Principal Construction Manager at Transnet

Position Purpose
TWO VACANCIES TO BE FILLED FOR CAPE TOWN TERMINALS and RICHARDS BAY TERMINALS

• To manage and coordinate all construction activities on site in order to ensure that the work in progress conforms to the specification, Works Information, Construction Drawings, Special Conditions of Construction, in coordination with the NEC3 contract.
• To manage projects executed by a single or various entity inside or outside Transnet Port Terminals to ensure planning, management, and implementation of projects within scheduled time, cost budget and to the prescribed quality standards.
• To set up site and prepare systems and procedures to manage all construction activities at site compliance with the instruction of the Project Manager.

Position Outputs

• Overall responsibility for managing all construction activities on site, participating in the constructability reviews with Engineering and Design and representing
• Transnet PortTerminals for all Local Authorities, Partners, contractors or vendors.  
• Developing project plans to ensure that desired outputs are delivered in accordance with the agreed schedule.  
• Ensuring that all Environmental, Health, Safety and Security, Quality, Material Management, and Field Engineering Queries are adhered to.  
• Compiling and communicating project reports, informing all site key stakeholders of the progress of the works and of any occurrences in the field that may affect the project.  
• Managing projects in a manner that ensures that projects are completed in line with specifications, on time and within defined budgets.  
• Anticipating and pre-empting project risks to minimise additional cost and ensure timeous completion of projects.
• Overseeing small projects or phases of a larger project to ensure sufficient resources and high levels of functional integration.  
• Ensuring effective project initiation, planning, execution, control and close.  
• Ensuring familiarity with system scope and project objectives and role and function of team members to effectively co-ordinate the activities of the team.  
• Ensure effective Interface between all stakeholders, contractors and departments.  
• Manage Contractors asset register (Tool list & equipment list)  
• Attend daily toolbox talks  
• Ensuring adherence to quality standards.  
• Reviewing project deliverables.  
• Managing project scope and changing control and escalating issues where necessary.  
• Ensuring the complete process of the constructability program is in line with the Project requirements  
• Always ensure adherence to safety  
• Ensure effective project initiation, planning, execution, control and close

Qualifications and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree/ NH Diploma/ BTech in Construction/ Engineering relevant engineering qualification. 
• Min 6 years’ relevant experience, of which at least 2 years at managerial level or specialist experience. 
• Professional engineering registration in South Africa will be advantageous.

Standard Job Requirements 

• Drivers licence code 8 
• Work is normally performed in a typical project site environment 
• Regular travel 
• Own vehicle required