Regional Head: Delivery Job in Mumbai at Colt Technology Services

Colt Technology Services is hiring for the role of Regional Head: Delivery!

Responsibilities of the Candidate:

• Report to the Major Build Steering Committee (schedule, cost, scope, key risks, and actions/issues/decisions required).
• Coordinate with key stakeholders including the Development / Investment team, Design, Operations, Finance, Procurement, Sales, and Legal
• Report to the Global Director of Design & Construction on the status of the development and driving any key decisions.
• Act as a point of escalation within the project team.  Reporting all risks, issues, changes, etc. to the Global Director of Design and  Construction,  All decisions that impact time, cost, or quality will need to be approved by the Global Director of Design and  Construction, who in turn may escalate to the Major Build Steering Committee.
• Drive team engagement and sustainability through resource management, staff development and training, and the development of tools, processes, and governance to increase organizational efficiency.
• Act as the point of escalation and lead figure with the external partners engaged, specifically the General Contractors, and ensure a strong relationship is cultivated and maintained through the project lifecycle.
• Lead and Mentor the team to facilitate growth and successful outcomes on individual and company goals and objectives.
• Work with the local engineering team to ensure that our Employer Requirements document (Design Brief) is continuously updated to capture the business requirements for customers in India and reflects the principles of the Global Reference Design which is owned by the Global Engineering team.
• Ensure that our designs meet operational maintainability requirements with no single points of failure.
• Ensure that our designs take into account local health and safety standards.
• Drive the team to ensure lower total cost of ownership by evolving our designs and incorporating new technologies appropriate to the local market
• Assist the Engineering team in assessing and making design decisions with a commercial and risk-oriented mindset and in a timely manner
• Ensure that our Design Managers provide appropriate oversight of our external design consultants and that all deliverables meet our Design Brie.
• Support the team in the day-to-day management of the Indian projects; liaising with the project management and virtual teams across all disciplines and functions to ensure effective and efficient delivery of the project.
• Ensure Project Managers are tracking progress on the plan as part of the agreed reporting cycle.

Requirements:

• Experience in managing construction projects involving complex engineering services installations.
• Experience in successfully delivering data centre or complex technical building projects
• Technical knowledge of construction, mechanical and electrical services, controls (BMS) and security installations.
• An in-depth understanding of the technical, procedural, contractual and commercial aspects of project delivery
• Experience working in a global team at the senior level.  Interacting with a multi-cultural, “virtual” team across a wide geography.
• Experience and understanding of procuring supply and construction contracts.
• Experience with direct procurement of mechanical & electrical equipment (versus indirect procurement via general contractors)
• Experience in managing local and remotely based collaborative, multi-disciplinary teams.
• Impressive communication skills are required (written and verbal).
• Methodical and highly organised
• Ability to manage scope, cost, programme, quality and risks to deliver business goals; a problem solver.
• Ability to apply due process and governance when managing complex projects from ‘end-to-end’ through all key stages from initiation to handover and closure.
• Ability to formulate and implement a clear strategy for project delivery through all stages.
• Expertise in financial management, programme management and managing project dependencies and risks
• Ability to provide high-quality and accurate reports, programmes and cost forecasts.
• A high degree of project management and coordination skills to maximise available resources; add value; deliver milestones; drive to closure and exceed customer expectations.
• Ability to work and contribute to a virtual team, being influential whilst recognising other disciplines' expertise to support.
• Ability to communicate effectively at all levels. 
• Being succinct at a Senior Management level, whilst inspiring confidence and trust. 
• Being collaborative and inclusive at the direct and virtual team level.
• Strong Microsoft Excel & Project skills