Purpose of the Job:

• Provide Project Management Services to Trans-Africa Projects clients in line with their specific requirements ensuring adherence to set budgets scope and timelines.

Key Performance Areas (KPA’s):

• Manage and coordinate projects and contract delivery
• Manage costs within provided cost allocation to manage overall project scope of work within budget
• Ensure adherence to client professional agreement, risk management system and policies
• Guide internal stakeholders in learning, interpretation and applying useful decision making approaches to successful delivery of progression agreements or contracts or specifications
• Coordinate and manage project/site resources
• Identify risks and recommend solutions
• Support Business Development with leads for new projects and costing thereof
• Conduct accurate project scheduling in collaboration with contractor and/or client to ensure service delivery
• Ensure regular and appropriate communication of project progress to key stakeholders through formal reports and holding meetings
• Monitor and track the project execution against signed-off project schedule received or agreement from the contractors or clients
• Manage and maintain client relationships.

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, with at least 3 years’ experience in a Project Management environment.
• Registration with SACPCMP. Knowledge of NEC and FIDC contracts is required.

Other competencies and requirements:
The candidate must demonstrate the following skills and attributes – 

• The ability to define, scope, plan and execute projects and programmes according to project management methodologies.
• Good communication (at all levels) and report writing, attention to detail, networking, persuasion, prospecting, research and closing skills.
• Candidate must be prepared to travel outside South Africa.