Section Manager Project Management SIB at Anglo American

• The Section Manager Project Management – SIB takes accountability at an operational level for the planning and delivery of the project / scope of work assigned to him/her

Job Description

• Effective safety leadership and behaviour modelling for the project team, contractors and construction workforce
• The development of an integrated plan (for the scope of work) incorporating all stakeholders and technical functions and in line with Anglo American standards
• Set-up of required controls to ensure delivery against these standards and the objectives as defined in the project charter
• Effective leadership of cross-functional teams in line with the Anglo American values
• Transparent reporting of progress to stakeholders
• Organizes the work into manageable activity clusters (phases)
• Determines an effective approach to completing the work
• Assists in preparing the project plan and obtain management approval
• Creates a project charter with the team, including the definition of completion criteria
• Determines project goals and priorities with management program manager and/or project sponsors
• Assists in determining priorities among project activities
• Assists in the effectively coordinating the activities of the team to meet project milestones
• 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 analyzing the actual performance against the plan and make adjustments consistent with plan objectives in the activities of the team to meet project milestones
• 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

This role Section Manager Project Management at a Band 6 level reporting to the Programme Delivery Manager.

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree – Civil Engineering / Electrical Engineering/ Mechanical Engineering
• Postgraduate qualification
• Project Management Degree - Advantage
• Safety Leadership Program – Advantage

Experience:

• At least 8-10 years' heavy industry project management experience
• Experience in Infrastructure related projects
• Managing external stakeholders
• Leading multi-disciplinary teams
• Significant exposure to SHE management of the construction environment
• Significant commercial exposure of contract negotiations and contract conditions
• Significant commercial exposure of dispute resolution
• Mining industry experience