Senior Project Manager

Minimum Requirements

• Tertiary Qualification in Eng.
• PMP Certification
• 8+ yrs exp in relevant project management experience in Engineering & Construction Companies.
• Knowledge of mining industry is an advantage
• Knowledge of safety and legal compliance
• Certified knowledge of SA OHS Act and Mining Act
• Certified knowledge of Contracts Management.

Job Specification

• Creates the Project Plan on the basis of the contract to be executed
• Manages the risks in the project and implements all possible strategies to mitigate them
• Coordinates the financial control of the project, puts in place all necessary hedges (swap contracts, future contracts…) and negotiate terms of payments (i.e. Letter of Credits…) with the major stakeholders in the project
• Manages and approves the project schedule and its revisions.
• Leads the project teams responsible for the Design, Engineering, procurement, construction, commissioning & Post switch-in phases of a project.
• Handles the relations between the Company and the stakeholders in the Project (Customer, suppliers, sister companies…)
• Manages the project team being responsible for  the professional growth of the project team people
• Collaborates with the Technological department to the achievement of the performances of the Contract
• Ultimately  responsible for the customer satisfaction during the development of the project
• Responsible for the application of the company procedures (ISO Standards) in the project
• Reports status of the project to Company Executive Management

Competencies:

• Contract management and compliance with legal requirements
• Business acumen
• Organisational skills
• Leadership
• Drive and motivation
• Strong planning and forecasting ability
• Negotiation Skills
• Teamwork
• Adapting to change
• Effective oral and written communication skills
• Customer orientation
• Achievement orientation
• Strong problem solving
• Stress Tolerance
• Attention to detail
• Sense of urgency
• Strong interpersonal skill
• People Development
• Organizational Growth

This is a leading company in the design and supply of high-capacity electric submerged-arc smelting furnaces and complete smelting plants for the production of ferroalloys, base metals , slag cleaning and alloy refining.