Who are we?
dss+ is a leading operations management consulting firm that is in the business of saving lives and improving the operational performance of our clients. We partner with our clients to develop and implement solutions to improve the technical, behavioural and cultural aspects of their operations and to establish a framework to maximise existing assets, mitigate risk and sustain continuous innovation.
dss+ offers advisory and implementation transformational services in 3 key areas - Operational Risk, Operational Excellence and Sustainability. These are enabled by our Learning & Development and Digital Technologies to drive innovation.
dss+ has employees across the globe offering services primarily in the Metals & Mining, Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Power and Utilities, Agriculture, Food and Beverage, Industrial and Manufacturing, and Financial Services industries.
What will we offer?
As a fast-growing business, we offer an unprecedented career opportunity for highly motivated candidates. You will work with and learn from our seasoned experts including operations executives, technical and project managers, experienced line managers, qualified coaches and digital natives who have a problem-solving mindset and a passion for what they do. Combining industry best practices, the latest thinking in operations management and proven methodologies developed within dss+, our experts optimise outcomes across a wide range of industries.
Additionally, as a firm that both advises and implements, you will be able to see the positive impact and value that your work delivers for the client. Coupled with our mission-driven culture, this position offers an ideal platform to positively impact critical outcomes.
At dss+ we embrace and celebrate diversity. We have established an inclusive culture, where everyone contributes and has the chance to develop and display their talents in solving challenging client problems.
What will you do?
As a Manager for our ANZ Business, you will be responsible for leveraging your leadership and consulting skills to enhance our impact on client engagements, aimed at leading teams and project portfolios identifying, designing and implementing effective solutions across a broad range of technical expertise. Your dedicated focus on team development and identifying growth opportunities will be important aspects of your role.
You will create an impact on client engagements by:
- Leading and delivering projects that solve complex real-world challenges including diagnostics, solution design, implementation and coaching for sustainability.
- Guiding team analysis, and using your experience, to identify insights that inform focus areas for improvement.
- Leveraging your ability to foster good client relationships, deliver quality outcomes and effectively manage project schedules, resourcing and scope.
- Independently managing end-to-end project portfolios, identifying areas of improvement of new processes and designing and implementing effective solutions within the business.
- Independently undertaking and leading teams to perform analysis, including quantitative and qualitative evaluations of results, and preparation of recommendations to be used in client engagements and business development.
- Engaging clients across scoping, diagnostic review, proposal preparation, project management and implementation at their sites, whilst leveraging internal dss+ skills.
- Possessing strong industry knowledge and staying abreast with current trends, pricing and new technology related to industry or technical practice.
- Managing project governance processes to ensure effective progress schedule attainment, risk mitigation, profitability and delivering fit-for-purpose solutions for clients.
- Working closely with other practices, industries, and markets peers in delivering and co-delivering project portfolios.
- Acting as key account holders and maintaining effective client relationships.
- Internally, you will be involved in:
- Building effective working relationships regionally and participating in global technical communities to ensure a strong network of resources, alongside possessing a network of regional contacts.
- Contributing to the development and/or enhancement of existing dss+ IP and engaging with functional/ industry peers to support continued methodology development.
- Participating and contributing to functional and/or industry networks with the aim of developing and sharing best practices, developing and enhancing dss+ intellectual property and sharing thought leadership.
- Collaborating with peers to identify and progress opportunities with new and existing clients.