Senior Project Manager - Johannesburg, South Africa - Recruitment Matters Africa

Recruitment Matters Africa

Verified Company

Johannesburg, South Africa

3 weeks ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Our client are looking for a highly organized senior project manager to oversee the successful execution of projects.

The senior project manager does this by creating planning steps, managing the budget and identifying the required resources for the project.

Responsibilities:

Assume overall responsibility of Project Services (PS) projects, from tender award / handover stage through to contract execution, including commissioning and takeover and handover to client / services / operations.
Establish and maintain a positive and informative relationship with the client, supplier, subcontractor and colleagues.
Accept full responsibility and accountability for successful and timeous completion of all projects including but not limited to contractual, procurement, engineering technical and financial aspects.
Identify, monitor and manage external resources, subcontractors, suppliers and site activities.
Ensure the implementation and compliance with signed client contract specifications regarding all technical and financial aspects.
Ensure effective contractual management of the project through timely delivery of notices as may be required under the project contract with regard to variations, extensions of time and any other contractual requirements.
Monitor and manage internal resources for execution of projects.
If the need arises, manage internal resources for tendering & consulting.
Monitor and manage all financial aspects of the project including update/forecasts of project financial projections.
Approve supplier invoices for payment (invoice acceptance).
Approval of manufacture and fabrication drawings.
Negotiate Variation Orders up to a value determined by your line manager.
Sign Purchase Order Requests up to the value determined by your line manager.
Authorize Purchase Orders up to the value determined by your line manager.
Develop and maintain project budget and populate Estimated at Completion (EAC / CAF).
Manage project cash flow to run cash neutral or cash positive.
Complete monthly accruals and project update documentation and take responsibility for project budget.
Organise contract kickoff meetings with internal participants once an order / contract is accepted, to confirm the areas of responsibility, the milestones and launch execution.
Define and maintain project schedule / programme, including milestones and deadlines for all parties involved.
Conduct and minute Weekly Action Plan meetings (WAP) to ensure the project deliverables and financial requirements are communicated and monitored according to the set programme.
Actively followup and manage actions as identified in WAP.
Participate in the selection / adjudication of subcontractors and suppliers.
Manage contractual relationship with suppliers and subcontractors and ensure compliance to contractual programmes, costing and any other applicable project execution requirements.
Ensure that all RFQ's, supplier Purchase Orders and Sub-Contractor Subcontract Agreements are in full compliance with the Project / Client / Internal specification's and requirements prior to finalisation.
Participate in procurement strategy for the project.
Maintain accurate and up to date document and design register for the project.
Execute all functions and operations pertaining to this position according to company policies, standards and procedures.
Travel to client & contractor / fabricators sites locally and internationally when required to ensure project completion.
Adhere to the following guidelines for the successful completion of all projects:
Organise a contract kick-off meeting.
Thoroughly study the contract documentation and understand clearly all deliverables, obligations and specifications.
Identify & document risk / problem areas and formulate solutio
Present a preliminary project programme (Gantt chart) for discussion and finalisation and track the project according to a set baseline.
Identify and manage "scope gaps".
Schedule and minute Engineering Design Review Meetings in line with the Internal Design Procedure.
Manage the development of process correct P&ID to a frozen state timeously.
Ensure a frozen P&ID is approved and signed by all relevant personnel prior to detailed execution of the project.
Follow the set project programme conscientiously and give feedback to the Projects Manager during project review meetings.
Manage and where required, formulate Engineering packages, fabrication requests, order requisitions and other relevant documentation.
Manage the control of drawings and monitor CAD operations pertaining to the project.
Monitor and manage engineering resources, buyers, stores, workshop, sub

- contractor, supplier and site activities.

Manage project financial resources and give feedback on variances during project meetings.
Produce accurate estimates of project financial forecasts on a biweekly basis for monthly review or more freq