Site Manager

Company based in South Africa seeks a Site Manager for their project near Kolwezi, DR Congo.

The successful candidate will have extensive project management experience in the mining industry, will either relocate to DRC or work on a long rotation. The Site Manager will report to the Project Manager.

Minimum Requirements

• Engineering (Mining Preferable)
• Minimum of 15 years’ experience in Engineering and construction projects
• Minimum 15 years experience in project management

Job Specification

Qualifications, experience and competences

• Strong communication skills, with excellent written and spoken English & French
• Extensive field humanitarian experience in a management role
• Strong project management skills and tools as well as proposal drafting and report drafting
• Understanding of logistics
• Strong security and safety management experience
• Strong leadership skills
• Proven problem solving and organisational skills
• Flexibility and the ability to remain calm under pressure
• Experience of conducting needs assessments and project development
• Experience of financial and administrative management
• Ability to work under stressful conditions in an isolated area with basic living conditions
• Good team-worker and able to live and work closely with a small team
• Experience of establishing strong working relationships with colleagues from different functions and cultures
• Experience of a flexible approach to managing and prioritising a high workload and multiple tasks in a fast paced environment with tight deadlines
• Experience of proactively identifying and addressing issues
• Confident and proficient in the use of MS Office
• Ability and willingness to undertake frequent travel to field sites
• An understanding of and commitment to the company’s mission and values