Contract Manager at Master Drilling (Pty) Ltd

About the job
POSITION OVERVIEW:

• The Contract Manager is responsible for overseeing the safety, quality, and financial performance of multiple drilling contracts. This role ensures that all projects are executed efficiently, in compliance with contractual obligations, and aligned with company policies. The Contract Manager will lead project teams, manage client relationships, and drive operational excellence while ensuring contractual and budgetary adherence.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Performance Management:

• Ensure compliance with quality plan for projects.
• Monitor and control Project (tender) budgets and identify interventions when required. (On time, Budget, Quality, Efficiency)
• Create monthly budgets for relevant accounts.
• Review and approve Project Expenditure.
• Monitor Project productivity and identify interventions when required.

Project Execution Management:

• Ensure compliance with company policies and procedures.
• Effective budget variation tracing and action plans
• Responsible for safety and quality of project execution.
• Contractual compliance audits
• Ensure accurate and real time administration, and data capturing on relevant systems and utilisation of information for decision making.
• Provide Technical advice to Project teams.
• Responsible for effective resourcing of contracts. This includes special tools, critical inventory, plant and machinery and skilled staff.

Stakeholder Relations:

• Manage relationships with clients, mines, and sub-contractors.
• Create effective relations with Supply Chain, HR, IT, Finance, SHEQ and Commercial teams.
• Identify, evaluate, and create relationships with local vendors, community stakeholders.

New Business Development:

• Identify potential organic growth opportunities, new business- and cross selling opportunities with existing clients.
• Develop and implement business development strategy for the area.

Team Leadership:

• Perform Visible Felt Leadership on sites.
• Supervise site project team.
• Responsible for the selection, development, and motivation of the Project team to contribute effectively and efficiently to the achievement of MD’s objectives.
• Manage Team performance by monitoring performance standards and taking action to correct deviations to achieve the entity objectives.

ROLE REQUIREMENTS:

Minimum Qualifications/Certifications:

• Diploma/Certificate in Engineering.(or equivalent.)
• Project Management experience.

Minimum Experience:

• Relevant Operational/Project Management experience: Minimum 5 years.
• Supervisory experience in a Mining environment: Minimum 5 years.
• Working Conditions and Physical Requirements:
• This role requires local and occasional international travel within the region with temporary relocation possible.
• Required to work underground as required.
• Rotational deployment may be required.