Lead Engineer, Planning Mechanical II Ma'aden Aluminium Company (MAC)

3. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE & SKILLS:

Experience:

• 8 years experience as Engineer (subject to qualification)

Skills:

• Expert in analysis and modelling of engineering components, systems, processes
• Effective leadership and management skills
• Operational improvement optimisation, balancing technical, operational and financial requirements
• Advanced competence performing risk Management/Analysis
• Managing portfolios of projects
• Resilience
• Intercultural intelligence
• Conceptualising engineering components, systems
• Able to independently manage own work planning and delivery according to targets; proven application
• Advanced knowledge of technical trends, interpretation and application of industry knowledge
• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Expert analytical and problem solving skills
• Results driven (meeting customer expectations)
• Research and development
• Entrepreneurial and commercial thinking
• Management skills
• Competent in managing projects
• Sound decision making skills
• Presentation and facilitation skills
• Advanced persuading and influencing skills
• Ability to think and interact globally
• Change agent
• Creating and innovating
• Design thinking
• Advanced , presentation and negotiation skills

4. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Focus Area

Get results through individual expert contributions, influence & efforts

Operational / Functional

1. Consistently deliver solutions which contribute to business results and improved competitiveness (consulting advice, business options)
2. Deliver quality solutions/ service cost effectively on time and within risk parameters
3. Provide advice that are generally accepted and implemented on programmes and systems, creating a competitive advantage for organization, leading to quality results
4. Continuously develop extensive knowledge relating to the field of work and personal mastery in technical skills application
5. Deliver cost effective results
6. Risk results
7. HSE targets
8. Conduct research & development that leads to new solutions being implemented in the organization
9. Play a lead role for a portfolio of projects
10. Solve problems involving multiple stakeholders (e.g. on related Affiliate level and impact value chains)
11. Identify, prioritise, and select stakeholder needs in order to set specific technical requirements (involves pre-empting known and unknown)
12. Translate stakeholders needs/wants into specific technical deliverables
13. Independent idea generation within multi-disciplines/multi-affiliate (tactical impact)
14. Analyse work processes and implement actions to improve own team's technical performance
15. Develop quality standards, specifications and technical requirements
16. Ensure quality of a function's technical delivery by the review and sign off of technical work within the discipline
17. Take decisions which optimise total cost of ownership
18. Balance cost, schedule, quality as per risk level
19. Review policies, procedures and methods and develop where necessary; apply policies with discretion
20. Ensure that the quality of decision making with regards to projects are high
21. Solve problems on affiliate level and impact related affiliate by enhancing meaningful steps (define, defend, enhance)
22. Verify quality of group delivery; manage junior staff
23. Continuously research the field of expertise to develop the area with the company; improve technology application and integration

Relationships

1. Creating effective stakeholder and expert networking relationships (e.g. customers, suppliers, universities and specialist bodies)
2. Demonstrate influential relationships with manager peers and company business leaders
3. Contractor/consultant relations & management
4. Communication of expertise (best practices, technical reports, position statement) in a collaborative and consultative approach which consistently meet business needs
5. Develop and facilitate the implementation of new solutions in area of expertise
6. Participate in and maintained expert networks
7. Build credibility and constructive working relationship with teams, managers and business leaders to enhance the knowledge base of the company
8. Maintain healthy and stable relations with contractors, consultants and management
9. Create and maintained well developed internal and external network
10. Liaise with external engineering companies to share knowledge and benchmark

5. COMPETENCIES:

Technical/Functional

1. Advanced knowledge of relevant technical procedures, specifications and legal frameworks
2. Advanced knowledge of applicable engineering technologies
3. Advanced knowledge of the fundamentals of the value chain and business drivers (own and stakeholders)
4. Advanced proficiency in the application of appropriate technologies
5. Advanced technical analysis and problem solving capability
6. Advanced technical integration
7. Advanced capability implementing technical solutions
8. Advanced proficiency at conceptualising engineering solutions
9. Advanced capability making professional technical recommendations
10. Advanced risk analyses and management
11. Advanced understanding of principles of total cost of ownership
12. Advanced knowledge of engineering design
13. Advanced ability to develop innovative technical solutions
14. Excellent understanding of business processes and value chain in order to defend own value addition
15. Advanced Ability to balance financial, operational and technical requirements
16. Advanced knowledge of company standards, procedures and methods