Job Description

Education:

• Matric
• Tertiary qualification in project management or project controls
• MS project advanced / expert level
• Relevant tertiary qualifications; technical, management or business (related could be advantageous.)

Minimum Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years experience in a project management or planning / scheduling role.

Minimum 3 years experience in the engineering or mining sector.

• Additional exposure to disciplines such as civil, structural, mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation.
• Experience in the interaction with Clients both on site and in formal office settings e.g. meetings, design reviews, etc.
• Experience liaising and gathering information from contractors, both during progress meetings as well as telephonic and e-mail communications.

Job Experience & Skills Required:

• An in-depth, practical knowledge of MS Project is mandatory.
• Knowledge of competing and complimentary software programmes will be advantageous.
• Intermediate to advanced practical knowledge of Microsoft (MS) Word and Excel.
• Working knowledge of metallurgical operations and processes.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings.
• Technical qualification or experience will be advantageous.
• Civil, mechanical and structural construction processes, with in-depth understanding of construction sequencing.
• Manufacturing and construction standards in South Africa and abroad.
• Construction management, safety, quality and programming.
• Development, training, implementation and maintenance of project systems and programs.

Competencies Required:

• Develop and define project goals and objectives.
• Monitor and analyse project effectiveness using qualitative and quantitative tools.
• Recommend and implement modifications to improve effectiveness and attain project milestones.
• Plan, coordinate and monitor activities of assigned projects to develop and implement procedures, processes and systems.
• Inform employees in methods to ensure project continuity and completeness.
• Develop detailed task lists and work effort assessment.
• Prepare short and long-term resource allocation plans based on input from all key players and team members.
• Compile time and quantity-based S-curves.
• Compile earned value graphs.
• Collaborate with other role players to compile, analyse and optimise 4-D schedule.
• Oversee schedules and risk management plans and provide serious deviations warnings hindering project results.
• Identify changes in work scope in the project plan.
• Ensure to take appropriate planning measures with all clients to reassess, renegotiate and amend scope of work responsibilities, proposals, contracts and budgets.
• Ensure to convey required project data and information to project teams.
• Prepare and present regular internal and external project reports for management.
• Evaluate and analyse with team risks and issues compromising project results and develop plans to mitigate them.
• Lead development of baseline schedule and support Project Manager (PM) in Integrated Baseline Review (IBR).
• Gather actual data, update project schedule and develop reliable schedule forecast with support from project team.

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