Project Manager

FirstRand group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 550,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution seeks a Project Manager to oversee and coordinate key projects, ensuring they meet targets on time and within budget. The ideal candidate will possess strong Project Management skills, with a background of 3-5 years in a relevant role, contributing to effective service delivery and continuous improvement. You will thrive in a dynamic environment and have opportunities to innovate, making impactful decisions within the organization.

Benefits

Opportunities to network and collaborate

Challenging work environment

Opportunities to innovate

Qualifications

• Experience: 3-5 years relevant experience.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.

Responsibilities

• Directing and coordinating projects, ensuring governance and methodologies are followed.
• Managing project timelines, budgets, and team resources.
• Communicating project progress to sponsors and stakeholders.

Skills

Project Management Skills

Planning and organizing

Time management

Analytical problem-solving

Business acumen

Education

Preferred qualification in Project Management

Tools

Ms Projects

Job description

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talented team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

The Project Manager is responsible for directing and coordinating projects by applying governance structures, methodologies, reporting dashboards and relevant project management applications to ensure that project objectives are met. This role manages resources throughout the different project lifecycle stages. Manages project prioritization on departmental and divisional level.

Are you someone who can :

• Align project activities to business goals and manage project target and budget goals, whilst ensuring effective control of costs to increase cost efficiency through Projects.
• Keep project sponsors and other key stakeholders informed of project progress and other relevant project information.
• Enable service delivery through implementing systems and processes to improve service with the most effective projects and implement quality systems and metrics for measuring project success.
• Comply with governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements.
• Participate the planning, designing, development and maintenance of project deliverables by obtaining and documenting quotes / bids, evaluating proposals for specification compliance and make recommendations plus reviews and / or inspect work for quality, accuracy, and completeness.
• Supervise and coordinate all project-related services and by implementing all maintenance and general procurement of materials and parts, schedule services or installations and oversee that such services, repairs, or installations are accomplished in a safe and timely manner.
• Ensure projects are delivered on time and within budget and scope, by producing project plans, manage, drive, and facilitate the delivery through various work streams and the work stream leaders of the project.
• Improve business decisions by providing accurate and reliable business intelligence (information) together with analyzing trends and data of all projects.
• Scope change management and Change Control, Project Administration and Document Management.
• Manage personal development to increase own skills and competencies.

Personal Attributes :

• Able to solve complex analytical problems.
• High level of Business acumen
• Able to apply analytical solutions to business problems.

Y ou will be an ideal candidate if you :

• Qualifications : Preferred qualification in Project Management
• Experience : 3 / 5 years’ relevant experience
• Skills : Project Management Skills
• Planning and organising
• Time management
• Ability to work independent as well as in a team.
• Technical :
• Ms Projects – planning

You will have access to :

• Opportunities to network and collaborate.
• A challenging work environment.
• Opportunities to innovate.

We can be a match if you are :

• Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough.
• Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.

Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!

Post

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Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

05 / 07 / 25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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