Senior Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Purpose of the Job:

Provide Project Management Services to Trans-Africa Projects clients in line with their specific requirements ensuring adherence to set budgets scope and timelines.

Key Performance Areas (KPA’s):

• Manage and coordinate projects and contract delivery
• Manage costs within provided cost allocation to manage overall project scope of work within budget
• Ensure adherence to client professional agreement, risk management system and policies
• Guide internal stakeholders in learning, interpretation and applying useful decision making approaches to successful delivery of progression agreements or contracts or specifications
• Coordinate and manage project/site resources
• Identify risks and recommend solutions
• Support Business Development with leads for new projects and costing thereof
• Conduct accurate project scheduling in collaboration with contractor and/or client to ensure service delivery
• Ensure regular and appropriate communication of project progress to key stakeholders through formal reports and holding meetings
• Monitor and track the project execution against signed-off project schedule received or agreement from the contractors or clients
• Manage and maintain client relationships.

POSITION INFO:
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with at least 3 years’ experience in a Project Management environment.
Registration with SACPCMP. Knowledge of NEC and FIDC contracts is required.

Other competencies and requirements:
The candidate must demonstrate the following skills and attributes - The ability to define, scope, plan and execute projects and programmes according to project management methodologies. Good communication (at all levels) and report writing, attention to detail, networking, persuasion, prospecting, research and closing skills. Candidate must be prepared to travel outside South Africa.