GES Real Australia Pty Ltd

Key duties

• Lead the full project lifecycle for waste-processing lines and manufacturing facilities: feasibility studies, scope, budget, schedule, risk, contracting, delivery and commissioning
• Analyse client needs and define the right configuration of current GES technology units, in line with Australian and New Zealand legislation and standards (e.g. NCC, EPA requirements)
• Prepare complex techno-commercial bids and pricing, working with the Czech engineering department on line-specific technical parameters
• Manage the contract documentation process with clients, suppliers and partners through to final agreements
• Identify and develop project opportunities with municipalities, waste and resource-recovery operators and industrial clients across Australia and New Zealand
• Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, government bodies, feedstock suppliers and local service partners
• Support the implementation team during installation and commissioning, including quality control
• Represent the company at trade fairs, conferences and client meetings in the region and in Europe
• Progressively assume company management of any new entity in the field, with responsibility for the entity’s business plan, annual budget and P&L, reporting to appropriate stakeholders.
• Ensure corporate governance and statutory compliance of the planned Australian entity (director duties, ASIC, ATO, employment and WHS obligations), working with local legal, tax and accounting advisers
• Lead investor and joint-venture discussions for new production plants in Australia, including equity raising, technology-for-equity partnerships and preparation of investment materials
• Negotiate and sign strategic agreements within delegated authority – MoUs, feedstock supply and offtake contracts, licensing and partnership agreements
• Build and lead the local team: recruitment, organisation structure and transfer of operational know-how from the group’s production plants in Europe
• Coordinate with GES Group companies and their boards in the Czech Republic, Austria and Sweden to replicate proven plant, product and certification models in Australia and New Zealand
• Secure local product approvals and market access for group products (NCC compliance, fire classification, EPD) and environmental and planning permits for new facilities
• Represent the company towards government agencies, industry associations and trade and investment bodies in Australia, New Zealand and Europe

Required skills and experience

• At least 5 years of project management experience in industrial manufacturing or construction-materials projects, including delivery of complete production lines from contract to commissioning
• Proven track record of delivering multi-site production line projects across several countries and regulatory systems
• Hands-on technical knowledge of board and building-material production technology. Experience with recycled-material processing, in particular post-consumer beverage cartons, is strongly preferred
• Experience preparing technical-commercial offers and negotiating large supply contracts as well as managing suppliers, tendering and contract execution
• Experience leading cross-functional engineering teams (mechanical, electrical, automation/PLC) and coordinating with engineering departments 
• Fluent English. Czech highly desirable, since day-to-day technical coordination and documentation with the group's headquarters is in Czech
• Understanding of the Australian waste and resource-recovery sector and building regulations is an advantage
• Availability for frequent domestic and international travel