Job Opportunities at Hatch

Project Control Manager to be based in Johannesburg. In this role you will be assigned to a project leading a team of planning engineers, cost engineers and estimators. You will be responsible for all project control functions through a project from the prefeasibility to execution phase.

• Studying and understanding all relevant project documents and conditions.
• Establishing and defining job orientated project control procedures and reporting requirements
• Prepare set-up plan, assign project controls staff, conduct project controls kick-off meetings and commence set-up
• Establish project controls baselines, project coding, project controls systems set-up and reporting verification
• Review and approve the definitive capital cost estimate plans (as developed by the Estimator)
• Work with client to establish project accounting requirements including approvals, payment and funding processes and reporting requirements
• Using confirmed prime contract scope, owner's cost, staffing plan and definitive cost estimate; analyze EPCM performance and prepare detailed forecast of remaining work
• Confirm project authority delegation matrix and once approved by Project Manager, distribute via document control as per distribution matrix
• Defining primary job objectives clearly at project and departmental management levels by highlighting schedule and cost requirements
• Organising and directing the activities of the project control team
• Establishing and implementing document management and control processes
• Confirm periodic reporting and meeting requirements including the content, format and frequency. Publish the project reporting calendar showing cut-off dates, submission due dates and issues dates.
• Ensuring the maintenance of both time and cost trend performance indicators and statistics
• Analysing and comparing both schedule and cost information and relating conclusions such that management control action is alerted at the right time
• Undergo project progress measurement and earned value
• Develop project KPI monitoring and reporting
• Reviewing overall job status with cost/planning engineers and management and recommending corrective action where necessary
• Reviewing actual progress against planned progress, particularly with regard to manpower levels, productivity, performance metrics and payment
• Liaising with other team leaders at all meetings relative to project operations, to ensure that information affecting schedule and cost is continually up-dated
• Co-ordination of the final job statistics and analysis of the effectiveness of procedures for possible improvement on future projects
• Providing feedback on key project issues to key stakeholder on a timely basis

Essential

Skills / Qualifications / Experience:

• Tertiary qualifications in engineering or other relevant discipline or substituted project experience.
• 5 - 10 years relevant post graduate experience in managerial position and a minimum of 10 years’ experience in a project environment with detailed knowledge of Estimating, Cost Control, Planning, and Quantity Surveying
• Experience in high valued, multi-discipline EPCM environment projects from inception to close out

Knowledge in the following disciplines:

• Estimating – Understanding on the fundamentals of estimating and the ability to review total Project and Change Notice estimates to ensure accuracy of estimated costs for the scope of work at hand
• Cost Control – Ability to understand composite Project budgets, forecasting final costs and the control of the budget i.e. Commitment and Actuals. Full management of Project Trends and Changes to determine legitimacy and estimated impact to project schedule and budget. Management of the usage of Project Allowances i.e. Contingency, Escalation and Forex. Cash-flow monitoring.
• Planning & Scheduling – Ability to read and understand Project Schedules to ensure a true reflection of the Project progress and forecasted dates. Ability to verify impact of Project Changes to Project Schedule.
• Quantity Surveying – Knowledge of Quantity Surveying principals and Standard Systems of Measurement. Ability to verify progress payments, final invoices, escalation and Forex calculations.

Preferred

• Post graduate qualifications in Management or other professional certification
• Experience in the establishment of reporting standards, formats and frequency
• Experience in the, consolidated preparation, collation and presentation of project, financial and other reports
• Knowledge of EPCM principals, and the ability to interpret and verify Incentive agreements
• General Construction knowledge together with the understanding on the fundamentals of engineering models and construction drawings
• Possesses strong personal computer skills (MS Office package).
• Ability to work under pressure and a key factor is that the incumbent is deliverables driven
• Interpersonal skills, especially the ability to deal with people, staff and stakeholders at different level of seniority
• Broad business acumen including risk assessment and management
• Well-developed communication and presentation skills
• Conflict management skills
• Facilitation and negotiation skills
• Report writing skills.

