Project Manager Role Overview
As a Project Manager (PM), you will hold overall responsibility for the successful execution of defined segments of work within a project. Your primary focus will be on achieving operational goals related to Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) such as Safety, Quality, Schedule, and Cost.Primary Responsibilities
- Project Coordination: Oversee the coordination of project work groups to ensure a collective focus on execution goals and track the completion of all actions and deliverables.
- Schedule Management: Develop, maintain, and regularly review the project schedule for accuracy.
- Action Plans: Create and implement Action/Recovery Plans to address any schedule performance issues.
- Metrics Monitoring: Validate and monitor project metrics (Safety, Quality, Cost, Schedule) for assigned work segments.
- Resource Management: Identify and report any resource constraints impacting planned work.
- Change Management: Recognise potential changes to work in accordance with the project change management procedure.
- Staffing Plans: Collaborate with the construction team (Superintendent) to produce and maintain a staffing plan and Manpower Loading Forecast (MFL) for assigned scope.
- Material Coordination: Ensure all required materials and services are identified and ordered, addressing any material delivery risks with action/recovery plans.
- Team Leadership: Lead a functional team comprising representatives from all relevant departments including Construction, Engineering, and Client Representatives.
- Readiness Process Implementation: Implement the project readiness process for construction execution, including detailed planning and status reporting.
- Meeting Participation: Attend or arrange representation for project planning meetings, ensuring logistics, execution strategies, and schedule compliance are understood.
Reporting Responsibilities
- Provide status and progress reports to customers, project teams, and management as needed.- Ensure adherence to all policies, standards, and procedures related to Safety, Quality, Code of Conduct, and Business Ethics.
Supervisory Responsibilities
- Provide guidance to project personnel.- Administer succession plans and performance reviews.
- Prepare job descriptions and ensure all employees are fully trained for their roles.
Qualifications
- A degree in Engineering or a related field; equivalent qualifications may be considered based on experience.- Minimum of 5 years of project management experience with at least 3 years in an industrial environment.
- Strong knowledge of industrial project work, financial operations, estimating, and employee relations.
- Excellent analytical, organisational, interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
- Proficiency in standard computer software (e.g., Microsoft Office Suite).
