Project Manager

Boardroom Appointments; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 720 000 - 960 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading project management firm in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Project Manager to oversee the planning, scheduling, and execution of projects. Ideal candidates should have a Bachelor's degree or Diploma in Business Administration, along with at least 7 years of relevant experience, preferably in project management or business development. Responsibilities include managing key resources, facilitating communication, and ensuring project success under pressure.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree or Diploma in Business Administration or related field required.
• 7 years of experience with a project management or business development background preferred.
• Completion of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Certification and PMP Exam or equivalent experience is required.

Responsibilities

• Manage the planning, scheduling, and execution of projects to meet established goals.
• Monitor project work through action plans, management reviews, issue logs, and critical path analysis.
• Apply project management techniques to organize and develop team activities.
• Directly supervise and support project staff members.
• Manage governance and delivery of Access Control and Projects.
• Facilitate issue resolution with vendors.
• Support Internal Communications team.
• Manage key resources and report on project progress.
• Raise issues and risks associated with the project's successful delivery.

Job description

• Bachelors degree or Diploma in Business Administration or related field required
• 7 years of experience with a project management or business development background preferred.
• Completion of the Project Management Institute (PMI) Certification and PMP Exam or equivalent experience is required.
• Project Manager able to work on high-pressure projects
• Knowledge of Time & Attendance and Access Control is advantageous but not essential

Responsibilities:

• Is responsible for managing the planning, scheduling, and execution of projects to meet established goals
• Monitors project work through action plans, management reviews, issue logs, and critical path analysis.
• Applies project management techniques to organize and develop team activities.
• Directly supervises and supports project staff members.
• Manage, facilitate, and drive the company's Governance and Delivery of Access Control and Projects
• Manage, facilitate, and drive the filling in of the templates for the governance processes.
• Facilitate Issue resolution with the vendors where systems defects (defects logged in DevOps)
• Support the Communications process owners through the company's Internal Communications team
• Manage key resources
• Reporting on the progress of the overall project
• Raising issues and risks associated with the successful delivery/completion of the project
• Specific Project for Botswana division based in JHB