Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Project Manager

POSITION INFO:

Responsibilities and Key Activities

1. Attend all critical on site meetings including the initial assessment to determine (a) whether one of our lifts can be installed at the premises and if so (b) assist with the sale of the lift;
2. Thorough and detailed knowledge of our units to deal with all questions from our clients;
3. Responsible to ensure that all measurements are correct;
4. Plan, devise and then monitor timeline of an installment and then ensure it is done in line with the agreed timelines;
5. Plan, program and manage your team and sub contractor to ensure that they are installing our units safely, in line with our expected quality and on time;
6. You are also required to ensure that your team is kept busy throughout the day and week. This is over and above booking installations and services for your team - you are ultimately responsible to ensure that your team is kept busy throughout the day, week, month, year;
7. Your team will be reporting to you directly and as such you are ultimately responsible for their performance;
8. Assist, advise and manage your team to ensure that they install our lifts in line with point 6 above;
9. Communicate with our clients and contractors to ensure that they are aware of our plans at all time including any issues or delays;
10. Rectify any problem on site regarding the installation and/or equipment;
11. Trouble shoot technical problems if and when they occur with our lifts;
12. Attend compulsory meetings with clients and/or their agents;
13. Wherever possible test and commission the lift before handover to the client;
14. Wherever possible attend to the handover of the lift to the client;
15. Liaise with your team to ensure that their daily plan is in place - make sure it is filled in on Team Up;
16. Monitor health and safety file and ensure the work is conducted safely at all times. This includes making sure your team works safely at all times;
17. Recommend improvements to the equipment that would speed up the installation process;
18. Complete construction checklist properly;
19. Study manuals and write ups on current and new equipment to ensure that you understand the functioning of your unit;
20. Check that layout drawings and dimensions coincide;
21. Approve overtime of your team;
22. Approve leave;
23. Approve and/or purchase emergency supplies under R2000;
24. Book accommodation for your team for out of town travel;
25. Ensure that your team adhere to the expenses out of town budget, including making sure that they complete the expenses sheet and provide supporting documentation (slips, invoices etc);
26. Oversee credit card spend of your team - no purchase may be done without your knowledge and approval;
27. Do monthly checks of the company vehicles and report all damage to management;
28. Do monthly checks of staff individual tool kits to ensure all is in place and if not, advise management so that replacement tools can be obtained at the cost of the responsible employee;
29. Check incoming stock to ensure all components are packed and that your branch has an accurate and true reflection of the current stock holding at any given time;
30. Create and manage Skype groups for respective projects;
31. Depending on the transgression, handle any disciplinary steps of your team.
32. Attend weekly meetings with management to discuss the immediate and future planning of your branch;
33. Attend monthly meeting with management to discuss the previous month’s progress as well as the plans for both short term (1-3 months) and long term (3-6 months) installations.

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