Principal Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Principal Project Manager

POSITION INFO:

My Client, Multi-Disciplinary Engineering Consultants are seeking a Professionally Registered Project Manager to work on a 22-month Fuel Storage and Handling Terminal project in North East Africa.

Main job function

• Overall lead for the Project Management Team (PMT) consisting of site-based Engineers as well as a team of home office-based support Engineers.
• Overall lead responsible for Managing interface between client and contractor.
• Overall lead responsible for delivering the project safely, on time and within budget.
• Expanding on the Project Execution Plan in accordance with PMI standards and PMBOK principles and ensuring implementation by the PMT.
• Establishing risk mitigation procedures and other project controls.
• Overall lead responsible for Project Safety & Quality Systems.
• Responsible for Contract Administration and compliance, progress payments, variations and addressing contractual claims.
• Financial reporting and forecasts to the client.
• Monitoring contractor progress on an ongoing basis and reporting to client.
• Monitoring project safety on an ongoing basis and reporting to client.
• Monitoring contractor procurement and reporting to client.
• Ensuring the client is informed of changes and significant events relating to the contract. Co-ordinating the PMT reviewing contractors’ procedures and work.
• Manage and supervise the PMT office and its personnel and anticipating personnel needs as required.
• Chair project meetings.
• Co-ordinating between the various contracts under construction on the site.
• Leading the PMT to ensure the project is successful and closed out to the client’s satisfaction.

Qualifications

• Technical tertiary qualification

• Professionally registered Project Manager

Criteria

15 - 20 years’ experience

Proven track record in managing projects > $30m

Experience on multidisciplinary project supervision

Technically skilled

Leadership skills

FIDIC / NEC / GCC Contract specialist

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.