Current Vacancies at De Beers Group

Job Description

• The role requires a strong understanding of the business and of key Business Planning and Performance Reporting processes, valuations, together with collaboration with Business Support Accountants and established network of contacts. The Senior Reporting Analyst uses this together with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities to deliver high quality Business Planning and Performance Reporting outputs and is able to clearly articulate key messages to senior management.

Your role will:

• Collaborate with various stakeholders (Operational finance teams, Group finance, Technical teams and DBCM Exco) in developing and delivering a strategic business plan for the DBCM business.
• Responsible for delivering the DBCM consolidated short term (3 years) and longer-term profit and loss, balance sheet and cash flow statements for DBCM, in line with Draft and Final Business Planning timelines, accurately and efficiently.
• Ensure that business planning across DBCM is aligned to the needs, timelines and expectations of DBCM Exco, De Beers Group and Anglo
• DBCM Life of Mine modelling in HSF/Onestream together with related funding and cash flows (including preference share models, dividends, repayments).
• Evaluate proposed changes to operational plans and make recommendations to DBCM Exco
• Ensure that the mining lead indicators are joined up with the holistic business plan and integrate with the financial numbers.
• Ensure all opportunities and risks are clearly articulated and expressed in operational and financial plans and can be clearly measured and demonstrated.
• Responsible for Business Plan reporting and flexing (revenue, costs, capex, analysis, presentations etc.)
• Responsible for DBCM NPV analysis & reconciliations and annual impairment assessment.
• Take the DBCM lead in the successful implementation of the OneStream Project (transition current business planning system and process from HSF to Onestream).
• Project valuations and draft updates to Anglo InvestCo
• Lead the required financial support for the DBCM Closure and Legacy projects (commercial, legal impacts, estimates, governance, stakeholder engagements)
• In collaboration with the operational teams, provide timely and accurate analysis, challenge, and insightful review of the value drivers and performance data for the Managed Operations South African businesses.
• Identify and succinctly articulate the key judgement areas in the monthly results, outlooks and budgets, connecting accounting standard requirements with commercial and/or operational activity.
• Continually maintain, reassess and enhance Business Planning requirements and processes such that improvements become business as usual as soon as possible.
• Perform relevant sensitivity and scenario analysis in respect of the forecasts and budgets as well as review of risks and opportunities that exist.
• Provide assistance with the capital reporting process and the enhancement thereof.
• Provide assistance with the preparation of other presentations as required.
• Liaise effectively with key business contacts and build up strong working relationships.
• Participate and, where appropriate, take the lead in performance and diagnostic reviews and provide supporting analysis as required to other Group functions and Anglo American as required.
• Involvement in other ad-hoc finance and business projects as required.

Closing Date: 05 July 2024

Qualifications:

• Appropriate Finance or Commercial qualification with a Chartered Accountant, CFA or CIMA qualification being advantageous
• Proven track record of practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity
• 3-5 years' experience 
• Minning experience preferred

Additional information:

Knowledge and Skills:

• Working knowledge of Financial, Cost and Capital management
• Financial Reporting and Consolidation knowledge
• Advanced Accounting Package/Software and Systems knowledge and skills - AFC, HSF, Onestream, SAP, Excel, etc
• Uses a range of data and information sources to perform analysis and produce management reports
• Develops budgets, forecasts and reports to inform the business and drive stakeholder activity
• Performs financial reporting in accordance with group accounting principles
• Understands the fundamental principles of effective financial systems
• Applies governance and compliance knowledge to organisational processes and procedures and understands how governance, risk and compliance processes impact on the business
• Understands the interactions between systems and the key factors that lead to effective, efficient financial systems
• Solves technical and operational problems and applies process design and improvement thinking to drive efficiencies
• Interpersonal and communication skills – dealing effectively and professionally with budget holders, Heads of Departments and finance colleagues
• Customer Focus – Interacts professionally at all times and responding promptly to requests with accuracy and a courteous demeanour

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Job Description:

