Job Purpose
Direct the design and planning team and lead the structure scope for El Gouna destination's overall cycle from conception to construction realization.
Key Responsibilities
- Process Design Engineering: Design and continuously improve manufacturing or materials processes and process systems, specifying the methods, process steps, and the plant, machinery and equipment required to deliver the end product within specified cost and quality parameters.
- Engineering Solutions Design: Lead the design of complex and/or innovative engineering solutions and the associated validation processes for a business-critical area of engineering to enable the realization of engineering design briefs that conform to organizational and/or regulatory standards.
- Engineering Standards Specification: Design and develop engineering standards and specifications for an assigned engineering discipline to be adhered to by the organization and / or its suppliers, contractors, and consultants to ensure engineering work of the required quality is delivered and to manage the risks associated with engineering programs.
- Engineering Inspections: Carry out inspections to evaluate the quality of complex, large scale engineering works and / or the integrity of existing complex, large scale installations or structures, and specify the remedial works needed to ensure conformance with specifications and regulatory requirements.
- Needs Assessment: Build complex frameworks to fully assess the scope and context of short-term and long-term business needs.
- Contract Management: Manage the delivery of a major part of the organization's contract management program while taking personal responsibility for a limited number of mission-critical contracts.
- Improvement / Innovation: Initiate, formulate and implement new business practices within a specific discipline while managing the development and/or delivery of a significant element of the organization's change management program.
- Knowledge Management System: Take responsibility for developing and delivering a key element of the organization's knowledge management system.
- Product and Solution Development: Is responsible for managing the definition, development and delivery of a significant product or service within the product development and engineering program, ensuring alignment with customer requirements.
- Project Management: Manage a portfolio of major projects in line with overall project management strategy.
- Prepare and execute (after management approval) the department annual operational plan and follow up on the progress of this plan on a quarterly basis. This plan will manage resources (e.g. staff, office space, IT…) and include all issues that would make him achieve the workload projected during the year without any interruptions and with perceived quality at budgeted expenses level.
- Select, train, upgrade skills and manage own team in order to achieve the targets identified in the operational plan and relevant performance indicators
- Maintain strong knowledge base of sources of inputs related to the department, which would allow the accessibility to the adequate resource (including information) when needed by any of his team to achieve optimum results.
- Regularly monitor own and team performance and apply corrective actions if needed but with focus on preventing occurrence of risks or problems that would impact the performance.
- Measure progress against time frames and discuss probable risks and constraints to be prevented. Send briefings to CDO and all concerned parties.
- Resolve all human resources issues within his capacity and escalate the matter only when it exceeds the assigned frame of responsibility by OHD HR system.
- Ensure timely and effective delivery of the solution into production.
- Provides initial design direction at the beginning of any project.
- Participate in technical advisory roles with Oversees company projects designs as required.
- Contributes to local and firm-wide business development goals.
- Maintains awareness of industry trends (such as related-technology and green design), educates staff, and modifies practices.
Knowledge, Skills and Experience
- Knowledge, Skills, and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in applied arts or engineering
- 12+ years design experience including hospitality industry.
- Knowledgeable about innovation & trends both in & outside of industry
- Complex problem solving & creative solution skills.
- Ability to build & maintain strong working relationships across departments & teams.
- Excellent customer service skills.
- Ability to negotiate and be flexible when appropriate.
- Excellent organizational skills & ability to manage multiple priorities & resources.
- Strong people/project management skills.