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• The Planner is responsible for the delivery of project planning and progress measurement, ensuring that Hatch procedures and best practices are applied, as appropriate, and recommending changes to the Project Controls Manager where required. Responsible for developing and maintaining the project master schedule to meet the project objectives.
• Managing the planning resources allocated to the project by leading and directing Planners/ Schedulers and subordinates so that they are motivated and have access to the required resources in order to meet the work objectives set for them. Manage and mentor planning/ scheduling team to ensure that staff has an understanding of what is expected of them and has the necessary skills to execute the requirements. Identification training and development requirements for staff and ensure skills development takes place.

As a Successful Candidate, You Will

• A strong personal commitment to safety
• Personal responsibility for safety incident reporting
• Behavioral-based safety ethos to be embraced
• Personal responsibility for stopping any unsafe behavior as and when it occurs, and thereafter reporting the safety incident so that corrective action may be obtained
• Familiarization with Hatch safety processes, protocols and procedures.
• FEL 3 data verification and project set-up
• Project master schedule development
• Using progress reports (early and late curves) and project schedule (level 3 baseline); maintain, optimize and monitor progress. Identify and resolve issues
• Develop FEL4 level 3 commissioning schedule
• Analyze contractor level 4 schedule and provide recommendations.
• Project Schedule Monitoring and updates
• Generate and verify weekly updates and issue progress reports
• Maintain and optimize schedule, monitor progress, highlight and resolve schedule issues
• Generate all progress curves
• Develop and maintain commodity and resource profile
• Extract and publish four-week look ahead schedule
• Monitor slippages and critical and near critical paths and discuss with Project Controls Manager for resolution
• Establish all equipment/ material and contractor ROS (Required on Site) dates
• Provide schedule input to the procurement bid process including reporting requirements and vendor and contractor milestone dates
• Assist with bid evaluation and ongoing management of the vendors and contractors with respect to their schedule commitments.
• Project Trend and change management
• Project progress measurement and earned value

You bring to the role

Essential

Qualifications and Experience

• Tertiary qualification in engineering or other relevant discipline or appropriate substituted experience
• Two to four years’ relevant experience in managerial position supported by five to eight years’ experience as a planner in a multi discipline project environment
• Sound technical knowledge in a multi-discipline environment
• Knowledge of the estimating and tendering processes
• Knowledge in the use of Primavera Project Planner P6
• Technical overview of work methods and techniques
• Risk management principles
• Good knowledge of project management principles
• Knowledge of forms of contract will be a definite advantage.

Preferred

• Interpersonal and good communication skills in the areas of both written and verbal communication
• Computer literacy (MS Office package)
• Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Planning and organizing
• Problem solving and mitigating skills
• Presentation skills.

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As The Successful Candidate, You Will Be

• Lead work packages on projects and provide technical support and mentorship to graduates and junior resources in your areas of technical expertise
• Working directly with clients to oversee successful engagement delivery
• Winning new work and contributing to bids with other business sectors
• Available to travel to international project locations
• Working in a dynamic team of Ports & Coastal Engineers and collaborate with other disciplines (Civil Infrastructure, Mechanical BMH, Dynamic Simulation, Controls and Instrumentation, Advisory etc.) or occasionally manage surveyors or field investigation contractors
• Be responsible for executing and leading port and coastal engineering design tasks, including harbour basin, port layout and berth planning and designs, data gathering, site data analysis, metocean data analysis, and coastal engineering element designs
• Be responsible for report writing on client engagements, whether technical notes on designs, sections of larger reports or complete study reports
• Be working closely with other key expert teams on mining corridor studies to assist and define inputs to availability and downtimes for export volumes at the berth and port channels

You Bring To The Role

• 7 to 12 years working experience after obtaining your Post Graduate Degree in Ports and/or Coastal Engineering at a recognized tertiary institution
• Professional registration with ECSA (or a recognised professional council)
• Experience in the field of ports and coastal engineering, such as the specialist sub-disciplines of port planning, terminal layout design, coastal engineering, coastal structures design, and ideally also berth structure design
• Experience in applying local and international applicable guidelines and standards such as CIRIA, CEM, PIANC, Eurocodes, British Standards, ANSI
• Experience in coordinating and leading small studies
• Assist in the training of graduate engineers