Projects, Sustainability and Planning Engineer at Bridgestone South Africa (Pty) Ltd

JOB PURPOSE

To co-ordinate the variety of projects by getting involved at every level of the project from concept to production and make sure that the project works as a whole. You may also have a wide range of different projects on the go at the same time, all at different phases of development.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

Project Management (Key strategic projects)

• Conceptional design
• Final Design
• Tender drawings
• Manufacturing drawings
• Produce Tender documents
• Management of procurement process
• Contract management in project execution
• Plan the program and monitoring its overall progress, resolving issues and initiating corrective action as appropriate.
•  Identifying and addressing design parameters and engineering problems and ensuring solutions are implemented.
• Project quality management
• Record keeping (Files and reports) and knowledge management
• Oversight of drawing office and drawing index control 

Portfolio Management

• Connects project execution to strategy fulfillment by aligning projects to the organization’s strategic roadmap.
• Helps define, prioritize, and link projects to their strategic plan and annual goals.
• Drafts and update project management governance documentation, including related policies, standard operating procedures and terms of reference. Annual updates in line with best practices.
• Oversees the resources and capacity across the organization along with the project portfolio budget.
• Responsible for the business case and the return on investment identification of strategic initiatives
• Responsible for Project documentation active and archived. Support of evaluations and audits.
• Recommend process improvement continuously on project management methodology, governance, and identifies issues that may impact the achievement of strategic programs and projects.

Maintenance Planning office oversight

• Ensure issuing and execution of 52 week plan
• Develop maintenance plan strategy
• Digitization of maintenance system implementation
• Administration and management of plant forklift contract

Sustainability – Supply chain organization (end to end)

• Align on the streams to be addressed in our roadmap (CO2, Waste, Water)
• Visualize our current climate footprint by plant along the selected streams and directional targets (3-5-10 years)
• Define the detailed manufacturing value chain of the LHP and map the climate footprint along individual step
• Prioritize the steps of the value chain which are showing highest ROI potential
• Consider full eco-system and other functions contribution and connections
• List-up the mature initiatives which are ready for a  deployment from 2021 and prioritize based on ROI
• Develop a detailed business case for prioritized initiatives & suggest a 3Y roadmap (all plants)
• Consider full eco-system and other functions contribution and connections
• Map the innovation funnel which contributes to sustainable manufacturing and shortlist projects to be executed in 2021
• Define the eco-system (corporate, universities, lab, etc.) with who we could collaborate with

Required capabilities

• Strong knowledge of project management best practices and principles
• Schedule & Financial Management
• Communication
• Excellent maths, science, and IT skills
• Strong organisational skills
• Good team working skills
• The ability to explain design ideas and plans clearly
• The ability to analyse large amounts of data and assess solutions
• Confident decision-making ability
• Excellent communication skills
• Project management skills
• The ability to work within budgets and to deadlines
• A comprehensive knowledge of relevant legal regulations
• Patience and the ability to deal with people
• Time will be split between the office and working on site. Site work would be in all weathers and may involve extensive travel, sometimes overseas, depending on the project

Education: 

• BSc / B.Eng – all disciplines
• Post graduate degree in project management (Masters level preferred)
• PMP, Prince 2 or Agile certifications ( preferable)

Experience:

• +8 Years post university work experience
• +4 years Leading projects independently
• Experience in FMCG, Petrochemical, Tyre, Automotive sectors (Must)
• Knowledge of a broad range of subjects, from economics to materials