Project Manager - IT at Astron Energy (Pty) Ltd.

Job Summary 

Lead the delivery of IT projects from project initiation to transition to operations so as to deliver projects on time and within budget and to meet the desired business objectives. Follow the Astron Energy Value Office (VO) and Project Delivery Process (PDP) processes to ensure adherence to governance and project management guidelines. Manage projects through the PDP phases of identify and assess; select; define; execute and operate, review and track value. Key focus areas include: strong leadership, clear and timely decision making, stakeholder engagement, managing costs and measuring value, focus on health, safety and compliance.

• Take projects from idea phase and frame appropriately to meet the project and business objectives through scoping, considering the alternatives and selecting the desired alternative 
• Develop conceptual designs, the scope of work and associated business case
• Take through various phase gates to ensure proper project governance
• Seek funding approval and track and report on the budget
• Establish project plan and initiate project mobilization
• Confirm design specifications, design solutions and then build and test during the execution phase
• Secure resources and define roles and responsibilities
• Monitor and control execution of project though PDP phases
• Provide leadership and decision making support by establishing project governance
• Perform project reporting including overall performance, action tracking and maintenance of decision logs
• Early identification and management of project risks 
• Project completion documentation
• Ensure IT Projects are effectively managed, enabling them to be on time, to budget and to the expected quality level
• Contract Management – proficient at contract management if required for project execution, tracking milestones and delivery via 3rd party contracts
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across IT, the business and 3rd parties involved in project execution

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field, or equivalent work experience desired.
• Diploma/Certificate in Project Management, PMP, Agile/scrum, Prince2 desired

Work Experience: 

• 10 or more years’ experience, preferably in petro chemical industry with a focus on Retail Service Stations, IT and/or the Refinery
• 10+ years of program/project management experience

Knowledge and skills:

• Strong track record of on-time, on-budget and to-specification delivery of projects
• Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget
• Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
• Ability to work under pressure; in stressful situations to tight timelines; sometimes on multiple projects simultaneously
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle any issues that occur during project completion
• Strong reporting and co-ordination skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management and explain technical issue

Key Processes Supported:

This role supports to following critical Head Office processes:

• Scope projects
• Resources Management
• Develop conceptual and detailed designs
• Budget tracking
• Risk management
• Contract and Vendor management
•  Project Coordination