Head of Construction Latam South

Responsibilities

Support the overall strategic orientation of Vestas, in the region

Ensure safety performance and focus in both Vestas’ employees and subcontractors

Handle the performance of the project portfolio, by constantly monitoring the projects key performance indicators, to guarantee financials, time, quality and safety

Cash collection according to payment schedules, developing the required meeting and negotiations with customers to ensure revenues and cash targets every quarter

Contract Management securing the right communication with customers and suppliers, handling claims properly, coordinating and assessing potential claims with Legal

Quality Management securing the right culture of quality, coordinating with other functions any quality improvement needed

Risk Management by continues assessment of the project portfolio, developing solutions together with all the internal and external stakeholders

People Management by defining the right organization, right people, right competences and resources to meet short, mid and long-term construction goals

Customer management participating in meeting with key customers, participating in marketing and technical events representing the region management team

Supplier management in coordination with Procurement team, ensuring that our suppliers have the right competences, safety & quality culture and ethics

Ensure that projects communication is adequately handled internally and externally

Guarantee the right reporting and forecasting of time progress and financial performance of each project with transparency, reliability and accuracy

Qualifications & Experience

Experience with working in an international environment

Experience with supervising complex contracts, etc

Project management skills, including the ability to supervise multiple tasks simultaneously and supervise complex, cross‑functional teams

High degree of professionalism and ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels

Demonstrated ability to develop and encourage innovation management efforts to promote adoption of new processes, and industry best practices and solutions

Proficient English, both orally and in writing. Other languages are an absolute advantage

A relevant business or engineering education at Master Level is required

Leadership & Management Behavioural Competencies

Fluent Spanish and English. Portuguese is highly appreciated

Communicating a compelling and inspiring vision for the business to the organization that encourage leaders and staff equally

Identifying, assessing and, if needed, recruiting qualified specialists able to deliver on the company growth plans across the region

Building the organization’s capability to best practice across the region

Intellectual capacity, thinking creatively, ability to maintain an overview when needed, but also detail-oriented, methodical skills and the ability to complete tasks without sacrificing coherence

Good coaching skills and a desire to participate in the development of people and good leadership skills and experience, high flexibility and willingness to adapt, open, straightforward, and unpretentious style

Independent, creative, and enthusiastic natural initiator with an interest in streamlining processes

What We Offer Life at Vestas is many things - exciting, rewarding, fun and growing. There is a can‑do, creative spirit, which inspires us to keep testing the boundaries commercially as well as technologically. Vestas offers a world of opportunities. You will meet people with a broad range of skills, from a variety of cultures. We are committed to make sure that all current and future Vestas employees are guaranteed equal opportunities regardless of social identity. Everyone must feel safe, valued, and know that their voice is heard. All employees participate in our global annual bonus program that reflects not just profitability, but also customer loyalty, business unit results and other measurable factors.

About Vestas Vestas is the energy industry’s global partner on sustainable energy solutions. We are specialised in designing, manufacturing, installing, and servicing wind turbines, both onshore and offshore. Across the globe, we have installed more wind power than anyone else. We consider ourselves pioneers within the industry, as we continuously aim to design new solutions and technologies to create a more sustainable future for all of us. With more than 145 GW of wind power installed worldwide and 40+ years of experience in wind energy, we have an unmatched track record demonstrating our expertise within the

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