Construction Project Manager jobs in South Africa

Responsible for the delivery of all assigned projects on time on budget aligned to the specific DISA PMO project delivery methodologies governance and quality standards as well as attainment of DI and Client specific objectives.

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Our success is ultimately driven by our entrepreneurial culture industry exposure and the passion of our people. We have three key cross-functional teams Functional and Specialist Consulting Development and Engineering teams. Based in four global offices our exceptional consultants focus on delivering value to clients by keeping them at the centre of our service delivery. To find out more about our exciting fast-paced culture visit : Careers at Decision Inc.

• Responsible for the planning leading and managing of DISA projects and / or programmes throughout the defined Decision Inc. Project Lifecycle from Initiation to Sign-off.
• Responsible for the successful outcome of the assigned project / programme and is the key driver that holds the engagement together.
• Leads the project / programme as if it were their own business with key focus on Client satisfaction achieving DI and Client project objectives and targeted GP margin for the relevant BU / s as well as setting and maintaining a positive and productive environment for the DI project team.
• Builds and maintains strong value-adding Client relationships to ensure successful outcome for the project navigating both the expected and unexpected project complexities while ensuring DI objectives are met.
• Builds and maintains strong value-adding relationships with DISA internal stakeholders (including but not limited to PMO BUs Finance IT and HR) to ensure project success.
• Able to manage and communicate project status both internally and with the Client including but not limited to : progress of the project and updates scope budget quality GP schedule resource management risks issues dependencies escalations and change control.
• Responsible to ensure adherence to best-practice PMO methodologies and DISA specific project rulebooks in the set-up execution and completion of DISA projects / programmes aligned to the Decision Inc. PMO standards and relevant stakeholder / Client needs and requirements.
• Will be required to manage more than one project / programme at the same time within the maximum possible allocation.
• Responsible for adhering to driving and maintaining DISA PMO governance practices including but not limited to :
• Ensuring correct project initiation and set-up through close collaboration with the respective BU Business Managers Engagement Managers Client Partners and Head of PMO as well as other relevant DISA stakeholders.
• Creation and daily updates of a detailed Microsoft Project Plan including resource allocation predecessors dependencies budget baselines work actual work and remaining work.
• Loading and maintaining the Project Plan in Projects on Line.
• Responsible for the creation sign-off and adherence to the Project Charter.
• Coordinates and drives project delivery in line with the agreed budget scope cost and quality parameters.
• Responsible for the creation execution maintenance and sign-off of all relevant project governance and documentation including but not limited to project initiation project set up in relevant DI systems Analysis and Design artefacts Charter / Blueprint / RTM / FSD / TSD / FDD / FRD / SRS delay notification and change control documents quality assurance unit testing and UAT training system integration cut-over go-live hyper-care and move to support.
• Manages the assigned project team to ensure delivery according to the agreed project Charter and plan including timeous escalation of potential risks issues and dependencies to the relevant stakeholders.
• Responsible for the creation execution and management of the project budget including management of the internal project cost vs. revenue associated billing and / or cashflow milestones and monthly invoicing instructions.
• Responsible for the preparation of relevant collateral and drives all relevant project meetings including but not limited to project stand-ups Client status updates internal or Client facing Project Boards ManCos Steering and Executive Committees.
• Participates and supports all DISA PMO initiatives including but not limited to driving key internal improvement projects and contributing to improving the knowledge efficiency and effectiveness of the DISA PMO team.

• 10 years experience of leading medium-and-large scale IT implementation and digital transformation projects
• Strong experience in financial planning and analytics IT projects (SAP / SAC / Data on the SAP landscape) highly desirable
• Proven experience of having successfully delivered as Lead / E2E accountable in terms of managing IT implementations through full project lifecycle (from Initiation through Analysis and Design Development and Config Testing SIT UAT Training Deployment and Go-Live)
• Proven experience of full spectrum of project and programme management activities including but not limited to : liaising and managing the end-Client the associated project team scope and all project deliverables project schedule quality communication and being fully commercially accountable for managing project revenue cost and GP
• Strong commercial technical and governance acumen and experience
• Proven experience of managing and communicating with C-suite level stakeholders
• Consulting acumen with high degree of adaptability and strong problem-solving skills
• In depth knowledge of Microsoft Project Plan and Projects on Line
• Preferred industry exposure : Professional Services and Consulting Retail Banking FMCG Mining

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Employment Type: Full Time

Experience: years

Vacancy: 1