Key Performance Output

The successful candidate will be reporting to the Group Manager Aviation Regulatory Standards, and will be responsible but not limited to the following: 

• Input into maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution of the asset.
• Ensure strategic alignment of projects to business objectives and a consistent approach to project execution to drive optimal delivery. 
• Oversee project scope and review projects within portfolio for resource prioritisation. 
• Facilitate project managers and related resources meeting to consolidate and align on project delivery. 
• Manage integration of project plans within multiple project portfolios; impact on business; key dependencies and optimise resources. 
• Responsible for overall performance of project portfolio, including implementation to agreed delivery timing, financials and quality. 
• Review updates from project managers on current stage and status of projects and provide necessary feedback and reporting on performance. 
• Update EXCO, PMO and relevant Business Owners on total portfolio status, highlight / escalate necessary project performance and concerns. 
• Assess and prioritise programme, financial and delivery risks. 
• Advise and facilitate on necessary mitigating actions; provide guidance to project managers on project issues and risks. 
• Establish, monitor and manage healthy, diverse, workable internal and external relationships, including the interface with external providers to ensure departmental/functional needs are met.
• Implement and manage people development processes such as performance management, succession planning and talent management to meet functional performance standards. 
• Accountable for functional performance, within the agreed strategic framework and approved plans 
• Provide direction, guidance and support to project managers and always ensure open and honest communication. 
• Provide input to OPEX budget. 
• Track and monitor expenditure. 

Technical Skills and Experience

The following skills and experience or the equivalent of such will be required: 

• Bachelor’s degree (4 years – 480 credits) in Build environment disciplines is essential. 
• 8 years in operational experience in Project Management, Procurement exposure, including coordination and implementation of multidisciplinary infrastructure projects. 
• 2 years in People and Stakeholder Management.
• Registration with South African Council for Project and Construction Management Professions (SACPCMP) or related is mandatory. 
• Relevant Membership in Built environment will be an added environment.
• Code B, Motor vehicle license is essential
• MS Office Competency is essential