HVAC PROJECT MANAGER – 20240819
Salary R800k Neg
3. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
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Direct and manage project execution and development from beginning to end.
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Define project scope, goals and deliverables that support business goals in collaboration with senior management and stakeholders.
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Develop full-scale project plans and associated communications documents.
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Contractual awareness and knowledge in JBCC, FIDIC and NEC contracts.
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Effectively communicate project expectations to team members and stakeholders in a timely and clear fashion.
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Liaise with project stakeholders on an ongoing basis.
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Estimate the resources and participants needed to achieve project goals.
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Draft and submit budget proposals and recommend subsequent budget changes where necessary.
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Where required, negotiate with other department managers for the acquisition of required personnel from within the company.
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Determine and assess the need for additional staff and / or consultants and make the appropriate recruitments if necessary, during project cycle.
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Set and continually manage project expectations with team members and other stakeholders.
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Delegate tasks and responsibilities to appropriate personnel.
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Health and Safety compliance.
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ISO process compliance.
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Identify and resolve issues and conflicts within the project team.
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Identify and manage project dependencies and critical path.
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Plan and schedule project timelines and milestones using appropriate tools.
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Track project milestones and deliverables.
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Develop and deliver progress reports, proposals, requirements documentation and presentations.
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Determine the frequency and content of status reports from the project team, analyze results and troubleshoot problem areas.
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Proactively manage changes in project scope, identify potential crises and devise contingency plans.
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Define project success criteria and disseminate them to involved parties throughout project life cycle.
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Coach, mentor, motivate and supervise project team members and contractors, and influence them to take positive action and accountability for their assigned work.
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Build, develop and grow any business relationships vital to the success of the project.
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Conduct project postmortems and create recommendations report in order to identify successful and unsuccessful project elements.
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Develop best practices and tools for project execution and management.
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Control of project financial performance and reporting.
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Project cost, procurement, analysis, appraisal and budgeting.
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Project analysis and clear progress reporting to management as required.
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Coordinate activities and materials procurement and other related activities with the concerned departments.
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Ensuring effective final commissioning and handover.
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Sourcing of materials and equipment within specification and at lowest cost.
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Management, coaching and mentoring of other Project Managers, Site Engineers, Supervisors.
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Ensuring effective programming of drawing requirements.
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Ensuring availability and efficiency of engineering assistance.
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Programming of commissioning requirements.
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Reporting to Senior Managers on project status.
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Ensuring availability of adequate resources to achieve commitments in the short and long term.
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Proving strategic leadership to BUTEC KZN/Cape Town team.
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5. QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
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Technical MEP & HVAC knowledge. Preferably a National Diploma in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Degree.
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3-5 years direct work experience in MEP or HVAC project management capacity, including all aspects of process development and execution. (Minimum R 35 mil value)
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Solid working knowledge of current Internet technologies.
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Project scheduling skills.
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Demonstrated experience in personnel management.
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Technically competent in all aspects of MS Office.
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6. GENERAL COMPETENCIES
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Persuasive, assertive, encouraging and motivating.
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Ability to elicit co-operation from a wide variety of sources, including upper management, clients, sub-contractors and other departments.
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Ability to defuse tension within project team, should it arise.
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Ability to bring project to successful completion through political sensitivity.
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Strong written and oral communication skills.
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Strong interpersonal skills.
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Adept at conducting research into project-related issues and products.
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Must be able to learn, understand and apply new technologies.
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Customer service skills an asset.
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Ability to effectively prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment is crucial.
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Senior management exposure (Management of managers)
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Strategic management experience/knowledge.
