Project Manager at PetroSA

Job Description

Job Purpose: Manage the development of mega and major multi-disciplinary projects, executed by a single or various entities inside or outside PetroSA to ensure that the contracting entity executes the project for PetroSA according to the standard set, meeting the major milestone within the approval budget, timelines, and quality requirements.

Responsibilities:

• Translate strategic user requirements and organisational objectives and develop, co-ordinate these into project plans for the PetroSA projects as well as take responsibility for integration into operations.
• Facilitate the progress of approval for opportunities through the PetroSA and external stakeholders to ensure that projects are ready to proceed to the next phase.
• Manage and coordinate an Enterprise risk assessment through the corporate Risk Register for projects and develop mitigating actions to ensure all risks to be managed are identified
• Direct, control and manage through nominated staff all aspects of the project including in-house engineering, procurement, construction, interfaces, administration functions and all external work undertaking by contractors and consultants throughout the design, supply, construction, and commissioning phases of the project.
• Manage and monitor internal stakeholder performance and implement corrective actions to ensure stakeholder compliance to internal SLA’s and the delivery of services as required
• Oversee Programme and Project Management during the initiation, planning, execution, monitoring and evaluation, and close out phases to ensure the objectives of the programme / project are realised.
• Ensure initiation and execution of the projects is in accordance with the PetroSA Project Management Framework, such that completion of the project is achieved by the authorised completion date, within the authorised budget and equals or exceeds the expected quality.
• Develop, manage and monitor the evaluation and appraisal project budgets, track and monitor expenditure against actual expenditure to ensure funds are optimally utilised in the evaluation and appraisal
• Provide advice, guidance and consultative expertise to stakeholders regarding business development matters, direction and sustainability of PetroSA, to best meet strategic objectives and inform the decision-making process

Minimum Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Advanced Diploma (NQF Lev7)/BTech or BSc. Eng (Civil, Electrical, Mechanical, Information Systems or equivalent)
• Certified Project Manager(PMP, Prince2 etc)
• Professional registration with the relevant accredited Industry bodies such as PMSA, PMI etc

Minimum Experience:

• 5-8 years relevant experience, including Infrastructure project
• Petrochemical Industry experience(Added advantage)

Knowledge & Competencies:

• Public Finance Management Act
• Economic modelling and forecasting
• Project management
• Risk management
• South African Legislation relating to SHEQ (e.g. Mine Health and Safety Act and Occupational Health and Safety Act etc)