Project Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Unique Personnel

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Johannesburg, South Africa

1 week ago

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Description

Job Number

  • 72411

Job Type

  • FT Contract

Job Title

  • Project Manager

Computer Skills

  • MS Office Suite

Industry

  • Energy
  • Gas

City

  • Johannesburg (Incl. Northern Suburbs)

Province

  • Gauteng
  • 1 YEAR FIXED TERM CONTRACT Reporting to Chief Operation Officer Role Description: The role of the Project Manager is to plan, execute and finalise projects according to strict deadlines and within budget. This includes acquiring resources and coordinating the efforts of team members and thirdparty contractors or consultants to deliver projects according to plan.
The project manager will also define the project's objectives and oversee quality control throughout its life cycle- Responsibilities:

  • The Project Manager will deliver the development and pre-financial close works for an anaerobic digestion plant to generate electricity for export on the national grid, using organic waste as a feedstock, located in [locations], including:
  • Draft, control, and deliver a project programme and project budget
  • Oversee technical, commercial, and E&S workstreams and engage with team members, service providers, contractors, and stakeholders to deliver various workstreams in the programme and budget
  • Prepare regular reporting for management and present this as required
  • Coordinate partner working groups for commercial, technical, and E&S workstreams
  • Support the BEH Feedstock Manager to secure the suitable quantities and types of feedstock for the plant, as well as assess the opportunities and risks of the plant digestate o Lead the appointment of service providers for development works, including site studies, feedstock assessments, technical advisory and engineering.
  • Engage with landowners and wayleave owners for securitisation of the plant location, including overseeing access and logistics studies
  • Together with the HSSE Manager, prioritise HSSE within the project culture and integrate within all development activities
  • Coordinate and oversee tenders for the construction and operation works, including engagement with successful bidders for closing of contracts and agreements, as well as all frontend engineering design (FEED) necessary to be completed prior to financial close
  • Oversee and participate in all permitting and licensing required for the construction and operation for the plant.
  • All other project management and development tasks as may be assigned by the COO and Project executive
  • Management:
  • Develop the project charter with the project sponsor;
  • Determine project goals and priorities;
  • Advise on the selection of project team members;
  • Represent the client's or organisation's interests;
  • Organise the various professional people working on a project;
  • Ensure that all project related IT systems and tools used to keep track of people and progress is effective;
  • Monitor sub
  • contractors to ensure guidelines are maintained;
  • Manage and communicate a clear vision of the project's objectives and motivate the project team to achieve them. Create a project environment that enables peak performance by team members;
  • Manage relationships with project stakeholders, including internal and external clients and vendors. Keep the stakeholders informed of progress and issues to manage expectations on all project requirements and deliverables;
  • Involve functional expertise and specialist staff design reviews and key decisions;
  • Resolve conflict and interface problems within the project;
  • Manage the financial aspects of the project: budgeting, estimate to actual variance, capital project management, etc.;
  • Liaise with the project client and co
  • ordinate any input from operational staff towards project decisions such as;
  • Scope, schedule, cost, resource, and quality change requisitions
  • Technical queries
  • Design reviews
  • Ensure that the project's business case is continuously reviewed during the project execution and handover phases;
  • During the project execution, liaise with the project steering committee on project business case threats;
  • Liaise with an assurance team within the Project Support Office (PSO); Effectively coordinate the activities of the team to meet project milestones;
  • Adhere to safety regulations, standards, procedures and practices and report noncompliance;
  • Participate in regular safety meetings and make recommendations to ensure overall safety;
  • Project facilitation to ensure alignment amongst stakeholders;
  • Ensure that lessons learned are captured by the project team;
  • Perform regular inspections in the work area and report hazards to ensure environment is safety and hazard free. Recommend remedial action where necessary.
  • Administration:
  • Accept the role of the project manager as designated by the project sponsor;
  • Gather stakeholder input and rank the top project risks in terms of total impact;
  • Contribute to the lessons learned database;
  • Manage change to preserve the business plan to the original estimate commitments. Initiate a review if objectives must c
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