COO

A renowned public-listed property and construction company is looking for a high-calibre COO to lead and orchestrate the strategic growth and operational excellence of its diverse portfolio of projects. This position reports directly to the CEO.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement strategic plans, policies, processes to ensure that the operations meet the financial budgets.
• Oversee the planning, implementation, and tracking of specific short-term and long-term projects.
• Ensure that all projects are delivered on-time, within scope, and within budget.
• Ensure all legal and regulatory documents are filed and monitor compliance with laws and regulations.
• Evaluate performance by analysing and interpreting data and metrics.
• Monitor the capital structure to plan for future operations.
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including clients, partners, and investors.
• Act as the company’s representative for all press and public relations related matters.
• Drive the management of business development activities to grow in existing markets and to expand into new market segments by introducing new products.
• Measure and monitor actual sales versus sales plan and sales targets to drive appropriate action plans.
• Oversee the development of the organisation structure, establish systems to review executive performance and ensure the availability of adequate training & development systems.
• Lead and manage operations, finance, sales, quality, administration and human resources departments to ensure that these functions are fully integrated and consistent with the overall business plan.
• Establish policies that promote company culture and vision.

Key Requirements:

• Tertiary qualification in Engineering or any relevant field of study.
• An MBA would be highly advantageous.
• At least 15 years of experience within the property development industry.
• At least eight years of experience in a leadership capacity and managing a large team.
• Prior end-to-end project planning and execution of large mixed development projects would be ideal.
• Demonstrable competency in strategic planning and business development.
• Working knowledge of data analysis and performance/operation metrics.
• Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities.
• Excellent interpersonal and public speaking skills.
• Aptitude in decision-making and problem-solving.