Senior Project Manager - Durban, South Africa - Dimension Data

Dimension Data

Verified Company

Durban, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

As a Senior Project Manager, you'll be responsible for coordinating the work of multiple teams. You'll review progress and ensure that everything is on track to meet deadlines.

You will be responsible for ensuring all project stakeholders are kept up-to-date with progress, delivering regular status updates throughout each stage of the project.

Your role will require considerable experience in planning and coordinating large scale software development projects within an agile methodology as well as managing complex communication between different stakeholder groups and individuals.

**Requirements

Maintaining and monitoring project plans, project schedules, work hours, budgets, and expenditures
Identification and managing of Project dependencies and Critical Path
Scheduling regular meetings and recording decisions (e.g. assigned tasks and next steps)
Update project management governance documents
Prepare and provide documentation to internal teams and key stakeholders
Monitor project progress and address potential issues
Act as the point of contact for all participants
Organizing, attending, and participating in stakeholder meetings.
Documenting and following up on important actions and decisions from meetings
Preparing necessary presentation materials for meetings
Ensuring project deadlines are met
Determining project changes
Providing administrative support as needed
Undertaking project tasks as required
Ensuring projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for the project
Document project risks and issues and followup on feedback and solutions
Ensure that all key stakeholders stay informed and are considered when required, e.g., GDT OpCo, Quality Manager and the ServiceNow Owner
Chair and facilitate meetings where appropriate and distribute minutes to all project team members
Create a project management calendar for fulfilling each goal and objective

**Qualifications

General project management understanding and experience (PMP / PRINCE2 certification is a plus)
Agile project methods, such as Scrum and Kanban boards
Project administration knowledge and experience
Organisational change management: understanding the key concepts and its importance in a project
Solid organization and timemanagement skills
Knowledge of Computer Systems Validation (CSV) process is preferred

Additional beneficial knowledge areas