Area Projects Manager at Mondi Group

Profile Requirements:

• B Sc (Eng) or other equivalent 4-year engineering degree (Chemical, mechanical, electrical or civil)
• 1-year minimum advanced certificate/diploma in project management would be advantageous
• Pr Eng (Professional Engineer) registration with ECSA (Engineering Council of SA) or eligible
• PMP (Project Management Professional) certification with PMI (Project Management Institute) or eligible

Experience:

• 7 years Project Management experience in an industrial environment, 5 years of which have been in a leadership role
• Experience within the Pulp & Paper industry will be beneficial
• Must have expert understanding of Project Management Body of Knowledge (PMBOK) Disciplines (Integration, Scope, Time, Quality, Cost, Human Resources, Communications, Risk Management, Procurement)
• Must have experience creating Business Cases, Project Budgets and cashflows, Project Plans, and associated project materials
• Must have experience in procurement (Contractual Law and negotiation)

Key Performance Areas:

• Ensures compliance with Safety, Health and Environmental policies and ensures legal compliance
• Plans, develops and manages the short, medium and long term capital budget programme for the designated Plant area according to technical and capex strategy
• Manages the Project area personnel ensuring optimal resourcing to provide the agreed deliverables and operated within the agreed financial constraints
• Creates business cases, project budgets, cash flows, project plans
• Takes direct responsibility for project engineering and construction work within the designated plant area
• Ensures that all statutory requirements for individual projects are identified and addressed
• Monitors projects to ensure that they are completed within committed time, scope, quality and budget.
• Manages capital budget and cashflow to ensure that they are maintained within agreed parameters
• Directs and guides the activities of all area project personnel to ensure that projects are implemented successfully
• Ensures alignment on commercial and contractual side with procurement, finance, legal and other stakeholders
• Advises senior management about the area project portfolio status and maintains excellent communication with all stakeholders to ensure smooth running of all projects undertaken by team
• Provides leadership, direction and coaching on project specific tasks as well as individual professional development to help team members achieve individual expectations and deliverables
• Supports Group Engineering Standards, Processes and Procedures necessary to produce the deliverables from the team and to work effectively with the other teams
• Provides technical assistance in identifying, evaluating and developing proposals in line with asset integrity and reliability that lead to improved cost competitiveness of MSA and meet good business practice
• Takes ownership and delivery responsibility for special  and strategic projects
• Ensures accurate reporting