Senior Project Manager:

Mindworx Consulting; Johannesburg; Vor Ort; ZAR 700.000 - 1.100.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Mindworx Consulting in Johannesburg is seeking an experienced Project Manager to lead IT and business transformation initiatives from initiation to delivery. You will partner with service line heads and business owners to clarify requirements, define scope, and set achievable timelines.

Responsibilities include planning sessions, tracking progress, managing budgets, risks, and contracts; coordinating resources, producing regular status reports, and ensuring client expectations are met.

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, information systems, or a related technical field.
• 5-6 years of relevant work experience.
• PMP / PRINCE II certification is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing IT and business transformation projects.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and programs including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Expertise with project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project).
• Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong management, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present technical information clearly and concisely at a level appropriate to the target audience.
• Ability to solve problems by systematically analyzing issues, drawing logical conclusions, and recommending practical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage the workload of multiple projects.

Aufgaben

• Meet with service line heads and other business owners to clarify specific requirements of each project.
• Lead project planning sessions to set project goals and objectives, determine timelines, define tasks, and outline resources necessary to complete the project.
• Monitor the progress of projects, including addressing issues that may arise and ensuring project deliverables are completed on time.
• Use an appropriate tracking tool to coordinate different elements of the project.
• Follow standard processes as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Organise regular status and review meetings as necessary, including generating and distributing meeting minutes.
• Synthesize and analyze data to prepare accurate financial forecasts and reports.
• Gather resources, identify potential constraints based on activities and timeframes, and define solutions to manage any constraints.
• Design a risk management plan to minimize foreseeable disruptions to the project.
• Manage relevant budgets to ensure compliance with processes such as RFP generation and PO generation.
• Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation, including managing contracts.
• Manage a portfolio and resources to ensure stakeholder engagement through project plans, schedules, project tracking, budget and resource allocation, Gantt charts, and workload analysis.
• Report regularly to management and relevant stakeholders on the progress of the project, challenges, resolutions, and alterations.
• Conduct project reviews, including creating detailed reports for executive staff and identifying areas for future improvement.
• Ensure all project deliverables, deadlines, and client expectations are met.
• Optimise and improve processes, identify growth opportunities, and initiate new projects.

Kenntnisse

Communication skills

Leadership

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Presentation skills

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in project management or information systems

Tools

Microsoft Project

Excel

PowerPoint

Word

Outlook

Jobbeschreibung

Duties & Responsibilities

Main duties and responsibilities include:

• Meet with service line heads and other business owners to clarify specific requirements of each project.
• Lead project planning sessions to set project goals and objectives, determine timelines, define tasks, and outline resources necessary to complete the project.
• Monitor the progress of projects, including addressing issues that may arise and ensuring project deliverables are completed on time.
• Use an appropriate tracking tool to coordinate different elements of the project.
• Follow standard processes as defined by the Project Management Institute (PMI).
• Organise regular status and review meetings as necessary, including generating and distributing meeting minutes.
• Synthesise and analyze data to prepare accurate financial forecasts and reports.
• Gather resources, identify potential constraints based on activities and timeframes, and define solutions to manage any constraints.
• Design a risk management plan to minimize foreseeable disruptions to the project.
• Manage relevant budgets to ensure compliance with processes such as RFP generation and PO generation.
• Oversee all incoming and outgoing project documentation, including managing contracts.
• Manage a portfolio and resources to ensure stakeholder engagement through project plans, schedules, project tracking, budget and resource allocation, Gantt charts, and workload analysis.
• Report regularly to management and relevant stakeholders on the progress of the project, challenges, resolutions, and alterations.
• Conduct project reviews, including creating detailed reports for executive staff and identifying areas for future improvement.
• Ensure all project deliverables, deadlines, and client expectations are met.
• Optimise and improve processes, identify growth opportunities, and initiate new projects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in project management, information systems, or a related technical field.
• Minimum 5-6 years of relevant work experience.
• Project Management Professional (PMP) / PRINCE II certification is a plus.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Demonstrated expertise in managing IT and business transformation projects through all phases of a project life cycle.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft operating systems and programs including Excel, PowerPoint, Word, and Outlook.
• Expertise with project management software (e.g., Microsoft Project).
• Advanced negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Highly organized with excellent attention to detail.
• Strong management, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to present technical information clearly and concisely at a level appropriate to the target audience.
• Ability to solve problems by systematically analyzing issues, drawing logical conclusions, and recommending practical solutions.
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize and manage the workload of multiple projects.