20+ years in a engineering drafting leadership role.Proven leadership ability, a high level of competence across a wide range of skills including commercial acumen and strategic thinking.Excellent coordination and process management skills with the ability to think proactively and strategically regarding short and long term goals.Demonstrable entrepreneurial and marketing instincts. Strong commercial acumen with a thorough understanding of management strategy associated with engineering/design operations.An excellent understanding of business protocols and how to conduct communications in various cultural contexts.Superior people management skills, such as leadership, team, interpersonal, coaching, mentoring and supervisory.Highly developed management skills including the ability to plan, set goals, manage time, priorities, resources, accountabilities, schedules and costs.Highly developed interpersonal skills. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships both internal and external to the organisation, including clients and other key project and industry stakeholders.Ability to make difficult decisions, guide and manage others in changing business conditions.Ability to translate a vision into group goals and objectives and gain team commitment in achieving those goals and objectives.Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to convey information and ideas to individuals and groups and make representations as necessary.