Fresh Positions at De Beers Group

Job Description

• This role reports into the Senior Project Programme Manager
• The incumbent will be responsible for all project functions and activities associated with safety, management, resourcing, management, 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 typically up to Category 3 within time, cost, resource and budget constraints, through all project phases.

 Your role will include:

Financial Effectiveness

• Establish and manage project budgets to ensure delivery within approved budgets.

Project Integration Management

• Manage the development of integrated project management plans and systems.  This includes system requirements and solution definition. (E.g. project charter, scope statements, work breakdown structures, assignment of responsibility, resourcing requirements and budgets.)

Project Scope Management

• Define and implement effective project scope management.

Quality Management

• Implement project quality management programs to ensure quality outcomes aligned to project requirements.

Communication Effectiveness

• Draft, implement, manage and present project communication plans to ensure effective feedback to all project participants and stakeholders.

Risk Management

• Development and implementation of the project risk management plan to ensure the effective identification and management of all project risks.

Procurement & Contract Management

• Translate requirements into technical scopes of work.
• Review and ensure appropriate terms and conditions in collaboration with procurement practitioners.
• Manage the contracts to meet project objectives.

People Management

• Manage and guide subordinates to achieve individual and team objectives.

Effective knowledge transfer and improvement of own value adding capability

• Manages and implements knowledge sharing initiatives.

Safety, Health, Security and Environmental Effectiveness

• Ensures implementation of DB group for the Project SHE Procedures.

Effective stakeholder management

• Identifies, evaluates, manages and communicates to all project stakeholders.

Client Relationships

• Builds client/ partner relationships to maintain positive client engagement.

Qualifications:

• Recognised Degree / Diploma in Engineering or other relevant qualification at the same level

Additional requirements:

• 8-10 years post qualification experience with at least 5 years in project management of studies and execution of large multidisciplinary projects.       
• Contract and contractor management experience.  
• Experience in marine or land-based mining projects, ship conversion, process plants, land and subsea mining would be an added advantage but not a prerequisite.
• Preparedness to relocate to other center’s as and when necessary.

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Job Description:

• This role reports into a Project Manager or Senior Project Manager
• The incumbent will be responsible for all project engineering functions and activities associated with safety, 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 may be a requirement to manage and co-ordinate the activities of small project teams and 3rd party service providing companies.
• The incumbent will be required to plan, engineer and execute projects within time, cost, resource and budget constraints, through all project phases in line with De Beers project procedures.

 Your role will include:

Financial Effectiveness

• Establish and manage project financial budgets to deliver in line with project requirements.
• Deliver projects and studies within authorized budgets and cash flow.

Engineering Design and Analysis Effectiveness

• Manage, guide (and perform) the execution of systems and equipment specification and design including documentation, data packs and review.

Technical Consultancy Effectiveness

• Provide technical consulting services to the operations and disciplines in the area of specialization.

Project Engineering Effectiveness

• Identify and develop specifications and standards for systems and equipment
• Translate requirements into system specifications
• Draft scopes of work for procurement of consulting (e.g. design) services, fabrication, quality, physical installations and commissioning
• Administer contracts to deliver in line with contractual agreements
• Administer risk management on allocated work
• Reporting (incl. presentation) and report writing
• Carry out site verification and system commissioning
• Facilitate system integration, setting to work and handover of systems into new and existing systems
• Manage project technical documentation and as-built processes 
• People Management

Manage and guide subordinates to achieve individual and team objectives.

• Effective knowledge transfer and improvement of own value adding capability

Manages and implements knowledge sharing initiatives.

• Safety, Health, Security and Environmental Effectiveness

Manages and monitors department’s adherence to applicable legislation, company safety, security and environmental policies, procedures, goals and objectives

• Effective stakeholder management
• Develop client/partner relationships to facilitate teamwork and cross functional intra company boundaries

Client Relationships

• Builds relationships across the De Beers Pipeline by sharing business information and knowledge

Qualifications:

Formal qualifications:

• Recognised Degree/Diploma in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)

Additional requirements:

• 6 to 8 years post qualification experience with at least 5 years in project engineering and execution.
• Experience in multi-disciplinary marine or land based mining projects will be an added advantage but not a prerequisite.
• Preparedness to relocate to other centers as and when necessary

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Job Description:

• The incumbent will be required to plan, engineer and execute projects within time, cost, resource and budget constraints, through all project phases in line with De Beers project procedures.

 Your role will include:

• Develop project financial budgets.
• Manage and control the allocation of funds to ensure adherence to approved budgeted expenditure.
• Provide input to and basis of project capital and operating cost estimates.
• Manage the execution of design (systems, equipment and products) including documentation, data packs, re Risk evaluation and alleviation within design of systems, equipment and products( technical and  SHE)views and execution.
• Coordinate the integration of all project technical documents and reports in line with Group requirements
• Provide technical consulting services to the operations and disciplines in the area of specialization
• Define (draft) and coordinate scopes of work for system and equipment delivery
• Direct or prepare and evaluate the technical aspects of procurement
• Collaborate with the relevant stakeholders regarding technical issues
• Develop and manage implementation of quality plans
• Manage construction and commissioning activities through to handover
• Co-operate with colleagues to facilitate the achievement of company objectives
• Build relationships with project stakeholders through continual interaction and service excellence

Qualifications:

• Recognised Degree/Diploma in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical)

Additional requirements:

• 5 years post qualification experience with at least 2 years in project engineering and execution.
• Experience in marine and land based related projects, especially ship conversion, process plant and subsea mining will be an added advantage but not a prerequisite.
• Preparedness to relocate to other centres as and when necessary