Senior Professional Officer – Project Management Unit Job at City of Cape Town

Requirements

• A relevant tertiary qualification (Degree or BTech) in the Built Environment (Civil / Structural Engineering, Architecture or Quantity Surveying)
• Registration with a Built Environment Council.
• 5 – 8 years’ Experience in a construction project management environment.
• Computer Literacy in MS Office and MS 

Key Performance Areas

• Manage built environment projects from Initiation to Close Out.
• Engaging, facilitating and managing both internal and
•  external customers, departments and other entities during the project life cycle.
• Ensuring the conceptual and tangible implementation of projects by managing the planning and implementation phases.
• Implementing appropriate communication strategies with
•  various role players to ensure information sharing and shared work.
• Implementing change management strategies required to guide the approach and pace of new projects.
• Manages and encourages people, optimizes their outputs and effectively manages relationships to achieve municipal goals.
• Manages and monitors project financial risk.
• Facilitating inter-departmental and inter-directorate project coordination.
• Developing, implementing and managing the Directorate
• Tenders and Contracts as per the City’s relevant strategies policies, procedures, systems and processes.
• Develop project specific risk strategies and plans.
• Drawing up complex reports and correspondence.
• Delivering various projects and programmes within predetermined parameter