Project Manager External - Midrand, South Africa - Siemens Proprietary Limited
Description
Job Title / Role:
Project Manager - External
Organization:
Lead Country South Africa
Location:
Midrand, South Africa
Reporting Manager:
Project Management Manager
The Business
Siemens Smart Infrastructure combines thereal and digital worlds across energy systems, buildings, and industries,enhancing the way people live and work and significantly improving efficiencyand sustainability. We work together with customers and partners to create anecosystem that both intuitively responds to the needs of people and helpscustomers achieve their business goals. It helps our customers to thrive,communities to progress and supports sustainable development to protect ourplanet for the next generation.
Role Headline
Responsibilities of the Role
•Consults with customers on technical solutions,together with the Sales Manager or Key Account Manager.
•Clarifies customers ́ targets and requirements,and/or specification in request for proposal (RFP).
•Prepares participation in tender and leadsnegotiation with customers.
•Coordinates overall planning of the project anddecides on allocation of resources.
•Clarifies specification and continuously liaiseswith other internal departments involved ensuring clear KPI's for all teammembers.
•Monitors milestone and adherence to budgets, andinitiates actions to minimize non-conformance cost.
•Reviews project risks and ensures thatappropriate mitigation measures are put in place by following the contractualclaims procedure to maximise opportunities.
•Maintains constant communication to customers,outside contractors or other stakeholders with minutes of meetings beingdistributed to all relevant parties.
•May coordinate agreed commissioning measuresonsite, together with Engineering.
•Adheres to PM standards and Business ConductGuidelines (e.g., Tax regulations, Export Control, EHS, Quality Control).
•Manages and coordinates all temporarily assignedproject staff.
Qualifications and Experience
•Relevant tertiary Degree/Diploma, preferably anElectrical Engineering qualification or similar.
•Must have min 3-5 years' experience with NEC3.
•FIDIC experience would be advantageous.
•Metering software solution project experiencewould be advantageous.
•Cross Border Project Management ExperienceAdvantageous.
•5-8 ears' experience in project management withfull profit and loss responsibility.
Attributes and skills
•Strong Administration and time managementskills.
•Advanced interpersonal skills
•Ability to lead virtual project team/s to asuccessful implementation across countries.
•Excellent intercultural skills to cooperate withcustomers throughout sub-Saharan Africa.
•Must be willing to travel.
Our culture:
Our culture embraces differentperspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is aconstant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industryrather than just react to it. That is why we invite you to take on new challenges,test your ideas, and celebrate success.
The company's approved Employment EquityPlan and Targets under the Employment Equity Act will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an equal opportunityemployer, we encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
We care about your data privacy and takecompliance with the POPI Act, GDPR as wellas other data protection legislation seriously. For this reason, we ask you notto send us your CV or resume by email. We ask instead that you create a profilein our talent community where you can upload your CV. Setting up a profile letsus know you are interested in career opportunities with us and makes it easyfor us to send you an alert when relevant positions become open, - Closing Date 19 January 2024