Project Management Consultant PLPCM190626
Centurion - South Africa
Job Summary
Job Title: Project Management Consultant
Location: Centurion
Job Type: 12 month contract expected to work Full-Time hours (Onsite)
Key responsibilities
The Project Management Consultant will support the planning coordination monitoring and delivery of projects by applying sound project management principles and assisting project teams in maintaining structure visibility and control across project activities. The role also includes facilitating HAZOP studies and providing general project management consulting support across the project lifecycle requiring strong problem-solving skills the ability to work independently and a confident personable manner suited to direct client engagement.
Key responsibilities include:
Facilitate HAZOP studies for the project
Support Project Managers and project teams in the planning execution monitoring and close-out of projects
Develop maintain and update project schedules using Microsoft Project
Track project progress against approved baselines milestones and deliverables and highlight deviations or potential risks
Support the preparation of project reports dashboards meeting packs minutes action logs and status updates
Manage project documentation ensuring records are accurate up to date and stored in the correct project repositories
Coordinate project meetings including agenda preparation action tracking follow-ups and distribution of minutes
Support risk issue change and dependency tracking by maintaining registers and escalating items where required
Assist with stakeholder coordination and communication to ensure project information is shared clearly and timeously
Apply general project management principles processes and governance requirements in line with internal and client standards
Support project controls activities including progress tracking schedule updates cost-related inputs and reporting support
Identify project delays constraints and areas requiring management attention
Contribute to continuous improvement by supporting lessons learned process improvements and project administration best practices
Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams clients contractors and internal stakeholders to support successful project delivery
Requirements
10-15 Years Experience with Projects
Degree (BEng/BSc) in Chemical Engineering
HAZOP facilitation
Schedule development and management
Project planning
General project management consulting
Strong problem-solving ability
Able to work independently
Strong interpersonal/client-facing skills