Project Planner - Lephalale at Exxaro Resources

PURPOSE:

• Ensure the appropriate project plans are in place.
• Present information at meetings, ensuring the project is delivered on time by reporting slippage and ensuring project costs are highlighted in order to deliver the project to budget.
• Ensure programmes are kept up to date.
• Inform relevant sources of changes to the programme and project plan.
• Ensure customer's requirements are met as stated in contracts.
• Ensure project team has up to date information on project plan.

MAJOR CHALLENGES:

Managing project planning to ensure customer satisfaction.

• Proactively manage change in project scope, identify potential problems and devise contingency plans.
• Difficult project deadlines.

Minimum Requirements    

QUALIFICATIONS:

• N Dip: Engineering (Essential/Minimum)
• Certificate First Line Management (Recommended/Desirable)

EXPERIENCE: 

• 3-5 years  Relevant Project coordination and reporting experience with a good knowledge of Primavera software package and MSP2010      (Essential/Minimum)    Operational

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Psychometric Assessment (Essential/Minimum)
• Certificate of Fitness (Essential/Minimum)
• Pub Driv Lic:Code B (Essential/Minimum)

Duties & Responsibilities    

Administrative Support    

• Adhere to Enterprise Project Management (EPM) standards
• Ensure document control via centralised capturing system specified by the Group

Best Practice and Knowledge Management    

• Participate in the evaluation of project planning standards, principles and practice to support the business strategy
• Participate in the implementation of appropriate project management systems to ensure delivery of high quality projects
• Contribute to the development and implementation of an appropriate approach to knowledge management for the discipline in line with business needs
• Continually identify and report improvement opportunities

Business Performance and Operations    

• Ensure the appropriate project plans are in place
• Monitor progress and execute plans to meet the contractual requirements of the customer and internal project demands
• Ensure programmes are kept up to date
• Inform relevant sources of changes to the programme and project plan
• Ensure customer's requirements are met as stated in contracts
• Ensure project team has up to date information on project plan
• Conduct project critical path analysis and earned value analysis
• Participate in process of identification of key priorities

Compliance, Governance and Assurance    

• Provide and participate in governance systems for best practice
• Assess, audit and ensure compliance to project planning requirements by conducting benchmarking and networking
• Adhere to Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA) and comply with company specific Safety Health and Environmental (SHE) policies and procedures
• Monitor progress and execute plans to meet the contractual requirements of the customer and internal project demands

Customer and Client Relationship Management    

• Provide relevant and specialised project support to applicable stakeholders
• Liaise with operational personnel to align project planning with needs
• Represent the Company at applicable meetings
• Communicate project planning status to clients
• Ensure that service delivery is according to customer expectations

Functional Excellence    

• Adhere to functional policies, standards, guidelines, procedures, end- to-end processes, tools, templates etc.
• Assist in standardising, simplifying and speeding-up functional processes, eliminating duplication/bureaucracy
• Apply functional best practices, promote sharing of best practices/knowledge

Internal Business Processes    

• Continuously improve project planning processes
• Present information at meetings, ensuring the project is delivered on time by reporting slippage and ensuring project costs are highlighted in order to deliver the project to budget

Safe and Healthy Work Environment    

• Maintain and ensure healthy environment, safe operations and practices, ensuring compliance with all applicable SHE policies and procedures in line with set standards
• Encourage culture that focuses on safety in all operations

Behavioural Alignment  

Demonstrates the following:

• Creativity, collaboration, sociable and awareness to the ecosystem
• Stewardship, accountability, ability to develop trust, safety conscious and ethical
• Ability to respond quickly to business needs/agility, flexibility, continuous learning, innovation and proven ability to experiment on creative business solutions
• Ability to be inclusive, eagerness for multiple skills, embraces multiple cultures, accepts different approaches and be human-centric/empathetic
• Results oriented, quality driven, excellence, entrepreneurial abilities, efficient and effective