Project Manager Studies at Anglo American

Job Description:

As the Project Manager Studies, your responsibilities will include:

Organisation and planning of the project work into integrated, cross-functional Project Execution Plans (PEP) in line with Anglo American associated standards

• Organizes the work into manageable activity clusters (phases)
• Determines an effective approach to executing study projects
• Assists in preparing the project plan and obtain management approval
• Creates a project charter with the stakeholders and team, including the definition of completion criteria
• Determines project goals, priorities with management program manager and/or project sponsors
• Determine business case and priorities among project activities
• Assists in the effectively coordinating the activities of the team to meet project milestones

Project development management

• Proactively identifies changes in work scope and ensure appropriate planning measures are taken with internal and external clients to reassess and amend the scope of work requirement, budget, and timeline
• Involves functional expertise and specialist staff in design reviews and key decisions
• Assists in compiling a complete and accurate estimate of a project
• Assists in managing the financial aspects of the project: budgeting, estimate to actual variance, capital project management, etc
• Provides inputs when analysing the actual performance against the plan and make adjustments consistent with plan objectives

Management of relevant stakeholders

• Manages relationships with project stakeholders (internal and external clients)
• Provides support in resolving issues related to client relations, governmental relations, project quality, and project risk and project safety
• Provides support in overseeing the reporting activities of project employees and determining when to escalate issues

Support of the setup and project process compliance

This role is in the SIB & Construction Management (CON) Department on a Band 6 level.

Qualifications:

• Engineering Degree (Mining, Civil, Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial or relevant Technical 4-year degree (NQF level 7))
• Qualification in Project Management (Preferably Master of Project Management or PMP)
• Driver's License: Code B (Light Vehicle)

Experience:

• At least 8-10 years mining, capital projects and construction management experience
• Substantial capital projects experience, mainly studies experience within the mining and/or processing/beneficiation
• Internal and external stakeholder engagement
• Multi-disciplinary engineering and construction experience
• Significant commercial exposure of contract negotiations and contract conditions
• Significant commercial exposure of dispute resolution
• Environment authorization related projects
• Experience is working with Government agencies
• Significant exposure to SHE management of the construction environment

Closing Date: 27th, June 2022