Team Leader - Project Manager (Industrial Refrigeration) at GEA Group

Responsibilities / Tasks

• Manage and complete complex refrigeration Projects from receipt of order through commissioning and hand-over to the client, whilst controlling and mitigating risk
• Assist your team members on their refrigeration projects as required, to ensure quality, on-time delivery, cost management as well as HSE standards are maintained.
• Assist Sales team with costing pertaining to the installation requirements when required.
• Provides feedback to the Head of Project Realization on project performance overall and financial.
• Controls team expenses to meet budget guidelines.
• Produce Project Reports and POC Forecasts by consulting with Project Managers and report back.
• Manage and develop sub-contractors and suppliers.
• Ensure sub-contractors SLAs are in place and current on all projects.
• Align and meet with finance division on priority creditor payments and cash flow forecasts as required.
• Ensure project realization complies with Health, Safety, Environment & Quality regulations and policies and where possible exceed industry standards.
• Lead your direct reports to ensure they adhere to company protocol and standards.
• Manage team members leave approvals based on workload and encourage leave for a healthy working environment.
• Ensure that all orders received are assigned to a Project Manager and sub-contractors.
• Ensure that projects are completed within the relevant budgets.
• Ensure that timesheets are completed weekly for overhead recovery purposes.
• Ensure that regular meetings take place with project realization staff to assess project health.
• Ensure that the monthly invoicing on all projects for your team is completed and submitted to the clients.
• Ensure that all invoice payments are followed up to keep the debtors book clean.
• Ensure that projects are ‘closed’ off to ensure that the monthly financial targets are met.
• Ensure that all completed projects are ‘Admin Closed’ in accordance with the Accounting Department requirements.
• Conduct close-out /lesson’s learned feedback sessions with project managers and report back.
• Prepare formal agendas and minute discussions to ensure responsibility and timeous completion of tasks.
• Implement Project Management templates (PPP)
• Attend to clients’ queries/complaints to promote satisfaction levels.
• Assist Project Managers with the required training to maximize their skill levels.
• Motivate and coach team members continuously.
• Ensure that team members receive the correct HSE training and certification is up to date.
• Summary: Manage and take responsibility for essential activities in your team incl.: Project programming, Engineering, Ordering, Expediting, Installation, Commissioning, Drawings, Cost Control & Reporting
• Other duties may be assigned from time to time as the need arises.

Your Profile / Qualifications

Educational Background

• Tertiary Qualification in Mechanical Engineering
• Formal training in Project Management (PMP etc.)

Professional Knowledge And Experiences

• 10 years’ experience in project management, specifically in industrial refrigeration field
• 5 years’ experience in supervisory, team lead role
• Professional development seminars and workshops in project management, HSE, Leadership
• SAQCC Authorized Refrigeration Gas Practitioner registration

Other Skills And Competencies

• English (read, write, and speak)
• Open-minded and solution oriented, strong problem-solving skills
• Team player, good net-worker and negotiator
• Very good communication skills
• Strong customer orientation and ability to engage with customer on senior level
• Strong understanding of profit and loss
• Demonstrated experience in supply and install project costings
• Ability to engage with customers at different levels
• Leadership skills, entrepreneurial competencies