Project Manager at City of Tshwane

Appointment requirements

• An appropriate three-year career-related tertiary qualification (degree or national diploma) in Civil or Structural Engineering, Construction or any other study field related to the position
• Registration with the Engineering Council of South Africa as PrEng, PrTechEng or PrTechniEng in terms of the Engineering Profession Act, 2000 (Act 46 of 2000) will be an added advantage
• At least six years’ relevant experience in a civil, construction and project management environment
• A valid Code B driving licence
• Computer literacy with good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office packages
• Must be willing and able to work after hours and weekends, if required 

Personal attributes and/or competencies

• Ethical; good communication skills; good interpersonal relations; ability to work as part of a team; ability to pay attention to detail; ability to be professional at all times; ability to work independently at strategic level; integrity; ability to work under pressure; flexibility; ability to meet given deadlines; exceptional and dynamic creativity to improve the functioning of the department; administrative skills; organising and coordination skills; financial management skills; project management skills; analytical thinking skills; presentation skills

 Primary functions

• Provide expert technical and operational expertise in project planning, procurement, contract management and execution for human settlements infrastructure projects in the development of options for the provision of infrastructure, such as bulk services, reticulation of services (water and sewer), roads and storm water and construction of houses
• Provide technical expertise and technical advice to the deputy director, director, divisional head and group head relating to projects for bulk services and civil services, which refer to water, sewer reticulation, roads and storm water, and construction of houses
• Manage the execution of human settlements-related projects to achieve successful completion within the time and budget and according to the specifications
• Ensure programme and project process and implementation management
• Manage complex civil and construction projects from conceptualisation to design, contract management, quality assurance and compliance, and ensure their proper integration into the plans of the City (Integrated Development Plan and Municipal Sustainable Human Settlements Plan)
• Coordinate reporting in the City and the provincial and national government
• Report on the Service Delivery and Budget Implementation Plan, risk management, audit, oversight committees and all project-related issues
• Report on the Human Settlements Development Grant to the provincial government
• Report on the Urban Settlements Development Grant to the national Department of Human Settlements
• Review project and product quality management to identify issues, concerns and challenges in the overall management of the project and to identify the opportunities that can be realised through improvements to the attention paid to project and product quality
• Manage and coordinate activities on new projects to ensure completion within time, cost and specification
• Facilitate the establishment of project steering committee meetings
• Prepare a plan, budget and schedule of all activities required for the execution of the project
• Coordinate activities according to the plan
• Prepare project reports
• Provide guidance to the project team
• Conduct problem solving and dispute resolution
• Interact and consult with all role players continuously
• Administer payments related to the project
• Manage the personnel of the section