General Manager

Telebest; Johannesburg; Presencial; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.700.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

A leading South African company is seeking a General Manager to oversee the implementation of a Project Management Office system. The ideal candidate will have extensive management experience and a background in project environments. Responsibilities include ensuring project compliance, managing project managers, and fostering relationships with stakeholders. Candidates must hold relevant qualifications, with an emphasis on PMP and engineering degrees. This role offers the opportunity to shape strategic priorities for operational excellence.

Formación

• 7 to 10+ years management experience required.
• Experience of 5 to 7 years in a Project environment is mandatory.

Responsabilidades

• Implement a Project Management Office system.
• Manage the Project Managers effectively.
• Ensure regular reporting on all aspects of project delivery.
• Monitor progress across all projects.

Conocimientos

Project Management

Leadership

Stakeholder Engagement

Risk Management

Educación

BSc. Eng, BTech, NHD Eng or equivalent

PMP certification

MBA

Pr Eng or equivalent

Descripción del empleo

Our client has an EE opportunity available for a General Manager.

Requirements:

• Professional qualification of BSc. Eng, BTech, NHD Eng, or equivalent PMP certification.
• MBA would be advantageous.
• Pr Eng or equivalent would be advantageous.
• 7 to 10+ years management experience.
• 5 to 7 years in a Project environment.

Responsibilities:

• Implement a Project Management Office system.
• Ensure appropriate skills for Planning, Purchasing and Project Administration are available and deployed to each project.
• Manage the Project Managers at an appropriate level of detail that is established from a knowledge of strengths, weaknesses, project size and risk profile.
• Raise issues that threaten a projects safety, technical, quality or program delivery.
• Ensure that reporting is both regular and where necessary immediate on all aspects that senior leadership should be aware of.
• Support the PM team on all controversial matters.
• Liaise with all Stakeholders to achieve Operational Excellence and strong relationships, Company to Company, Colleague to Colleague.
• Monitor progress across all projects and adjusts strategies or approaches.
• Ensure that the projects progress in accordance with contractual obligations, complies with regulations and internal Company policies.
• Ensure continuous risk identification, mitigation and strategic implementation to avoid/reduce implications.
• Assesses client feedback reports for satisfaction and areas of improvement.
• Identify, develop and grow critical project skills in support of future growth objectives.
• Assist and help set the transformation requirements and strategic priorities for the business unit.