. Ensures accuracy and timeliness of outputs. Anticipates any possible roadblocks that might come in the way of delivery and fixes them to meet timelines.

Making a Tangible Difference:

• Must make a tangible difference to his area of operation and exceed business expectations.
• Able to understand business plans and implement in project execution and deliver results.
• Able to Plan, follow-up and execute those plans, whether they are annual or development plans.
• Monitor the plan performance and initiate action to strengthen results and take the corrective action accordingly.
• Develop, coordinate well-defined written systems, policies, procedures, and seeking automations opportunities as much as possible.
• Should be conversant and able to navigate through IT solutions especially those relevant to his job and business.
• Promote automated systems and use them fully to spread its culture.

 Quality:

• Quality is considered as DAR Engineering’s prime competitive advantage as such, managers are expected to act accordingly.

Adaptation:

• Adapt to new and alternative techniques, technologies, management structures, and business models.

HSE:

• Ensure a safe, secure, and legal work environment as per the standard regulations.

Teamwork:

• Make efforts to understand the impact of his actions on his department and on other departments. Treats and expects other departments as internal customers. Regularly interact with other departments.

Ownership:

• Does not pass the buck. Takes ownership of his responsibility area. Owns up an assignment and make all the efforts to overcome the obstacles. Ensures delivery of his target instead of waiting for others to finish their part.

Academic Qualification

Work Experience

Technical / Functional Competencies