Sustainability manager – Belo Horizonte/MG

MG | Minas Gerais
Efetivo (CLT)
Engenheiro Ambiental
Engenheiro Civil
Engenheiro de Produção
Engenheiro Florestal

Responsibilities

• HSEC
  • Demonstrate leadership and commitment to legal and regulatory requirements for health and safety and ensure the establishment of appropriate hazard management practices.
  • Understand accountabilities and demonstrate leadership for promoting and improving the health, safety, and wellbeing of Ausenco’s workforce and host communities.
  • Develop, implement, and sustain health and safety systems to reflect Ausenco’s culture and to meet organizational policies, procedures, and programs.
  • Incorporate health and safety awareness as part of all program/project activities and work priorities.
  • Demonstrate respect for environments in which Ausenco operates and create a culture where we work together to effectively manage our environmental responsibilities.
  • Ensure Ausenco strategy, management decisions, systems and processes are founded on best practice environment and community requirements.
  • Accountable for ensuring incidents, including near misses, are reported, investigated and analyzed. Corrective and preventive actions are taken and learning’s shared.
• People
  • Provide leadership and role modelling on Ausenco’s Core Values and develop and implement initiatives that support and drive a culture of engagement.
  • Accountable for talent development review of consulting practice personnel:  identification of high potential staff, creation and implementation of meaningful and measurable development plans, ongoing feedback and evaluation, and refining development plans where necessary.
  • Develop capability within the consulting practice to ensure team members can fulfill their roles.
  • Oversee, monitor, and maintain the staffing resource in line with budget and forecast expectations, taking into account required reimbursable levels and GM targets.
  • Define and communicate task and performance expectations for direct reports, monitor performance against the requirements and act where appropriate.
  • Coach direct reports on leadership skills, business plan development, and business performance issues. Conduct the InterAct process with direct reports. Formulate and implement individual development plans with direct reports.
  • Ensure consulting personnel within the group are provided with adequate training on systems and procedures to support the effective delivery of consulting services.
  • Projects
  • Ensure the safe and successful delivery of Ausenco projects within the Consulting practice, in collaboration with the regional delivery groups as required, and providing high level expertise, oversight and guidance.
  • Ensure business systems and processes support effective delivery of consulting services and maintenance of quality and other applicable standards.
  • Contribute to the successful planning and execution of Ausenco projects across the consulting practice relative to the client’s business needs, by providing broad or specific guidance, as needed.
  • Develop project scope based on understanding of key clients’ businesses and needs.
  • Business Development
  • Externally represent Ausenco to external parties (potential new clients, industry associations, universities, etc.) through active networking and targeted engagement within the applicable consulting practice community; elevate external profile.
  • Develop and drive sustainable, recurring, and strategic new business opportunities within the consulting practice. Promote across-business collaboration initiatives and work cooperatively with Business Development and delivery groups to ensure a whole company approach is taken regarding the expansion of service offerings and new business.
  • Lead the effort in developing new client relationships relevant to the consulting practice and champion collaboration across groups to identify opportunities to enhance client value.
  • Guide BD / Marketing on and contribute to developing group specific and broader Ausenco sales material that features the consulting practice’s products or services.
• Clients & Markets
  • Coach personnel in preparation for and debriefing of key client interactions.
  • Communicate effectively with clients to identify needs and evaluate alternative solutions.
  • Continually seek opportunities to increase client satisfaction and deepen client relationships.
  • Identify and build a knowledge base of key clients’ businesses, organization, and objectives and act as key point of contact for such clients.
  • Radiation of knowledge/thought leadership externally (e.g., social media, conferences, events, publications)
• Financial Results
  • Manage the P&L of the consulting practice to maximize revenue, gross margin, and EBIT.
  • Project, monitor, analyze and optimize cash inflow and outflow adjusting where required to account for project falloffs, changes in the market etc.
  • Recommend budgetary and performance monitoring activities for the consulting practice to support both strategic and operational goals and objectives.
  • Accountable for the accurate and timely delivery of corporate reporting initiatives.
• Business Planning
  • In collaboration with the Vice-President, Consulting develops a business plan for the consulting practice which aligns with and helps facilitate the achievement of the overall business strategy. Communicate the plan to create alignment and engagement.
  • Complete the business planning cycle, including monthly re-forecasting, with the development of strategic plans, budgets and operational plans.
  • Ensure that people are assigned to the business in a way that ensures that they are able to create the most value and maximize utilization of resources.

 About you

• Formal Education and Qualifications
  • Bachelor’s degree in civil engineer and/or related careers.
  • Previous leadership responsibility is a prerequisite.
• Skills and Knowledge
  • A strong background in leadership of engineering / consulting resources and proven track record of operating in a consulting focused, high growth environment.
  • Strong business development and client relationship skills and experience is required.
  • The ability to create and share a sense of direction, give clear direction to individuals and teams and willingness to coach and mentor others to build business capability for the future.
  • Experience leading and growing a team.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with experience preparing proposals, delivering presentations, and developing business cases.
  • Strong problem solving and organization skills and ability to meet tight deadlines.
  • Strong understanding of financial reports and project budgets.
  • Advanced commercial understanding including commercial and legal acumen with respect to contracts, pricing etc.
  • Ability and willingness to travel.
  • Fluency in English, Spanish is a plus.