Ideally qualified in an Electrical trade along with additional Management qualifications and 8+ years experience strategically managing a large electro-technology business within the Electrical / Comms sector.
  
Why Apply
This $100M+ dollar organisation, operating Australia-wide is seeking a State General Manager to lead their Electro-technology business working across the Electrical & Data / Communications sector throughout South Australia.
  
This is a Hands-on, Strategic role supporting senior managers leading the State-based team undertaking a mix of Major Projects, Minor Works and Service / Maintenance within the Electrical and Communications sector.
  
The State General Manager will lead business-growth strategies, P&L and implement business risk mitigation strategies.

Base Criteria
You will ideally be qualified in an Electrical trade or Electrical Degree along with additional Management qualifications and 8+ years experience managing an Electrical Contracting Business, Building Services Maintenance Contractor, or Data / Comms Business across a state-wide region.
  
Outline Duties
Strategically drive and lead their Managers running state teams, ensuring ongoing delivery of market-leading Major Projects, Minor Works and Maintenance Services, providing strategic interface and direction to a large business, whilst driving Stakeholder Engagement, Contract Development, Cultural Change and Business Growth strategies.
  
Knowledge and experience in managing the delivery of large, diverse teams spread across a large geographic region delivering a mix of concurrent projects to Public and Private sector clients, such as: - Defence; Health; Education; Financial Services; Corporate Office; Resources as well as State and Federal Government.

Skills and Attributes 

• Trade or Technical qualification in Electrical Engineering.
• Over 12 years industry experience, you will have gained at least 8 years Senior Management experience within an organisation delivering Major Electrical Projects, Minor Works and Services to a mix of Corporate and Institutional clients across metropolitan and regional locations.
• Outstanding P&L skills, Strategic decision making, mentoring and business development skills.
• An excellent communicator, with strong English language skills, you will provide clear and concise instructions, management and strategic plans and undertake board-level client interface.
• An effective and engaging Internal and External Stakeholder relationship developer, ensuring you can win-over sceptics.
• Ability to comfortably lead a diverse workforce (frontline trades and managerial staff) across South Australia, gaining buy-in from staff for your cultural change management programme
• Encourage people development initiatives, commitment to safe working practices and enhancing client-executive relationships

  
For further information, please contact members of our Defence / Building Services team running this role on T: (08) 6316 3200

• Stuart McKenzie, Sector Lead
• Shannon Walsh, APAC Consultant

  
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