Monday, January 23, 2012

Cardno EMR - Jakarta Office Senior Engineer

Cardno Emerging Markets (EMR) is part of a global consulting organization and provides professional services to a diverse range of international clients in the public and private sectors.  Core business includes delivery and management of major aid initiatives in core disciplines such as education, health, HIV and AIDS, governance, infrastructure, resources and environment management. Our work expands across Europe, Latin & North America, Asia, the Pacific and Africa. With over 2,850 staff worldwide, our vision is to be a world leader in the provision of professional services to improve the physical and social environment of people in developing countries.
Cardno EMR is expanding its Indonesia infrastructure operations – particularly in the fields of road transportation and urban water and sanitation – and is seeking to appoint a Consultant with relevant engineering qualifications/experience to support our business development and project delivery activities in this area. The Consultant (Engineer) will be responsible for i) providing management and administrative support to project teams delivering donor-funded infrastructure projects, ii) pursuing new donor-funded project opportunities, including the tracking new business opportunities with our clients and assisting to write successful proposals, and iii) contributing to corporate business improvement and innovation.

A.      Project Coordination/Management

·         Recruit team members for new projects, assist in the negotiation, drafting and amendment of personnel contracts, and assist in the resolution of personnel issues.
·         Establish and maintain project financial and administrative processes, consistent with Cardno’s Quality Management System.
·         Work closely with the Project Director to ensure the project team is supported with high quality service and support.
·         Review and monitor financial and budget reports, as well as project cash flows for projects and make recommendations to ensuring expected outcomes are met in respect to time, quality and cost.
·         Monitor consultants’ expenses against contracts, invoices against Cardno’s contract and margins.
·         Review and edit project reports offering analytical advice and recommendations for quality improvements, as well as final production of the reports (desktop publishing).
·         Provide discrete technical inputs into project to assist implementation with review and approval from supervisor.
·         Liaise with counterpart agencies to support project implementation, as required.
·         Provide feedback to Program Director in regards to monitoring performance of advisers.
·         Ensure that project experience sheets are developed and up to date.

B.      Project Tracking and Business Development

·         Identify and monitor business opportunities in donor markets.
·         Build relationships with client representatives, business partners, independent development consultants, and other project stakeholders.
·         Update and maintain business development tools and files.
·         Provide input into the development of regional activities i.e. regional collaboration tool, business planning.

·         Bridge potential opportunities between the Jakarta office and
other Cardno subsidiaries.

C.      Proposal Writing and Project Management

·         Write high quality proposal components, including curriculum vitae and annexes, and contribute to work plans, financials, methodology and approach.
·         Identify and propose appropriately skilled team leaders and advisers for inclusion on proposal teams, including developing selection criteria and conducting interviews.
·         Contribute as a highly effective member of a proposal writing team.
·         Where required act as the bid managers for a specific component of one whole bid.
·         Maintain Cardno information management systems.
·         Where required act as the nominated project co-ordinator.

D.      Corporate Responsibilities

·         Additional responsibilities on corporate committees or working groups as agreed with your manager.

The candidate will require the following combination of applied skills, knowledge and behaviours to successfully contribute to team goals:
·         Recognized professional qualifications in civil engineering, preferably in the road transportation and/or water supply and sanitation sectors.
·         Experience in, and understanding of, the engineering consulting industry in Indonesia.
·         Demonstrated Indonesia donor-funded project management experience.
·         Demonstrated capacity to coordinate and produce quality documentation in English that conveys ideas and concepts in a clear, logical and accessible manner.
·         Well-developed interpersonal communication skills demonstrated by successful liaising and rapport building with a wide variety of stakeholders.
·         Sound business acumen and ability to understand and effectively utilise financial information.
·         Ability to prioritise, plan and organise workflow to tight timeframes, handle multiple tasks and be flexible with changing priorities.
·         Sound analytical and conceptual skills to resolve problems, anticipate barriers and create practical solutions.
·         Able to travel internationally for short periods of time.
·         Intermediate skills in MS Office applications.

To apply for this position, please send an email to recruitment.emergingmarkets@cardno.com with the reference number OS1900 in the email's subject line. The email should contain:

·         Your CV
·         A brief letter outlining how your skills and experience meet the position's requirements

Applications for this position close at 11.30pm Jakarta time on 29 January 2011.

Ref No. OS1900
Recruitment Coordinator
Cardno Emerging Markets (Australia) Pty Ltd
Level 3
854 Glenferrie Road
HAWTHORN 3122 VIC
Australia
Tel: +61 3 9819 2877
Fax: +61 3 9819 4216

Email Address : recruitment.emergingmarkets@cardno.com

Please do not send your application to my email address. Any application sent to my email address will not be forwarded for processing.

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