Junior Projects Engineer

Persona Staff Cc; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 300 000 - 400 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading staffing consultancy in Cape Town is seeking a project manager responsible for overseeing project plans, procurement of materials, and staff management within the projects department. The ideal candidate will have experience in adhering to OHS regulations and must ensure effective project commissioning. Please forward your CV and salary expectations for consideration.

Qualifications

• Experience in project management and development.
• Ability to monitor and control project plans effectively.
• Familiarity with OHS regulations and compliance.

Responsibilities

• Prepare and drive project plans to achieve objectives.
• Liaise with R&D and design teams to fulfill project needs.
• Manage procurement of machine parts and relevant materials.
• Conduct performance reviews and manage staff within the projects department.

Job description

Duties & Responsibilities

Prepare a project plan for each task and drive each task within scope of project.

Identify objectives of each phase within project plan and ensure that project objectives are achieved within timeframe by monitoring and controlling complete project plan.

Obtain approval for project plan from Lead PE and final approval from the CEO.

Project Research & Design: Liaise with R&D and Design team(s) on all project needs and delegate designs required for each project once all objectives have been identified.

Engage with R&D team on existing improvement of plant machines, and / or new development and testing of projects.

Conduct in-depth research with relation to project needs.

Obtain final approval from Project Engineer with relation to project research and design specifications.

Accountable to ensure that designs and specifications adhere to OHS regulations.

Project Commissioning: Ensure effective commission of the project at the time of completion and / or testing and take responsibility to ensure complete commissioning process is achieved prior to handing over project to production.

Responsible to ensure that all relevant parties receive effective training at the time of commissioning.

Ensure that all relevant documents, manuals, rules, work instructions, and maintenance requirements are handed over to production department effectively.

Attend to snag list together with maintenance / production (approvals obtained from the relevant parties).

Close the projects(s) and ensure Finance capitalizes.

Procurement

Manage and control all stock, purchases, orders, and procurement of machine parts, tools and relevant materials required to complete project.

Responsible for the specification of machine parts, tools and relevant materials required for the project.

Monitor price competitiveness.

Contractors

Obtain the services of contractors and sub-contractors as required and compile contractual agreements.

Implement and approve contractual agreements with appropriate contractors.

Approve invoices and / or charges of contractors.

Staff Management

Manage artisan and handyman tasks within the projects department.

Monitor and conduct performance reviews on subordinates.

Attend to any disciplinary interventions and RDA issues.

Approve leave and / or other applications received from staff from time to time.

Monitor employees' clocking in & out, call-outs.

Application Information

Please forward your CV to and indicate your salary expectations. Please note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Compliance

Persona Staff CC is POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act,) compliant.