Senior Project Manager

Keystone Project Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 80 000 - 150 000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Project Manager, where you'll lead large-scale mining projects to success. With a focus on operational efficiency and stakeholder engagement, you will manage project controls, ensuring compliance with commercial and safety standards. Your expertise in mineral processing and project management will be crucial as you mentor engineers and drive continuous improvement initiatives. This role offers the opportunity to make a significant impact in a dynamic environment, working alongside multidisciplinary teams to deliver projects on time and under budget. If you have a passion for mining and a commitment to excellence, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in mineral processing or related industries.
• 5+ years of Project Management experience in large-scale mining projects.

Responsibilities

• Manage project controls including costs, schedules, and change management.
• Drive projects to achieve KPIs and exceed client expectations.

Skills

Project Management

Mineral Processing

Cost Tracking

Communication Skills

Analytical Skills

Problem-Solving

Education

University degree in Mechanical Engineering

Civil Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Tools

Primavera P6

MS Project

Job description

The tasks you'll perform

Manage the timeliness and accuracy of the project controls (reporting, costs, schedule, trends, change management) in terms of both direct and indirect costs in accordance with Company, Client and project requirements.

Develop and maintain the various project specific procedures, work practices, plans, systems and protocols to enable the project team to work efficiently and maintain a consistent approach and high standard of work.

Drive the projects under your control to achieve contractual KPIs and exceed Client expectation.

Ensure commercial compliance to Company, Client, and statutory requirements.

Implement and coordinate auditing of policies, procedures, standards and plans applicable to the Group to improve the quality and professionalism of services.

Ensure safety, environmental, community and industrial relations and quality procedures and plans adhered to on all sites.

Drive business development activities through engaging and maintaining Client relationships and key prospect development.

Work in conjunction with a range of internal and external stakeholders to meet project design criteria and deliverables.

Contribute to engineers in trainings professional development by providing consistent mentoring and identify avenues of development.

Suggest methods to improve operational efficiency.

Develop and contribute to the delivery of improvement initiatives which support business priorities for continuous improvement.

Proactively support other team members as required to ensure Project deliverables are met.

Undertake regular site visits to review progress, methods, cost controls, safety, quality, environmental, risks, changes and claims, etc.

Travel on an ad-hoc basis to suit the needs of the business and its operations.

The expertise you'll bring

University degree in Mechanical Engineering, Civil, Electrical or equivalent.

A minimum of 10-15 years of experience in mineral processing and / or related industries.

A minimum of 5years of experience in Project Management, preferably leading large-scale mining projects.

Experience in progressively responsible positions within mining or heavy industrial capacity.

End to end project delivery experience, in both greenfield and brownfield projects.

A strong track record of delivering projects on time, within scope, and under budget.

Understanding of open-pit or underground mining methods.

Proficiency in using or reviewing tools like Primavera P6 or MS Project.

Strong Financial acumen : CAPEC / OPEX planning, cost tracking, cash flow forecasting.

Coordinate long lead items, construction timelines, and resource management.

Familiarity with mineral processing, exploration and geotechnical engineering.

Experience managing full project life cycles; feasibility, FEED, detailed engineering design, procurement, construction, commissioning and handover.

Knowledge of EPC / EPCM contract and delivery methods.

Experience working with multidisciplinary engineering teams.

South African Citizen or Permanent Resident

Cape Town based

Extremely well-developed written and verbal communication skills.

Build and sustain positive relationships with all stakeholders, including clients, vendors and co-workers.

Display the core values and ethos of the business.

Solid technical aptitude, analytical and problem-solving skills.

Provide mentoring and identify avenues of professional development and succession planning for personnel within your business unit.

Capacity to delegate appropriately.

Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision whilst consistently producing a high quality of deliverables.

Demonstrated ability to achieve consistently high standards within both budgetary and schedule constraints.

Personal qualities of integrity, credibility and commitment.

High attention to detail and exceptional knowledge of process optimisation.

Demonstrate a strict practice of confidentiality, personal responsibility and discretion.