The focus for this role will be to:

• Undertake regular underground visits to monitor compliance to standards and to outline areas with possible strata control problems.
• Carry out appropriate rock engineering measurement and input relevant data into plans and layouts.
• Liaise with the Shift Supervisors to determine their individual needs according to operational plans or problems encountered and monitor underground conditions and reporting to the Shaft Rock Engineer.
• Provide guideline management in standards for section safety and performance and assist with the reviewing of mining layouts.
• Monitor legal conformance to procedures and standards in terms of rock engineering responsibilities and participate in the investigation of relevant rock engineering related incidents and accidents e.g. Codes of Practice during Pit and underground visits. 
• Support and assist the Shaft Rock Engineer with monthly risk assessments and rock engineering information for reporting. 
• Regular Rock Mass Ratings during underground visits to build up a database, monitor and report stability of underground workings and assist with testing rock properties.

Qualifications:

• Grade 12 with Mathematics and Science is required.
• Certificate in Strata Control is required. 

Experience & technical skills required:  

• 1 year experience in Strata Control within a Conventional Mining environment. 
• Computer literate in MS Office. 

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Job Description:

• Sets daily-, weekly- and monthly ventilation and occupational hygiene routine schedules.
• Determines the need for and assists in the development of ventilation and occupational hygiene procedures and standards as well as acting on ventilation and occupational hygiene-related legislation.
• Advises on changes to plans and schedules to minimize the effect of unexpected or unsafe work practices and stopping the operation if the working conditions are unsafe/unhealthy.
• Maintain Ventilation and Occupational Hygiene strategies and systems.
• Conduct risk assessments and participate in audits.
• Conducts daily ventilation and occupational hygiene inspections, layouts and records findings and report findings and recommends appropriate interventions.
• Computer literate in MS Office, CADs mine  and all other specialized technical programs would be normally associated with ventilation and hygiene reporting in a mining environment.

Qualifications:

• Practical certificate in Mine Environmental Control.
• Chamber of Mines Intermediate Certificate in Mine Environmental Control.
• Registered with the Mine Ventilation Society on Intermediate level.”
• Formal training or practical experience in: Certificate in Environmental Health.
• Certificate in Occupational Hygiene
• Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Risk Assessment
• Certificate in Occupational Hygiene Legislation will be advantageous

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Job Description

• The Supply Chain Manager will be responsible for managing service delivery to a site or group of sites including Local Procurement, Contract Management, Key Account Management, Inventory Management, Logistics and Warehousing, Materials Management and Repairs Management.

Key Tasks:

