Project Manager

Role & responsibilities

Project Planning and Coordination:

Collaborate closely with the engineering teams to develop and refine comprehensive engineering plans that align with the plant's operational goals, sustainability initiatives, and environmental requirements, ensuring that all aspects of the project are carefully scoped and accounted for.

Oversee the coordination of all project components, including resources, contractors, and materials, ensuring that the schedule, quality standards, and budgets are closely monitored, while addressing any discrepancies or issues that may arise during execution to keep the project on track.

Project Scheduling and Timelines:

Develop and maintain detailed and realistic project schedules, utilizing advanced project management tools and software to track and adjust timelines as needed, ensuring that critical milestones are achieved on time while considering resource availability and unforeseen challenges.

Actively manage project timelines by anticipating potential delays, adjusting schedules accordingly, and working with the project team and contractors to implement proactive measures to minimize disruptions and keep the project progressing smoothly and within the set deadlines.

Team Leadership and Development:

Support the Lead - Civil in supervising and guiding the civil team, ensuring that each team member is effectively assigned tasks according to their skill set and project requirements, while fostering a collaborative and efficient working environment.

Identify opportunities for team members' professional growth and development by facilitating ongoing training programs, encouraging mentorship, and promoting a culture of continuous learning to ensure the teams expertise aligns with evolving industry standards and technologies.

Stakeholder Engagement:

Serve as the key liaison between stakeholders, contractors, and project management teams, ensuring that stakeholders' needs and concerns are clearly communicated, understood, and addressed in a timely and efficient manner, promoting transparency and trust.

Manage contractor relationships by overseeing the procurement process, reviewing and negotiating contracts, and ensuring that all contractors adhere to their scopes of work, meet performance standards, and maintain strict compliance with safety, regulatory, and quality assurance requirements throughout the project lifecycle.

Budget Management and Cost Control:

Oversee the preparation and management of project budgets, ensuring cost-effective allocation of resources and adherence to financial constraints.

Monitor expenditures against project forecasts, implementing corrective measures to address cost overruns or inefficiencies.

Risk Management and Mitigation:

Take the lead in identifying potential risks related to all projects, such as structural, environmental, or logistical challenges, and develop comprehensive risk management strategies to address and mitigate these risks, ensuring that the project stays on course and within safety parameters.

Supervise and enforce robust quality control measures throughout all phases of the project, ensuring that the construction, maintenance, and upgrades meet high standards of safety, quality, and regulatory compliance, while conducting regular inspections and implementing corrective actions as necessary.

Strategic Reporting and Continuous Improvement:

Prepare and present high-level project performance reports to senior leadership, focusing on budget adherence, timelines, and operational challenges.

Recommend strategic improvements to enhance project delivery efficiency, incorporating lessons learned from previous projects.

Ensuring Regulatory and Safety Compliance:

Ensure that all engineering activities and projects are fully compliant with local, national, and international regulations, including environmental, safety, and construction standards, by regularly reviewing guidelines and working with legal and regulatory bodies to keep the project on track.

Maintain comprehensive and accurate documentation for all engineering projects, including project schedules, progress reports, risk assessments, compliance records, and financial summaries, ensuring that all project stakeholders, including plant management and external auditors, have access to the necessary information for decision-making and regulatory reporting.