Project Manager (2777) at The South African National Roads Agency (SANRAL)

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

• BEng. or BSc. or BTech Eng. Degree in Civil Engineering.
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience post qualification in any of the following fields: planning, design, construction, operations and maintenance, project, and contract management of major roadworks.
• Registered with ECSA as a Professional Engineer or Professional Engineering Technologist.

KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

Identification of Projects

• Participates in the identification and prioritizing of projects using data from relevant management systems, network inspections, and personal knowledge.
• Based on requirements of the project, prepare annual budget and program.
• Ensure accurate identification of projects.
• Ensure effective prioritizing of projects.
• Ensure correct allocation of project funds.
• Ensure accurate project scope and realistic timeframes based on relevant requirements.

Procurement Management 

• Participates in the procurement processes for the appointment of consulting engineers and contractors as per the Employer’s standard operating procedures for procurement.
• Prepare relevant tender documentation for appointment of consulting engineers.
• Prepare relevant tender documentation for construction, in association with the consulting engineer, based on the scope of the project.
• Attend tenderer’s briefing meetings and site inspections to brief contractors on services required for project.
• Understands risk identification and analysis in respect of tender evaluations.
• Understands Pricing Schedules and analysis of tendered rates.
• Ensure use of appropriate and correct tender documentation as per specifications.
• Ensure compliance with SANRAL’s procurement policy.

Project Management

• Manages both Consultant and Construction Contracts over the full spectrum of SANRAL projects.
• Visits sites on a regular basis to monitor progress against the project plan.
• Monitors performance of projects through regular meetings with consultants and contractors.
• Ensure that appointed service provider conducts regular site audits.
• Monitors financial performance to ensure the project remains within budget.
• Prepare monthly forecast of expenditure for each project.
• Verify fee accounts and payment certificates prior to approval for payment.
• Review scope of work and potential impact on the budget and request additional funds if necessary.
• Identify possible hazardous locations of pedestrians and vehicles on network.
• Monitor transformation targets in terms of targets on construction projects.
• Identify and manage community development projects.
• Maintain good corporative governance in terms of risks and audits requirements on projects.
• Consider innovation in project life cycle.
• Ensure early identification of problems and mitigation thereof.
• Ensure effective project and contract management.
• Ensure completion of projects on time, within budget and conformance with quality standards.
• Ensure compliance with all technical, financial and quality requirements of the contract.
• Ensure compliance to terms and conditions of the contract.
• Understand the Claims process and ensure that Notices, Claims and Engineer’s Determinations are reported to the Chair of the Claims Committee.
• Understand the Dispute process and the functions of the Dispute Adjudication Board.
• Ensure effective cash flow management.
• Identify changes in project scope timeously.
• Mitigate and report on incidents as and when required.

Specialist Support   

• Heads up and/or actively participates in activities of a relevant technical cluster.
• Shares knowledge and experience with colleagues.
• Pursue research and best practice.
• Involved with development and improvement of specifications for SANRAL.
• Reviewing of Regional Memoranda and contract documentation.
• Ensure quality service delivery through use of appropriate solutions.
• Promote SANRAL’s credibility and promote aims and objectives of SANRAL.

Communication Management

• Maintains good working relationships with all colleagues in all regions and areas of expertise.
• Cultivates and maintains good working relationships with key stakeholders, consultants and contractors.  
• Ensure internal collaboration and co-operation.
• Promote aims and objectives of SANRAL.