Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Project Manager (Contract) with extensive experience in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or similar sector. Candidates who reside in Sasolburg and Secunda will be given preference

POSITION INFO:

Key Accountabilities & Responsibilities:

• Identify and communicate the objectives for the project team in accordance with the contract terms, scope of work and corporate policy
• Communicate these objectives to the project team, Departmental Managers, and Client
• Organise the project team in consultation with Departmental Managers and agree the assignment of all key personnel
• Motivate the project team towards the determined objectives, by generating enthusiasm for the project, and by maintaining continued personal interest in achieving set targets
• Achieve scheduled performance, cost, quality, health, safety and environmental requirements of the project from contract award to Client''s acceptance
• Ensure that designated systems are adopted by the project team as soon as possible, after contract award
• Negotiate all contract changes with the Client
• Act as primary contact and maintain satisfactory relations with the Client
• Ensure that the requirements of secrecy agreements are strictly observed
• For Project Directors and Senior Project Managers only, deputise when requested for the Manager Operations
• Be familiar with the current application of computer systems of the business and endeavour to optimise their use and development within the project/department budget, both to solve technical problems and to promote the effective management of information
• To ensure that the Health, Safety, Environmental and Quality Policy is implemented and understood by all supervised staff
• Where a Project Executive is assigned to a project, the Project Director / Manager shall report to the Project Executive This is in no way reduces the single point responsibility of the Project Director / Manager for the successful execution of the project
• Lead and support assigned proposals This includes developing in conjunction with proposals the execution strategy
• Present execution plans at proposal review stage

Qualifications:

•  BSc, BEng or BTech (Engineering) with minimum 10-15 years relevant experience

• Professional Registration with ECSA, PMI or SACMCMP

Knowledge, skills and experience:

• Minimum 10-15 years experience on projects in a leadership role
• Experience to execute on large projects
• Experience gained from execution of projects in the Oil & Gas, Petrochemical or similar sector of the industry and understanding key drivers for delivery of successful project execution
• Clear understanding of the requirements of The Project Management Body of Knowledge
• Thorough understanding of Engineering Management Processes gained through on site experience
• Knowledge of Construction Processes including Constructability Reviews
• Knowledge of Project Financial and Cost Management Processes
• Ability to establish, implement and maintain project and contract programmes.
• Experience and knowledge in commercial terms and conditions and the basic Law of Contracts
• Ability to establish and implement Quality Management processes in compliance with the company established systems and procedures
• Thorough understanding of the requirements of the Occupational Health and Safety regulations
• Thorough understanding of Risk Management processes
• Multi-disciplinary experience of all aspects relating to the area under your control
• Experience of all aspects of multi-discipline projects
• Personal attributes:
• Decision making skills
• Analytical / problem solving skills
• High level of numeracy / cost forecasting skills / financial understanding skills
• Interpersonal negotiating and relationship skills.
• Effective conflict resolution skills.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent communication skills.

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