Project Manager (Defence)
Project Manager (Defence)
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Job Description
PURPOSE OF THE JOB
Responsible for the management of multiple projects within budget and scope and on time for positive business outcomes
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS AND JOB DETAILS
Job Details
Project Execution
- Ensure on-time project execution
- Ensure project execution within budget
- Ensure high quality is maintained throughout project execution
Project Management
- Provide input to the definition of project scope
- Conduct effective and efficient planning for all projects
- Ensure effective project organization
- Maintain effective project control
- Conduct effective project monitoring
- Create and maintain comprehensive project documentation
- Conduct effective and profitable interface with customers suppliers and sub-contractors
- Coordinate internal stakeholders for effective and efficient project planning and execution
- Provide effective and efficient project milestone and schedule management
- Develop a detailed project plan and monitor progress
- Record and escalate to management as necessary
Project Risk Management
- Ensure effective risk management on all projects through
- Risk identification
- Risk quantification
- Risk mitigation
Project Financial Management
- Ensure project execution within budget
- Provide input to project budgeting process
- In partnership with Procurement department Prepare and process requisition and purchase orders for supplies and equipment
- Monitoring performance of suppliers
- Assist with payments of supplier invoices
Other Requirements
- Comply with section 8 requirements of Occupational Health & Safety Act and Regulations (85 of 1993)
- Comply with section 14 of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and regulations (85 of 1993).
- Adhere to HSE & Security governance policies and procedure
- Adhere to all other TSAS applicable policies and procedures.
Qualifications
- A degree or equivalent project management qualification
- A degree or equivalent in appropriate technical discipline
Experience
- Minimum of 8 years experience in project management in a multi-disciplinary environment
Knowledge
- MS Excel MS Word and MS Project
- Proficiency with PS8 or any other project scheduling tools
- Knowledge of Project management
- Knowledge of project and financial accounting module in Qmuzik
- Knowledge of relevant Business Line
- Knowledge of technical translation
- Knowledge of project accounting
Skills
- Advanced computer literacy
- Good relationship management
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Risk management skills
- Excellent Problem identification and solving skills
- Management skills
- Leadership skills
- Decision making skills
- Presentation skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Negotiation skills
- Information and knowledge management
- Analytical skills
- Issues/Change/Assumptions management
- Good organizational skills
- Strategic judgment
Attributes and related abilities
- Goal and result orientation
- Self-starter (proactive)
- Attention to detail
- Customer orientation
- Strategic focus
- Positive attitude
- Innovative and creative
- Positive risk appetite
- Good judgment
- Team motivation
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