Project Manager - Security - GSMD (Contractor) at South African Reserve Bank

Detailed description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

• Define the project scope/brief and work breakdown structure (WBS) in collaboration with key stakeholders to ensure a common understanding of the deliverables and approach. 
• Create comprehensive project management plans that include scope, quality, risks, time, cost, human resources, procurement, integration and communication, and ensure that these are regularly updated and maintained. 
• Ensure all project documentation, deliverables and reports are produced, approved and maintained timeously, including close-out documents. 
• Identify and manage project risks, constraints and changes, ensuring the project plan is managed and approved. 
• Establish and manage relationships with all stakeholders, role players and service providers to ensure commitment to a common goal. 
• Build and effectively manage a multi-disciplinary project team throughout the project life cycle, clearly defining the roles and responsibilities of team members to deliver project outputs. 
• Direct and coordinate project resources to ensure the project progresses according to the approved schedule, producing the expected deliverables within budget and according to specification and quality standards.
• Coordinate and facilitate initiatives that are not full projects in nature across GSMD ‒ these include managing the quality of information, monitoring progress and reporting to different departmental structures. 
• Manage complex reporting lines into broader construction project portfolios and multiple business areas.

Job requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

• a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering and/or Information and Communication Technology (ICT) or an equivalent NQF 7 qualification; 
• a Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification;
• five to eight years’ experience in managing complex projects within an operational technology/physical security systems and information technology environment (preferably Genetec); 
• sound knowledge of project management legislation, project cost management, governance, risk and compliance, occupational health and safety, quality assurance, and contract and service management; and
• experience in the use of Microsoft Office (MS) software packages, such as Microsoft Project, Word, PowerPoint and Excel.