• Manages fulfilment of end-user requirements, cost effectively and ethically within the Service Level Agreements
• Manages key contracts, Contracts, Service Level Agreements and Supplier Management.
• Manages and executes all contractual correspondence. 
• Implements strategies to optimise logistics, procurement, inventory and warehousing costs whilst managing the supply risk to the business.
• Manages all internal and outsourced (EPCM) procurement, contract administration, quantity surveying, purchasing, expediting, consolidation, logistics and materials management activities.
• Manages and co-ordinates monthly payment certificates and Contract Reports for the Contract Manager. Ensures timeous resolution to all contractual and cost related issues.
• Manages the provision of all purchasing, warehousing and inventory control services provided at the Site, within an agreed Service Level Agreement
• Undertakes planning and forecasting to ensure sustained and optimised production at sites. Provides intelligence on local shortages, constraints, and supplier performance.
• Ensures correct maintenance of systems for recording, managing, and reporting of supply activity, and auditing of transactions.
• Reviews and identifies opportunities for improvement in logistics, warehousing, inventory management and purchasing activities.
• Manages compliance against policies and procedures with Anglo American Safety Health Environment and Community Management System and any local statutory requirements.
• Establishes and maintains processes to manage supplier relationships between site personnel and contracted suppliers.
• Accountable for the development of legal processes, the management and regulation of all Commercial Contracts which the VUP has to optimise current legal compliance practices and ensure improved control related to the supply chain management processes.
• Updates all NEC templates as considered necessary in line with the required improvements identified.
• Establishes and manages interfaces (human and technical) to ensure alignment of all costs incurred by the project with the invoice processing for contractors and suppliers.
• Leads the Local Procurement, Contract Management and Physical Supply Chain teams by setting performance goals and managing reviews and contributes to the preparation of personal development and training plan.
• Ensures on-going data integrity (auditable) and alignment and ensures appropriate documents storage and retention.
• Ensures adherence to legislative and corporate compliance requirements and ensures adequate risk identification, analysis and mitigation.
• Ensures that the EPCM adheres to required governance processes and delivers per the contractual requirements.
• Supports and coaches, direct reports in skills/knowledge development to ensure they have the necessary capabilities to effectively carry out their role and ensures optimal team performance.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree preferably in Legal/Engineering/Supply Chain/ business and/or engineering disciplines
• Membership of relevant professional body (advantageous)
• 10 years’ experience, with over 5 years in a senior management role, leading teams
• Solid experience managing a group discipline managing requisite commercial and regulatory processes to ensure operational effectiveness.
• Experience in managing NEC contracts would be advantageous.
• Proven track record for problem solving and successfully delivering projects.
• Strong relationship management capability
• Successful career in the mining industry, finance, or maintenance intensive arenas
• Experience in large scale underground & surface mining will be an advantage.
• Valid EB/Code 8 driver's License
• The post is dependent on the successful completion of the Company’s pre-employment protocol such as qualifications verification, relevant psychometric assessments, and a clear security clearance Medical Certificate of Fitness

Knowledge and technical skills:

• Manages the provision of all purchasing, warehousing and inventory control services provided at the Site, within an agreed Service Level Agreement
• Understanding of “The Mine Health and Safety Act” and “The Minerals and Energy Act”
• Working knowledge of Operational and Supply Codes of Practices, Policies and Procedures
• Working knowledge of Supply Chain systems, best practices and principles, Material Management, Forecasting and Warehouse Replenishment
• Sound knowledge of the BBBEE Code of Good Practice and Mining Charter
• Uses past experience and knowledge of successful sourcing value creation strategies as a basis for continuous improvement and reapplication, including use of new technology and coaches others by sharing these experiences with the team
• Focuses flexible strategies and sets priorities based on an analysis of strategic categories and business imperatives and obtains organisational buy-in for sourcing value creation strategies and seeks necessary resources for strategy implementation.
• Knowledge of the supplier market, innovations and new alternatives
• Supports implementation of best in class supplier relationship management techniques / programs to improve quality of existing supplier,
• Ensures strategic alignment of Anglo American and key suppliers by establishing common goals and objective.
• Good understanding of the purchasing framework and related policies and procedures
• Identifies and rectifies areas of non-compliance and opportunities for improvement to procurement policies and procedures.
• Works together with experts on cross-functional and cross-departmental solutions and processes and participates in the development of quality.

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Job Description:

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• As a Professional Health Occupational Health your responsibilities will include:

Safety & Health

• Consistently apply Safety & Health principles in all team interactions and take personal responsibility for safety of self and others to ensure zero harm and elimination of fatalities
• Identify specific risks within working area and adhere to discipline-specific plans/system to avoid these risks
• Implement Safety & Health systems within work area
• Assess the 'fitness for duty' of team members and take any subsequent necessary action
• Engage in physical safety checks, interventions and coaching
• Report deficiencies and implement plans to address deficiencies
• Conduct continual safety audits to check that all safety requirements are being met

Performance & Delivery

• Perform daily planning of activities and tasks to ensure timeous completion of tasks ahead of deadlines

Work Management

• Conduct pre-employment and exit medical examination in accordance to medical examination protocols.
• Conduct pre-placement and transfer medicals in accordance to medical examination protocols.
• Provide a baseline health status and determining fitness for duty.
• Report and assist on all injuries on duty and occupational diseases.
• Assess the ability to work and the health status of an employee/client.
• Ensure medical records are recorded and signed.
• Assess, monitor and provide support to patients with medical problems impacting on work ability. 

