General Manager (Business Development and Strategy)

Michael Stevens Consulting - Our client is a long established Engineering Consulting and Project Management firm with activities in Manufacturing, Oil and Gas, and Water Supply; with strong competence in Education and Training in the areas of Automation, Instrumentation and Process Control for the above industries.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: General Manager (Business Development and Strategy)

Location: Lagos

Job Description

• They seek to employ a self-managed and thoroughly professional General Manager (Business Development and Strategy) to provide high level business development support to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the business development team from the front, and provide support in the areas of business strategy development and implementation.
• Direct supervision of some of the SBU’s of the firm to ensure operational effectiveness and profitability.

Qualifications

• A First Degree in Electrical/Electronic or Mechanical Engineering, or relevant field.
• A Masters Degree in Electrical/Electronic, Mechanical Engineering, Business Administration or other relevant fields would be an added advantage.

Experience:

• Senior Electrical, Electronic, Instrumentation or Mechanical Engineer with up to 15 - 20 years relevant experience.
• Strong business development and project management skills acquired in Engineering practice, and/or Management Consulting.
• Familiarity with Budgets, Performance Management and Financial Reporting.

Skills & Competencies:

• Entrepreneurial drive
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills
• Excellent communication, presentation and influencing skills
• Effective business development ability
• Profitability