Head of Buildings

3 days ago

Chennai, India COWI Full time

Head of Buildings
Chennai (Hybrid)
Permanent

Do you want to shape a sustainable and liveable world by heading our international Buildings team within our Engineering and Design centre located at Chennai, India? Can you promote, encourage, and enhance collaboration across COWI by establishing relationships and trust with key stakeholders within the COWI network? And are you a leader with a proven history in both engineering design sector and management? Then this could be the next step in your career.

Set the direction for buildings team in Chennai.

As Head of Buildings India, you will be a vital part of our network of building specialists. You will head a team of approximately Specialists, and you will report to the Managing Director of COWI India. You will have four Head of Sections reporting to you.

You will have day-to-day collaboration with colleagues in all COWI's building network. A key component of your work will be to enable, promote and grow collaboration across COWI by building relationships and trust with key stakeholders within the COWI network.

Your ability to promote and maintain a high-performance culture within the team by living and promoting COWI's values will be the cornerstone for effective delivery of the portfolio of building projects being undertaken in the team. You are expected to engage proactively in the development and empowerment of team members for them, and the team, to fulfil their potential.

The team is expected to grow through delivery of high-quality services within buildings engineering and BIM (Building Information Modelling).

On a day-to-day basis, you will:

Be a role model and set standards in the team for values, culture, and behaviour. Engage with key stakeholders within COWI's building network to grow the pipeline of work. The stakeholders include Line Managers, Project Managers and Specialists Engage in technical discussions on projects, when required. Oversee resource allocation between projects, by setting the right project teams - both for the projects, and the personal development of the team members. Oversee all organisational and staff related matters for the team, including recruitment. In close collaboration with key stakeholders, develop the strategy for growth of the team, tying into COWI's overall strategic ambitions.


Your skills. Our team. Together we design the future.

Like us, you believe that leadership success comes from building purpose and inspiring the leaders you lead. Developing your people, encouraging them to apply their skills in their work, and moving their performance forward through dialogue are at the centre of what you do. So are attracting a diverse group of leaders and promoting an open, caring, and trusting culture. And breaking down silos and collaborating across the organisation are inherent to the direction you set for your leadership team.


You hold a master's degree within civil engineering or building design. You should ideally have 15+ years’ experience working on large scale, multi-disciplinary buildings, & urban development projects or in a leadership role.

Furthermore, you should:

Demonstrate previous experience in leading teams within line management or on large complex projects. Have experience in the Scandinavian market, particularly within buildings. Possess strong analytical skills to cope with complex matters. Possess great inter-personal skills. Take initiative and find personal fulfilment in contributing constructively to the team, to COWI, and to your own growth. Be able to manoeuvre and collaborate seamlessly across geographical and cultural boundaries.  Demonstrate strong proficiency in English communication, both verbally and in writing and knowledge of Scandinavian languages is desirable.

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