Head of Engineering - Transportation - Maritime & Shipping

PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Line management responsibility for operational health, safety and environmental performance based on implementation of the Ports Integrated Management System and with support from the relevant Port team.
• Communicate effectively with engineering team members to act as a role model, gain trust, lead, develop, motivate, empower, set goals, and direct their activities.
• Manage engineering team resource levels and build business cases for any necessary recruitment in the team.
• Ensure that all works carried out on behalf of the Port fully comply with Construction (Design and Management Regulations) and other appropriate legislation.
• Participate in the Strategic Growth Campaigns, Leadership Groups and with the Senior Management Team contributing to the effective formulation and delivery of strategic, corporate, and operational plans.
• Act as communication link between senior management and engineering team as appropriate.
• Develop and obtain agreement to an Asset Management strategy that ensures the short, medium, and long-term plans are set, developed in line with need and met.
• Develop, maintain, and implement appropriate Asset Management procedures ensuring that the Ports infrastructure assets are protected, maintained in a fit for purpose condition and all statutory obligations are met.
• Ensure procedures are integrated into the Port´s PIMS system (Port Integrated Management System).
• Provide advice and guidance to the Operations Director, Harbour Master, Business Development Director and other SMT members, when appropriate on all engineering matters to support informed decision making.
• Foster engineering’s “best practices” for the delivery and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure.
• Ensure all engineering activities are managed in line with the Ports processes and procedures, with an emphasis on Health and Safety and following Project Management procedures including controlling budgets and financial reporting to ensure that projects are delivered on time and to budget.
• Oversee, co-ordinate and manage multiple maintenance and capital project delivery and annual budgets to meet agreed limits.
• Monitor and manage contracts and framework agreements to ensure that deliverables are met to drive best performance and value.
• Develop & maintain relationships with the Port´s stakeholders, customers, and service suppliers (current or potential), with a view to developing the Port´s profile.