Senior Project Manager: Operations – Property Development - Gqeberha - Permanent - Paterson Grade D3 at Coega

RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS

The primary objective of the Senior Project Manager is to deliver functional world-class purpose-built bulk infrastructure.  In pursuance of this primary objective, the Senior Project Manager is required to: -

• Provide on-site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Full project life cycle ownership: successful project delivery will include full implementation from initiation to deployment for one major or several minor initiatives simultaneously
• Manage all aspects of multiple related projects to ensure the overall program is aligned to and directly supports the achievement of strategic objectives
• Report on project success criteria results, metrics, test and deployment management activities
• Prepare estimates and detailed project plan for all phases of the project
• Procure adequate resources to achieve project objectives in planned timeframes
• Manage the day-to-day project activities and resources and chairs the project management team meetings
• Monitor staff performance and complete performance reviews
• Provide status reporting regarding project milestones, deliverable, dependencies, risks and issues, communicating across leadership
• Demonstrate a functional acumen to support how solutions will address client goals while maintaining alignment with industry best practices
• Manage project scope and changes
• Participate and/or drive feasibility studies, vendor selections and proposals for evaluation by appropriate key stakeholders
• Manage ongoing quality control and participate in quality issue resolution
• Assist in dispute, negotiation, arbitration or litigation, as needed
• Support formal/informal schedules to manage the engagement contract
• Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel
• Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations to various audiences, including project team, and key stakeholders
• Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project and program team
• Deliver appropriate and effective senior level communication
• Ensure that projects and programs are proceeding according to scope, schedule, budget and quality standards
• Manage project and program issues and risks to mitigate impact to baseline
• Continue professional development in order to keep abreast of emerging technologies, methods and best practices
• Extensive understanding of project and program management principles, methods and techniques
• Proven success in providing on site leadership for project team by building and motivating team members to meet project goals, adhering to their responsibilities and project milestones
• Performance reviews and staff development
• Monitor the performance of staff

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

Overall co-ordination of designated infrastructure works

• Ensuring overall co-ordination of designated works.
• Ensuring that the Coega Project as a whole moves towards realising the CDC’s vision for the CDC.
• Decide on project execution strategies, plan project life cycles and direct procurement strategies.
• Evaluate life cycle operational and maintenance cost when agreeing specifications and capital cost expenditure.
• Manage other CDC Business Units’ inputs and duties during project execution.
• Managing the designated infrastructure works.
• Prepare detailed business plans related to the designated infrastructure works.
• Convening meetings as necessary and taking responsibility for conduct of Technical Meetings, Steering Committee Meetings and other ad hoc meetings for designated infrastructure works.

Facilitation

• To oversee and facilitate the planning, design and implementation of infrastructure works. 

Promote CDC vision

• To promote the values, mission, vision, policies and strategies adopted by the CDC from time to time.

Monitoring

• To monitor progress of all designated infrastructure works in terms of budget, implementation programmes, quality of works, safety of construction and environmental compliance with the RoD.
• To monitor performance of consultants, sub-consultants, suppliers, developers and concessionaires in respect of the designated infrastructure works, contract, construction and project management.
• To monitor the empowerment of contractors and consultants through performance reviews.

Stakeholder involvement

• To interact with different role-players, interested and affected parties, stakeholders and implementing agents impacted by or impacting on the designated infrastructure works.
• To negotiate design philosophies, equipment and materials specifications and quality of construction with local authorities.

Reporting

• To prepare reports and position papers as required and directed by the Programme Director/Programme Manager.

REQUIREMENTS

• Relevant degree or diploma in Civil Engineering, Architecture, Construction Management or similar;
• Minimum of 10 years built environment working experience for which 5 years must be specific on project planning and or design;
• A certificate in Project Management (PMBOK or other methodologies);
• Must have managed a project value of R150m to R200m from inception to successful closeout;
• Can oversee a large number of projects of varying degrees of complexity - up to 200;
• Good communication skills and report writing; Can provide insights across other Clusters and across other BU;
• Must be able to work with Microsoft Excel, MS Project or similar;
• Registration with a statutory professional body.