Project Manager – IT needed at Astron Energy Ltd.

Job Description

• Lead the delivery of IT projects from project initiation to transition to operations so as to deliver projects on time and within budget and to meet the desired business objectives.
• Follow the Astron Energy Value Office (VO) and Project Delivery Process (PDP) processes to ensure adherence to governance and project management guidelines.
• Manage projects through the PDP phases of identify and assessment; select; define; execute and operate, review and track value.
• Key focus areas include strong leadership, clear and timely decision making, stakeholder engagement, managing costs and measuring value, focus on health, safety and compliance.
• Take projects from the idea phase and frame appropriately to meet the project and business objectives through scoping, considering the alternatives and selecting the desired alternatives
• Develop conceptual designs, the scope of work and associated business case
• Take through various phase gates to ensure proper project governance
• Seek funding approval and track and report on the budget
• Establish project plan and initiate project mobilization
• Confirm design specifications, design solutions and then build and test during the execution phase
• Secure resources and define roles and responsibilities
• Monitor and control execution of projects though PDP phases
• Provide leadership and decision-making support by establishing project governance
• Perform project reporting including overall performance, action tracking and maintenance of decision logs
• Early identification and management of project risks
• Project completion documentation
• Delivery of projects through Agile methodology
• Ensure IT Projects are effectively managed, enabling them to be on time, to budget and to the expected quality level
• Contract Management – proficient at contract management if required for project execution, tracking milestones and delivery via 3rd party contracts
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across IT, the business and 3rd parties involved in project execution
• Define and track key performance metrics (e.g., budget variance, delivery timelines, stakeholder satisfaction, post-implementation issue rates).
• Develop and execute change management strategies, including user adoption plans, training programs, and communication campaigns.
• Utilize enterprise project management tools such as SAP, Jira, MS Project, and ServiceNow for planning, tracking, and reporting.
• Leverage analytics platforms for dashboard reporting, portfolio health monitoring, and data-informed decision-making.
• Establish clear escalation and decision rights frameworks, including RACI matrices for critical project events (e.g. vendor delays, scope changes).
• Incorporate information security best practices and regulatory compliance (e.g., data privacy, BCP, InfoSec protocols) into project delivery.
• Facilitate post-project retrospectives, lessons learned sessions, and value realization assessments. Ensure knowledge captures and reuse.

Professional Qualification and Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree/Diploma in Computer Science, Information Systems or other related field, or equivalent work experience desired.
• Diploma/Certificate in Project Management, PMP, Agile/scrum, Prince2 desired

Work Experience:

• 10 or more years’ experience, preferably in petrochemical industry with a focus on Retail Service Stations, IT and/or the Refinery
• 4+ years of program/project management experience

Knowledge and skills:

• Strong track record of on-time, on-budget and to-specification delivery of projects
• Organization and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget
• Excellent resource planning and task scheduling skills
• Ability to work under pressure; in stressful situations to tight timelines; sometimes on multiple projects simultaneously
• Analytical and problem-solving skills to handle any issues that occur during project completion
• Strong reporting and co-ordination skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills to coordinate with team members and management and explain technical issues

Application deadline:

• 31 July 2025