General Manager: Projects at Weir Minerals

Key Responsibilities:

• Strategy Deployment: Develop functional strategies into clear operating plans and procedures to meet service and delivery standards, ensuring a positive customer experience for both Aftermarket and Original Equipment projects.
• Leadership and Collaboration: Lead the efficient development, design, delivery, and commissioning of a portfolio of customer projects and orders. Act as a key interface with other areas of the business. Lead the Project Management team and work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure project success. Build and maintain networks and relationships with peers across the internal business to secure necessary resources for achieving medium to long-term business plans and project objectives.
• Project Execution: Oversee the execution of both Aftermarket and Original Equipment projects and orders, ensuring they meet schedule, budget, and quality requirements.
• Process Improvement: Continuously improve processes and systems to ensure strong governance and management of projects from pre-award to delivery and contractual closure. Implement continuous improvements to ways of working, processes, and procedures to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.
• Pre-PO Support: Provide support in estimation, project schedule development, and commercial negotiation before purchase orders are issued.
• Project Delivery Scope: Manage both Aftermarket and Original Equipment projects, including Integrated Solutions projects. Coordinate with the Quality team to support inspection of parts in 3rd party shops and finished goods. Ensure timely milestone invoicing and cash collection, and minimize liquidated damages (LDs). Identify and resolve potential obstacles that prevent project completion in a timely fashion.
• PMO Framework: Establish and maintain a Project Management Office (PMO) framework to reliably execute customer-facing projects, identify improvement opportunities, and enhance processes, systems, and people capability.
• Team Leadership: Lead the Project Management team and project resources engaged in executing projects. Establish performance expectations and resource allocations consistent with desired results. Continuously monitor the achievement of team objectives in support of departmental business plans. Provide ongoing motivation, coaching, guidance, feedback, and mentoring support to the team.
• Budgets: Develop and manage function budgets to ensure efficiencies and value for money. Make recommendations on resource and budgetary requirements and allocation for senior leadership. Provide project closing forecasts at the beginning of each quarter and effectively manage monthly output in alignment with the forecast.
• Customer: Ensure a positive customer experience during project execution. Manage customer relationships with regards to outputs, cost, and performance. Manage project variations and limit scope creep.
  Safety First: Demonstrate 100% commitment to our zero harm behaviors in support of our drive towards developing a world class safety culture

Job Knowledge/Education and Qualifications:

• Education:  Industrial Engineer Degree.
• Post Graduate Education: Advanced education in Project Management, Supply Chain, or Planning is highly desired.
• Years of Experience: At least 10 years of related experience and/or training.
• Relevant Fields: Experience in Manufacturing, Engineering, and Project Management.
• Project Management Certification: PMP (Project Management Professional) certification is highly desired.