Feedback

• Ensure that reports are prepared according to prescribed standard and distributed to the relevant supervisor.

Sustainability & Social

• Execute delivery the sustainability activities as relevant to discipline and set out in the Life of Asset Plan to improve sustainability performance over time
• Comply with environmental and social requirements as relevant to discipline
• Implement environmental and social risk mitigation techniques as specified in the asset risk management approach as relevant to discipline

Qualifications:

• Grade 12
• Diploma or Degree in Nursing
• BTech or Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing
• Registered with SA Nursing Council as well as SASOHN (South African Society of Occupational Health Nursing)
• Certificate in Audiometry, Spirometry and Vision
• Basic Life Support certificate (advantageous)

Experience

• At least 2 years’ experience as an Occupational Health Nurse within the mining or industrial environment
• Administration and Record Keeping according to legal and ethical parameters
• Computer literate
• QMed experience would be advantageous
• Must have excellent people Skills, writing and administration skills
• Communication skills and critical thinking
• Willing & able to work overtime / be on standby as per operational requirements
• Must have a Driver’s license, and with own transport
• Certificate of Fitness

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Job Description:

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Manage, plan and coordinated work for the surveillance team through effective liaison with the other Protection Services Managers.
• Scheduling work for the surveillance team.
• Continuously liaise with the Head of Protection Services to determine priority is and provide feedback.
• Determine and manage projects to address Client needs
• Provide progress reports on surveillance activities and projects to clients
• Monitor security indicators and trends in the organization to identify surveillance needs
• Ensure that resources are allocated effectively to support surveillance activities
• Implement contingency plans to ensure that the surveillance teams are protected from risk even in adverse conditions.
• Identify best practices applicable to surveillance through benchmarking other organizations
• Identifying situations requiring expert external advisors or other divisions of Protection Services.
• Verify gathered information for its reliability
• Advise management on effective surveillance approaches and technologies to applicable to security risk management.
• Manage large surveillance projects involving other Security agencies.
• Ensure surveillance is conducted in line with set procedures and best practices applicable to the situation.
• Ensure the effective application of surveillance technologies
• Develop effective relationship with internal and external service suppliers
• Ensure effective communication systems to support investigations
• Effective two way open communication with employees
• Ensure that employees work in a safe and productive environment and set targets for improvements
• Support and participate in the training and development requirements of employees especially in terms of new systems and work practices
• Ensure that employees have clear work expectations and plans
• Interview potential new recruits
• Hold disciplinary and grievance enquiries
• Identify potential conflict situations and minimize the implications
• Control discipline and ensure fair decisions regarding Employee Relations
• Fairly manage cultural diversity
• Identify ideas to increase motivation
• Ensure that work is fairly allocated
• Ensure competency of employees for the work required
• Mentor Surveillance personnel within the team towards personal growth

Qualifications:

• National Diploma in Security Management or Equivalent
• B Tech in Security Management or equivalent NQF level 7 (Degree) qualification will be advantageous
• Registered with the PSIRA on grade A
• Valid driver’s licence code B
• CCTV Advanced Surveillance Skills and body language Course

Experience:

• Minimum 8 years’ experience in Security or equivalent environment with exposure in Investigation/ Crime Information analysis / Information gathering/ and or Surveillance 
• 5 years’ experience in security management

Knowledge and Skills:

