Project Director (Strategic Projects) X6 Posts at Transnet South Africa

Project Director (Strategic Projects) X6 Posts at Transnet South Africa

DEADLINE: 21 March 2023

Position Purpose:

Project Director, reporting to the Executive Manager Project Delivery Unit is accountable for ensuring the efficient and effective delivery of projects / programme.

The role has the overall accountability for the following:

• The scope, cost, schedule, and quality on all the phases of the programme or project(s).
• Providing routine and regular feedback to the Project Sponsors, Executive Manager Project Delivery Unit and Execution Team on progress, issues or areas of concern.
• Decision making and coordinating overall needs and direction in liaison with the Executive Manager Project Delivery Unit
• Reviewing the performance on projects and programme regularly with the Executive Manager Project Delivery Unit and the project team as necessary.
• Assists with major issues, problems and policy conflicts; removes obstacles; is active in planning the scope; approves scope changes, signs off major deliverables; and signs off on approvals to proceed to each succeeding project phase as per the PLP process
• Fulfilling the role of direct liaison officer with the Transnet Division Customers and Stakeholders in support of Senior Management, Regulator & Government interactions.

Position outputs:

1. Providing leadership to Project and interface with relevant departmental heads of Engineering. and Capital Governance and Controls
2. Ensuring that the project(s) are executed safely and in compliance with all regulatory requirements, company policies, standing instructions and safe working procedures.
3. Developing an appropriate organisation structure for execution of the project, identifying functions necessary, selecting appropriately experienced and enthusiastic personnel for specific positions and delegating responsibilities. Identifying part-time team members
4. Ensuring that the projects are executed in compliance with all regulatory requirements, company policies, standing instructions and working procedures.
5. Setting goals and objectives, identifying priorities, clearly communicating these to team. members and appropriate other parties, providing leadership in their implementation. Motivating, ensuring commitment, and building a results-oriented team focused on achieving. the optimum outcome for Transnet.
6. Maintaining a relationship with the client at a senior executive level.
7. Maintaining and displaying clear “ownership” and accountability for delivery of the projects. business outcomes.
8. Recommending and implementing corrective strategies where needed to best meet Transnet’s overall project objectives.
9. Ensuring adherence to the project’s authorised Scope of Work, monitoring scope status and advising the client accordingly.
10. Defining and delegating the projects roles and assigning levels of approval and authority
11. Being responsible for communication with the client, particularly regarding requests for changes and modifications. Ensuring contractual commitments regarding deliverables are met.
12. Reviewing and approving the monthly project progress report prepared for the client and / or for distribution to other parties.
13. Signing third party procurement contracts within the approved delegated framework limits as the Client.
14. Supporting staff development and skills transfer.
15. Ensuring adherence to the project’s / programme’s scope of work, monitoring scope status. and advising the client accordingly.
16. Monitoring performance of relevant role players to ensure SLA’s obligations are adhered to.
17. Managing finance in accordance with policies, procedures, and legal requirements.
18. Securing resource requirements to ensure deliverables are met in accordance to targets.
19. Managing Human Resources actions according to policies, procedures and legal requirements.

Qualifications & Experience:

• B-Tech or BSc Eng. or Equivalent Bachelor’s Degree (Civil, Mech or Equivalent) is required.
• PMP Certification or Equivalent PM Certification or SACPCMP (PrCPM) registration is required.

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