Senior Project Manager

SUMMARY:
Senior Project Manager - Minimum of 4-year tertiary qualification (e.g. BBusSci, Bcom Information Sy

POSITION INFO:

PURPOSE

The Senior Project Manager role is requiered to, oversee the planning and implementation of an enitre project. Manage resources, schedules, finances and to adhere to governance guidelines throughout the full system development life cycle. This also includes management of issues, risks and project change requests to ensure successful and on-time project delivery. 

-        Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously

-        Develop and manage all aspects of project and program engagement from planning, external vendor relationships, communications, resources, budget, change, risks and issues

-        Monitor, track and control outcomes to resolve issues, conflicts, dependencies and critical path deliverables

-        Define success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project and program life cycle

-        Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards

-        Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline

-        Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives

-        Work creatively and analytically in a problem-solving environment demonstrating teamwork, innovation and excellence

-        Understand interdependencies between technology, operations and business needs

-        Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices

-        Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders

-        Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, sponsors, CIO and key stakeholders

-        Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods and techniques

Formal qualifications:

• - Minimum of 4-year tertiary qualification (e.g. BBusSci, Bcom Information Systems/Informatics, Bcom Bus Mgt, or BSc Eng, BEng), Degree/Diploma Project Management
• - PMI/Prince2 Certification OR,
• - PMBOK OR,
• - Agile/SCRUM Certification
• - A minimum of 8-10 years of experience in similar role. (Including experience in managing resources, facilitation with technical teams and stakeholders).

Role-specific knowledge:

-        Highly proficient in Project Management principles, methods, techniques and tools

-        Highly numerate, with strong financial management

-        Strong supplier & people management skills

-        Advantageous if you have experience in the mining industry

-        the specific IM field, controls and risk mitigation

the Region IM objectives and outputs

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