• Knowledge of strategic and operational planning and management
• Competent in functional systems used in the organization
• Project management skills
• Understanding and recognition of criminal incident behaviour and suspect profiling
• Basic knowledge of applicable business communication and business reports writing
• Computer literacy (MS Office package)
• Communications in English (spoken, written and reading)
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Presentation and handling of evidence in court/disciplinary hearing
• Good working relations
• Management and leadership skills
• Threat and Risk Assessment skills
• Crisis Management
• Knowledge of security related legislation/policies/procedures/standards and VPSHR
• Financial management skills
• Statement taking and report writing
• Good Communications Skills
• Coaching and mentoring skills
• Co-ordination Responses to violent crimes
• Emergency preparedness and response to various situations
• Knowledge in Investigations, Information-gathering and Surveillance
• Knowledge of Counter Industrial Action procedures
• No criminal record
• Pass polygraph test
• Protection Services Induction
• Voluntary Principles on Security and Human Rights
• Use of Force Procedure
• AAP Rules of engagement
• Knowledge of International crime investigation and protection best practices
• Negotiation skills
• Cultural Diversity
• Research skills
• Resource management

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Job Description:

Job responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Support the development and implementation of the Tactical response Service policies, procedures and strategies required by the organization which are aligned to AAP Policy.
• Direct, plan and co-ordinate work for the Tactical Response Services team at a strategic level through effective liaison with Operation Protection Services Management, the Tactical Response Services Leads and the General Manager Security.
• Effective planning of Tactical Response Team, Security Training, Drone Services and Close Protection strategies.
• Continuously liaise with the Operational Security Section Managers on business strategy and policies and day to day developments.
• Monitoring security indicators and trends in the organization and identifying optimization proposals.
• Ensure availability of the necessary resources supporting organisation security measures.
• Monitoring and advising on Tactical Response Teams equipment, training, techniques, and methodologies to support business initiatives and continuity.
• Develop contingency strategies to ensure that the company is protected against identified risk.
• Identify security technologies and approaches that would be effective for the organization.
• Identify, promote, and communicate best practices applicable to the role through benchmarking other organizations.
• Interpret and advise on the impact of changes to relevant legislation.
• Engage and build relationships with law enforcement agencies and other relevant stakeholders.
• Implement information gathering systems within the Tactical Response Services area of operation to support management decision making for the protection of assets, employees, and business interests.
• Advise security management on effective risk management approaches.
• Liaise effectively with expert support to ensure that management is aware of Regional or National issues that could impact on the security risks of the operations.
• Support projects for the implementation of applicable work practices to support policies.
• Develop a trusting and mutually respectful relationship with internal and external service suppliers.
• Support the disciplinary and grievance enquiries and may represent company in court cases.
• Ensure the implementation of security systems that are accurate, standardized and operationally effective.
• Ensure the effectiveness of the Security related communication systems in the organization.
• Initiate regular audits to ensure effective contract management, the keeping of accurate personnel and asset records and security systems within Tactical Response Services
• Ensure the implementation of effective monitoring systems to facilitate legal and mandatory compliance.
• Initiate and monitor improvement projects.
• Proactively identify risks and threats including monitoring potential security breaches to the organization.
•  Monitor the stakeholder perception of Platinum Security.

Qualifications:

• National Diploma in Security Management or Equivalent (RPL may apply)
• Valid EB/Code 08 driver’s licence
• Registered with PSIRA on Grade A

Desirable

• B Tech in Security Management or equivalent NQF level 7 (Degree) qualification will be advantageous (RPL may apply)
• DH 4/5 qualification will be advantageous.
• Firearm Instructor qualification will be advantageous.

Experience

• Minimum 10 – 15 years’ experience in Security or equivalent environment with exposure in Tactical Operations and deployments
• 5 years’ experience in security management

Knowledge and Skills

• Apply tactical knowledge in the use of firearms.
• Demonstrate tactical proficiency with a handgun.
• Demonstrate tactical proficiency with a shotgun.
• Demonstrate tactical proficiency with a self-loading rifle or carbine.
• Knowledge of security related legislation / policies /procedures / standards

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Job Description

• This is a tactical role conducting and managing IM demand management, support, governance, analysis, project, and vendor management services within the targeted domain. The role is a De Beers Group business leader with extensive knowledge of the client facing application landscapes. They are aligned with IM and business objectives and operating model.
• To support the business strategy of leveraging systems to directly drive business value.

