Vice President- Marine

Leadership:-

• Contributing to and communicating the strategy for COWI Marine and Transportation Business unit.
• Overseeing development and execution of Department Action Plans including recruitment and strategic focus areas including Innovation and Digitalisation
• Forward work planning including revenue and resource forecasting
• Ensuring targets set for quality of deliverables are achieved

People Management:-

• Leadership and people management of the marine department in India including competency development and employee engagement
• Having an oversight of resource management and recruitment needs including the talent management and succession planning strategies
• Maximising cross-team collaboration working with marine units located in Scandinavia, UK, North America and SE Asia

Business Development:-

• Mentor and provide leadership to marketing and engineering professionals for the business development strategy of COWI Marine, capture planning and implementation in collaboration with the market director for marine and transportation
• Support as a Key Account Manager or advisor to Key Account Managers for clients in an assigned geographic region(s), and create customer relationship development plans along with overseeing their successful executions
• Maintain active participation and presence in external related organizations or events to raise the profile of the firm
• Track business development leads in an assigned geographic region(s) by maintaining a thorough knowledge of the COWI Marine business for the pursuit of opportunities

Qualification And Experience:-

• A Master’s degree in Engineering, for instance with specialisation in marine, along with 15+ years of relevant experience in multi-disciplinary port and marine projects within Transportation Infrastructure sector
• Experience in leading large multidisciplinary port / marine projects in an Indian/ International consultancy firm
• An ability to participate in proposal development, evaluate business risk and support business development activities
• Line management experience and the interest and ability to effectively guide, develop, inspire, and retain a diverse multidisciplinary department to meet the short-term and long-term strategic business goals
• Experience of supervising complex and cross-organizational initiatives and develop cooperative relationships with project managers, execution leads and client stakeholders

Location:-

• Chennai, India.

Company Overview:-

Together with customers, partners and colleagues, we shape a future where people andCOWI societies grow and flourish. We do that by co-creating sustainable and beautiful solutions that improve the quality of life for people today and many generations ahead.​​​​​​​ Our starting point is gaining a deep understanding of our customers, their aspirations and concerns. This is what sets us apart and how we deliver long-term value. Primarily located in Scandinavia, the UK, North America and India, we currently number 6,900 people, who offer our expertise in engineering, architecture, energy and environment.