Lead (Senior) Project Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - eSoft Development and Technologies

eSoft Development and Technologies

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Johannesburg, South Africa

2 weeks ago

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Thabo Mthembu

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Description

The Lead Project Manager is responsible to lead complex projects, characterized by carrying high levels of risk, having significant business impact and or involving multiple stakeholders.

The Lead Project Manager is overall accountable for the multiple streams within the project. Deliver the expected project objectives on IT projects, whilst managing time and cost within the agreed constraints.
It is leading the planning process, working with internal and external clients, specialists, consultants and suppliers to organise the project from initial planning and setup through to successful delivery, using the agreed PMO methodologies, principles, standards and processes.

What you will do?

Support Program Manager by delivering the committed program of IT projects on time, to scope and within budget, within the agreed constraints
Assuring governance and quality of the project including adoption of PMO methodologies, principles, standards and processes across the IT portfolio
Focus areas include
Support business case development
Lead project planning (project charter and project schedule)
Execute within the agreed governance structures
Progress monitoring and control
Cost management
Risk and issue management
Accurate and timeous project status reporting
Stakeholder management
Change control
Project closure through effective project governance

Key attributes and competencies
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Technical Project management skills:

PMBOK / Prince 2 or equivalent

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Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- to keep all players co-ordinated on project delivery and achieving business benefits

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Financial acumen:

- to support business case development and budget control
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Cross skilled in Infrastructure, Business Transformation and Software projects

Experience