Project Manager - Engineering

AECI Limited; Midvaal Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading chemical company is seeking a Project Manager to oversee project schedules, manage stakeholder satisfaction, and ensure project completion within time, budget, and quality parameters. The ideal candidate will have experience in managing resource allocation, advising on project initiation, and driving continuous improvement across all projects. Strong leadership capabilities are essential, as well as expertise in project management methodologies.

Qualifications

• Experience in managing full project cycles from initiation to completion.
• Strong ability to lead and manage cross-functional teams.
• Understanding of project management methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and direct project schedules to ensure satisfactory completion.
• Resource allocation and monitoring across all projects.
• Advise and guide the initiation of new projects.

Job description

The Project Manager applies professional principles, practices, and techniques to develop and direct project schedules to ensure satisfactory completion of projects (within time, budget, and quality). This role has full responsibility across all assigned projects and manages stakeholder satisfaction, definition, planning, monitoring, and other aspects of these projects.

Required outputs: functional

• Resource allocation and monitoring across all projects to ensure maximum efficiency of applied resources within all projects that are in execution.
• Advise and guide the initiation of new projects through the completion and approval of the relevant feasibility studies.
• Follow DetNet policies, procedures, and project flow process according to DetNet processes, ensuring all gate requirements are met.
• Continuous improvement - monitor the execution of projects through the DetNet Design Process on an ongoing basis, identifying possible areas of improvement and manage the implementation of the agreed-upon improvements.
• Responsible for the entire project journey from requirements/feasibility (Phase 0) concept through to handover to channel partner/customer or supplier.
• Facilitate the definition of project scope, goals, and deliverables to ensure the entire project team thoroughly understands the objectives and deliverables.
• Manage and lead, through a collaborative process with project stakeholders and resources, the planning and implementation of projects.
• Manage the verification and approval of external resource timesheets and expenses, and sign-off of subcontractors’ invoices and payments.
• Liaise closely with the management team of external contractors/development teams to ensure project goals are achieved.