Project Manager - Process Plant - South Africa

Project Manager (Process Plant) is required by CA Global: Africa Positions. The position is based in Johannesburg - South Africa.

Overview:

• Ensure on-time, within budget and quality delivery of the project, by managing the project effectively, taking proactive steps in each phase of the project and taking ownership for the outcome of the project.
•  Coordinate and integrate the various project elements during project initiation (the Project Manager is the nominated first point of contact for the respective project).
•  Obtain agreement and buy-in from the Client and the project team on standards and processes for the project during project initiation – ensure documentation of these.
• Schedule and facilitate project kick-off meetings (internal and external).
•  Ensure that critical project documentation is approved and signed off both internally and externally.
• Ensure the correct scheduling of the project and obtain agreement on project scheduling from the critical stakeholders (client, internal key stakeholders).
• Negotiate contracts and deal with various terms of contract.
• Ensure the project is appropriately resourced with the necessary staff, and engage with HR on all resourcing requirements.
• Renegotiate and obtain quotes for scope changes, variation orders etc. and ensure that additional work has budget assigned to it and is in the revised schedule and scope.
•  Manage and document the change request/notification process
• Ensure that project team understand the project schedule, scope and other critical information (project communication).
• Manage the project team, taking corrective action, where required.
• Actively manage relationship with the client, on an on-going basis.
• Prepare and present at the scheduled Project Review meetings (monthly).  Prepare and present at the informal fortnightly project review meetings.
• Responsible for project construction (and later project commissioning) team, to ensure that the plant is being built according to schedule and project plan.
•  Communicate on an ongoing basis, with internal and external project team members (especially with client project team), particularly during the project execution phase.
•  Facilitate all project meetings.
• Manage the project budget and ensure project budget control.
• Conduct formal gate reviews at end of each project phase.
• Manage the project close out and conduct a “lessons learnt” session/analysis.

Requirements:

Education  :     BSc. Degree in Engineering (preferably Mechanical or Civil).

                          Recognised qualification in Project Management is a distinct advantage.

                          MBA is a distinct advantage

Soft skills  :        Must be Professionally Registered with ECSA (PMBOK registration preferred)

Experience  :     At least 15 years’ mining and heavy industrial construction sites.

                             Africa experience would be an added advantage

If you feel that you qualify for the above position then please forward your CV to Ish Johaardien: ish@caglobalint.com