Key Tasks:

• Work with business process owners and solution architect, to create and maintain a prioritized, version-controlled development roadmap for applications owned, to enable business strategy.
• Perform functional analysis, requirements definition and solution configuration and testing, in conjunction with delivery teams.
• Lead and supervise development of solutions across projects and enhancements in the global solution scope.
• Lead design and implementation, user documentation, data migration and reconciliation for business systems.
• Drive the adoption of best practice and enforce the use of standard systems and solutions for local solutions and applications.
• Manage system demand, challenge assumptions to requirements to focus on value, establishing practicality and better ways of working.
• Gain consensus and buy-in from key stakeholders on all major decisions regarding system development.
• Plan the product lifecycle, lead product release plans, and set expectations with the business on delivery.
• Coordinate activities for cloud resources to meet application demands, budget constraints, and security requirements.
• Act as the key escalation point of contact for service providers and business in problem solving and investigations related to priority 1 and 2 incident.
• Work with third party services providers to ensure that the correct service levels are achieved. Track and monitor service provider process outputs to ensure that appropriate and effective service is delivered.
• Understand and manage the resource requirements with 3rd party support partners, in line with budget.
• Ensure the knowledge underpinning application/service delivery is documented, managed, and maintained.
• Identifies risk root causes and quantify potential business impact. Implements solutions to reduce level of exposure.
• Responsible for ensuring owned applications are compliant in terms of regulations and audit requirements.
• Participate in internal and external audit engagements and ensures that IT general controls are upheld in all aspects of the solutioning and support.
• Managerial responsibility for System Support Analysts, managing work allocation, assessing performance, and supporting employee career development.
• Actively participate in all business Safety, Health, and Safety initiatives
• Work safely and be committed to being a safety leader

Must be prepared to travel and work flexible hours when required.

Closing Date:  09 July 2024

Qualifications:

Qualifications and Experience:

• An undergraduate qualification (bachelor’s degree or equivalent) in the relevant IM discipline
• Experience working in a multinational, multi-cultural environment · IT Service Delivery, vendor management, project management.
• Business case formulation, design and delivery of global enterprise solutions · Senior stakeholder engagement and management
• Functional exposure to complex portfolio management concepts
• Team leadership and management
• Hands on experience with product development lifecycle
• 4 years’ demonstrated experience as a System/Product specialist within an agile team.

Additional information:

Knowledge and Skills:

• Ability to work across organisational and functional boundaries, with good influencing skills, excellent stakeholder, and supplier management skills, bringing people together to achieve a common goal. ·
• Financial metrics & budgeting (performance/cost/capital management) ·
• Cross-functional ERP experience · Overarching governance and quality management, ensuring compliance with data privacy and regulations ·
• New technologies and their impact on operational activities ·
• Business improvement tools and techniques
• Proven skills in setting individual and team goals, planning, prioritising, and administering work.
• Catalyst to delivering improvements and change.
• Capacity to learn quickly, understand complex business processes, and spot development areas.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A self-starter who takes the initiative and follows though ·
• Understands business strategies and can make the link to IM contribution ·
• Understands the IM Architecture and how their own work contributes to its achievement.

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Job Description:

Purpose of the role:

• To establish and manage the Project Controls functions, systems, and procedures to assure the definition of schedules, budgets and forecast costs for effective project management.  Project Controls duties include:
• Planning, Scheduling, and Project Progress Measurement
• Capital Cost Estimating & Project Risk Management
• Cost Control, Budgeting & Cost Forecasting
• Records and Document Management
• Management and Project Reporting

Key Responsibilities:

General

• Act as regional representative and “First Point of Contact” for Anglo American (AA) P&D Project Controls Group and provide coordination with AA Project Controls Teams in the region.
• Provide leadership and day-to-day technical direction to Project Controls Teams and Study/Project Managers, focused on studies and projects for the region.
• Evaluate technical and resource requirements of Project Controls for the studies/projects in the region.
• Ensure implementation of AA Project Controls Standards and Guidelines.
• Coordinate with HR and SCM/Project Commercial to source Project Controls personnel for Studies & Projects
• Assist in the preparation of Investment Proposal documentation.

