V3 Consulting Engineers is seeking to appoint a dynamic, results-driven, and professionally registered business unit manager to lead and manage its KwaZulu Natal business unit.
This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced professional with strong leadership, technical, financial, and business development capabilities within the engineering and built environment sector.
The successful candidate will be responsible for:
Reporting Line:
Chief Operating Officer
Minimum Qualifications
• BSc degree or relevant qualification in Engineering (BEng or BTech Engineering), or
• Degree in a Built Environment discipline, or
• Qualification in Project Management
Ideal / Advantageous Qualifications
• Postgraduate qualification in the Built Environment
• Honours degree in Engineering
• Postgraduate qualification in Project or Programme Management
• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Master’s degree in Business Leadership (MBL)
Professional Registration
• Professional registration with one of the following recognised professional bodies:
• ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist
• SACPCMP as a Professional Project Manager
• Relevant professional registration within the Built Environment sector
Years of Relevant Experience
• 8 to 10 years’ experience as a Senior Engineer, Project Manager, Senior Technologist, or similar role within the Built Environment
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in a middle management role
• 3 to 5 years’ experience in senior management and people management
Advantageous Experience
• 10 to 15 years’ industry experience in engineering, project or programme management, the Built Environment, or the mining sector
• 5 to 10 years’ experience in a senior management role
Preferred Project Experience
• Exposure to multidisciplinary projects
Technical Skills
• Strong leadership and people management skills
• Financial management and business sustainability experience
• Business development and stakeholder engagement capability
• Sound knowledge of construction industry regulations and contracts
• Project and programme management expertise
• Excellent communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Strategic planning and operational management capability
• Strong technical and commercial acumen
• Ability to manage multiple projects and teams simultaneously
Soft Skills and Cultural Fit
• Excellent interpersonal and people management skills
• Strong leadership ability and the capability to work effectively in multicultural and multidisciplinary teams
• Passion for improving the safety performance of site operations
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strategic thinking with sound commercial and business acumen
• Ability to build collaborative relationships and lead high-performing teams