Senior Project Manager at De Beers Group

Job Description:

The incumbent will be responsible for all project functions and activities associated with safety, management, resourcing, engineering, planning, scheduling, procurement, risk management, reporting, construction, budget estimating and control during both study and execution phases in line with De Beers project procedures. There will be a requirement to manage and co-ordinate the activities of project team members and other service providing companies. The incumbent will be required to plan, manage and execute projects up to Category 4 within time, cost, resource and budget constraints, through all project phases in line with De Beers project procedures. 

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications:

• Recognised Degree / BTech in Engineering,
• Postgraduate qualification in project management (advantageous)

Required experience:

• Minimum of 10 years post qualification experience with at least 8 years in project management of studies and execution of large multidisciplinary projects.
• Contract and contractor management experience
• Experience in marine and land-based mining related projects, including ship conversion, process plant and subsea mining would be an added advantage but not a prerequisite.
• EPCM/ EPC consultant experience would be advantageous
• Preparedness to work remotely and on site as and when necessary
• A good understanding of Systems Acquisition and PMBOK processes

Skills and Knowledge:

• Ability to manage multi-disciplinary project teams 
• Contractor management skills 
• Technical skills relevant to the projects  
• A good understanding of Systems Acquisition, AA IDM and PMBOK processes 
• Quality management 
• Project Control Management – Planning, Scheduling, Cost Control and Change Control 
• Stakeholder Management, including internal and external stakeholders 
• Development and implementation of Value Improvement Practices 
• Project Integration and Risk Management