With offices in Australia, Canada, Africa and the Philippines, Lycopodium proudly delivers high quality professional engineering and project delivery services globally, across the resources, infrastructure and industrial processes sectors. By joining our global team and learning from renowned subject matter experts, we can offer you a diverse career that could take you anywhere in the world.
Due to growth ADP (a Lycopodium business) are searching for a Business Lead: Modular & Pre-Engineered. Managing a team of Project Engineers, Project Managers, Administration and Cost Control as part of project deliver, this Cape Town based leadership role will be critcal to strategic business success.
Reporting to the Managing Director and a key liaison with our valued clients, the Business Lead Modular and Pre-Engineered is the responsible custodian of ADP’s small to larger sized plant module delivery business.
The tasks you'll perform
- Establish and maintain as wide a range as possible of contacts with existing and potential clients within the modular sphere across a wide range on minerals in order to maximise new business development.
- Efficient and effective project management, (design, engineering and cost control) to maximise company returns on projects whilst ensuring that the historical reputation of ADP is upheld.
- Achieve productive upgrades to the “standard” modules to suit industry requirements and embrace OEM innovations where relevant to maintain the constant improvement approach.
- Management of modular projects from ensuring that the correct process solution is being offered, optimal costing is prepared, timeous proposal presentation is achieved and, if successful, preparation and sign-off of contracts.
The expertise you'll bring
- Possess Tertiary qualification in Extractive Metallurgy, Chemical or Mechanical Engineering.
- Hold 15+ years, preferably with a project house or OEM, in minerals processing and/or related industries.
- Demonstrated success driving performance with technical teams
- Successful experience in business development and driving organic business growth
- Proven ability to influence decision making and build relationships across diverse cultures
- Knowledge and understanding of extractive processes and the classical design development protocols to be followed
- Understanding of ISO 9001 requirements
- Knowledge of Engineering standards including QA and QC procedures
- Knowledge of draughting and engineering design protocols and how these impact on project delivery in an EPC setting
- Knowledge and understanding of EPC contracting models
This role will suit a motivated commercially astude EPC leader with a passion for project delivery and bringng the best out of diverse technical and business teams.
The benefits we'll provide
ADP/Lycopodium has a strong company culture focused on career progression and technical skill development. You can expect to be involved in a wide range of large projects whilst working amongst a team of highly skilled professionals.
We recognise that everyone is different and needs may change over the course of your career. That’s why we:
- Invest in our people for the long-term, building a diverse and rewarding career, mentored by the best in the industry.
- Allow our people to balance work with other commitments, like family or study, offering flexible work arrangements.
- Are undertaking significant people and technology initiatives that will support the workplace of the future.
We encourage and promote diversity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all backgrounds regardless of gender, age, disability and ethnicity.
