SRT Marine Systems plc (SRT) is a market leader in the domain of international marine surveillance technology and systems. We are a respected, established, and an ambitious multi-national company headquartered in the UK with a global customer base.
The company has a worldwide impact in the marine sector by leading the next generation of maritime domain awareness technologies, products, and systems that significantly enhance security, safety, environmental protection, and sustainability. Our customers are global and range from the largest national coast guards to individual vessel owners.
SRT is an exciting company where high-quality results are rewarded. We are ambitious and constantly seek to innovate in order to deliver better products and services to our customers. We strive to make SRT a rewarding and challenging place to work, where talented, hard-working individuals have the opportunity to make a real impact across the marine industry.
Role Overview – Programme Director
The role of Programme Director will be permanently located in East Africa or willing to work a set in-country working pattern. You as an individual will have previous experience of working in the Africa's or Middle East region and either already live in; or be willing to relocate to country for the duration of the project.
The role is an extremely “hands-on” position where you will have overall management of SRT in-country teams. Here you will be instrumental in the management and execution of significant complex projects that involve the building of infrastructure such as data centres, control rooms, communication towers and commercial buildings, along with the installation of complex electrical systems that include power systems and sensitive communication equipment across a number of our projects in the East Africa region.
The role is to understand, plan and manage the required process to complete the projects and to co-ordinate and actively manage the multiple contractors, and SRT’s own resources and logistics to successfully complete each site and ultimately the whole project.
You as our Programme Director will be able to demonstrate a track record of managing and delivering similar projects in non-Western countries. You will be highly organised and able to see the “big picture” whilst also being able to identify and manage critical path project streams effectively and efficiently.
ESSENTIAL - Extensive experience as a Programme / Project Director for similar multi-site IT Systems or Data Centre build – ideally communication based civil and technical infrastructure
ESSENTIAL - Significant and demonstrable experience and success in the management and delivery of Civil Engineering and/or Construction projects
ESSENTIAL - Significant and demonstrable experience and success in the delivery of facilities installation and fit-out projects (internationally)
ESSENTIAL - Previous working experience on projects whilst being located in the Africa’s regions
Responsibilities (not exhaustive) - Programme Director
- Work directly with and manage end customers and ICP in the field to manage and drive the project delivery plan, ensuring quality of delivery within the cost and time parameters set by the Chief Operating Officer