Planning and Scheduling

• Projects Integrated Planning Session (IPS) - Ensure Studies and Projects conduct IPS’ and coordinate with the AA Principal Scheduler to ensure proper facilitation of the sessions.
• Ensure preparation of project schedules as defined in the AA and Scheduling Standard.
• Ensure regular updating of detailed schedules for owner’s and contractor’s scope (including Engineering, Procurement, Construction, and Commissioning activities).
• Define, ensure implementation and updating of the progress and performance reporting, including contractor’s progress measurements.
• Closely monitor the progress of contractors to ensure deliverables, productivity, expended hours, forecasts to go and resources employed, are accurately and realistically stated.
• Initiate and facilitate weekly schedule status reviews, analysis of schedule trends and formulation of recommended corrective action; and participate in Contractor’s status meetings.
• Quality Assure all required reports and schedule information.

Estimating and Benchmarking

• Prepare or ensure preparation of capital cost estimates, control budgets and forecasts for Owner’s scope, for combination with contractor’s input into an overall project budget and forecast.
• Coordinate with the AA Principal Estimator, the development of each Capital Cost Estimate as defined in the AA Capital Cost Estimating and Scheduling Standard.
• Benchmarking – Coordinate with the AA Principal Estimator to provide the appropriate benchmark information for the development of Study Stage Capex and Opex estimates or as checks for later stage estimates.
• Ensure Qualitative and quantitative risk assessments are complete for projects in line with the AA Project Risk Guideline.

Cost Control and Reporting

• Development and implementation of the Study or Project WBS, including the project cost coding structure to meet estimating, cost control, engineering, document control and other project reporting requirements and compatible with AA’s operating requirements.
• Accountable for the preparation of cost reports for both the Owner’s scope and contractor’s scope of work associated with T&S - Group Projects managed work.
• Maintain accurate records of committed, expended, and forecast costs associated with the study/project against the approved budgets.
• Implement cost forecasting and change management process for Owner’s and contractor’s cost; and ensure timely initiation of cost change variations are recorded and processed.
• Prepare cash flow forecasts of forthcoming financial requirements including commitment curves for the project.
• Review contractor’s progress reports in detail to ensure they are accurate, concise and informative on progress / costs to date and forecasts through to completion.
• Produce the monthly progress reports for projects/studies, and where appropriate, ensure that consolidation of the Owner’s scope with contractor’s reports into one overall report.
• Coordinate with the Finance Department to ensure that generally accepted accounting principles are applied to the project; perform invoice processing; record all actual project costs; perform financial reporting; interface with cost control.
• Ensure the establishment of Project Controls computer systems appropriate for the needs of the project in both home offices and field sites.

Records & Document Control

• Accountable for the establishment of the records management software in the region.
• Implement records and document control processes on projects in line with AA Records Management Guideline

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive.

Role-specific knowledge:

• A demonstrated thought leader and considered an external expert in the understanding and application of integrated policies and practices for all Project Controls disciplines (Estimating, Planning/Scheduling/Progressing, and Cost Control)
• Track record of leading ideas generation; translating these into practical initiatives to be implemented and demonstration of successful execution and delivery in Project Controls (Estimating, Planning/Scheduling/Progressing, and Cost Control) practices.
• Extensive knowledge of Project Controls Excellence (Estimating, Planning/Scheduling /Progressing, and Cost Control) over the complete project life cycle
• Significant knowledge of the region being represented, fluent in the local language and cultures; as well as, a working knowledge of the regional engineering and construction markets, companies, and methods of doing business.

Experience:

• 10-15 years experience
• Managerial/Supervisory experience needed
• Technical background would be advantageous

Qualifications:

• Desirable - An undergraduate qualification (Bachelors / Honours degree or equivalent) in a relevant technical discipline  
• A proven track record of extensive practical experience in a role and context of similar complexity is required.