Senior Manager, Metals & Mining - United States

dss+•Houston, TX

11d•Remote

About The Position

This role can be based anywhere in the US. Travel of 80%+ is required. Allow us to introduce ourselves dss+ is a leading operations management consulting firm offering a range of advisory and implementation transformational services in Operational Risk, Operational Excellence, and Sustainability, enabled by Learning & Development and Digital Technologies. dss+ has employees across the globe offering services primarily in the Metals & Mining, Chemicals, Oil & Gas, Utilities, Manufacturing, Consumer Products, and Financial Services industries. With our DuPont industrial operations heritage and expertise in operational risk management, operations excellence, learning & development, data analytics & digital technology, our capabilities provide an integrated, transformational solution to enable clients to realize their business goals. At dss+ we have established an inclusive culture, where everyone contributes, has the chance to develop and display their talents in solving challenging client problems. We are a team-based culture and, thus, we look for people that operate well in this environment, are intellectually curious and adaptive in ensuring their contribution fits within the evolving themes and dynamics of our projects. The Role As a Senior Manager you will leverage your expertise in the metals & mining industry to enhance our impact in client engagements and support the development of new solutions for teams to deliver in future engagements. On top of being the main client interface in project engagements, you will work with other members to design and incubate new methodologies, perspectives and ways of working within the area of expertise to be adopted by the dss+ team globally.

Requirements

Minimum bachelor’s degree in a business-related major (i.e. management or finance) or engineering/mining
Relevant post-graduate degree in field of expertise (e.g. innovation, risk management, etc.)
7-10 years of associated industry / technical and client facing experience / exposure
Prior experience in established consulting firms
Technical knowledge and expertise in relevant field of experience is preferred
Project Management and strategic planning
Excellent problem-solving skills
Analytical Skills > Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
Time Management / Prioritization Skills
Stakeholder engagement and relationship management
Business Development
Willingness to travel

Responsibilities

Maintaining strong industry knowledge; stay abreast of current trends, pricing and new technology related to industry or technical practice to facilitate and add value in evaluation and recommendation of new processes.
Identifying proactively opportunities and/or risks, potential solutions, and key trends relating to the area of domain expertise, including development and enhancement of IP
Developing and publishing thought leadership and new perspectives, including dss+ Points of View, and educating key stakeholders internally and externally
Living and breathing the dss+ Core Values and Mission Critical Behaviors, and coaching others to do the same
Overseeing project team’s performance and quality of delivery, offering guidance and advice where needed and providing necessary feedback to the team (as an instrumental part of their development) and to management as appropriate.
Offering guidance and support to the team - especially junior resources, regarding best practices in project management, execution of deliverables and interactions with clients
Implementing project management practices to ensure the effective execution of the project, including project planning, project governance and risk management.
At an advanced level, effectively manages a large engagement or several smaller engagements simultaneously that deliver value to clients.
Structuring problems effectively to develop key insights and sound recommendations that identify and close performance gaps for the client
Writing and presenting independent analyses and recommendations that influence and persuade clients including difficult audiences to achieve desired outcomes
Facilitating team / client meetings effectively to drive decisions or alignment or manage change among a diverse group.
Managing high level interactions, developing rapport, respect with key client stakeholders.
Supporting quality control of client deliverables by conducting peer reviews, etc.
Providing domain expertise as part of proposal development and support other team members (e.g. Principal / Director) in meetings and presentations with clients to actively contribute to revenue
Playing an integral role in drafting and presenting proposals to drive execution of an assessment or implementation project.
Contributing to defining scope of work, objectives, deliverables, and timeframes to drive execution of an assessment or implementation project
At an advanced level, playing an integral role as part of dss+ account teams to prospect for new clients and growing existing clients, by supporting dss+ Leadership to proactively identify business leads and targets, build a strong pipeline, and progress opportunities along the pipeline to generate sales.
Live and breathe dss + Core Values and Mission Critical Behaviors and encourage others to do the same.
Use what you know about the Metals & Mining Industry to drive growth among a strong existing portfolio and new dss + clients.
Keep your sights on the big picture, overseeing program delivery, developing client relationships, leading cross-team initiatives and developing promising talent.
Plug into technical, regional, and global communities to build working relationships and a strong network of resources.
Advance the way the industry thinks, contributing to emerging dss + IP, reusable assets, thought leadership and more.
Become recognized as a Metals & Mining Industry subject-matter expert and trusted thought partner within dss + and to our clients.