Johannesburg: Senior Project Manager Johannesburg Fire Sprinkler Systems

About the Role

As a Senior Project Manager for Johannesburg Fire Sprinkler Systems, you will be responsible for planning and managing projects to ensure their successful implementation and profitability. You will also support sales and marketing efforts by identifying opportunities and providing technical input into proposals and design engagements.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan projects by reviewing routine projects, project proposals, and service delivery requirements
• Finalise project plans by aligning with the operations team, engaging project delivery teams, and communicating project deliverables, timeframes, and service level requirements weekly and as required
• Develop project plans by identifying project activities, defining activity timeframes, identifying sequencing and dependencies, defining resource and materials requirements, and engaging with service providers, supply chain, and sub-contracting teams to confirm plans as required
• Appoint service providers by identifying skills and resources required, engaging with Sub-Contract Management and Supply Chain to review and identify appropriate service providers, providing input into the contracting requirements, and reviewing and approving contracts as required
• Manage project delivery by agreeing deliverables across all projects, monitoring progress and feedback, identifying areas of concern, delay, and risk, implementing corrective action, and monitoring implementation weekly and as required
• Prepare for the ASIB inspection by confirming inspection dates, providing documentation, attending inspections, and addressing any items on the inspection report within the defined deadlines
• Handover projects by commissioning, testing, providing relevant manuals, securing client sign off, and providing documentation for internal and client purposes as required
• Prepare project budgets by reviewing quotations, designs, and scope of work, understanding anticipated work flow, developing budgets, and submitting for approval as required
• Manage project budgets by tracking expenditure in line with project budgets, identifying areas of saving and over-expenditure, and implementing corrective action monthly and as required
• Manage project profitability by tracking spend and time spent against project budget, monitoring profitability, identifying profitability challenges, and implementing corrective action monthly and as required
• Generate claims by establishing work progress, engaging with the client to communicate invoicing details, preparing and submitting claims for invoice/pro-forma generation monthly and as required
• Generate payment valuations for suppliers by establishing work completed, engaging with the sub-contractor to agree payment valuations, preparing payment valuations, and submit for payment processing monthly and as required
• Manage OSHEM and operations compliance by monitoring implementation of compliance measures and standards, tracking areas of non-compliance, and implementing corrective action as required
• Train Service Providers on OSHEM and Operations project compliance requirements by preparing and delivering training content, monitoring implementation, and addressing skills gaps as required
• Support sales and marketing by engaging with potential and existing clients, providing technical input into proposals, design, and sales and marketing engagements, identifying additional sales and marketing opportunities, and providing input to the relevant sales consultants as required

Requirements

• NQF 6 in Project Management in the built environment
• Extensive experience may be considered where a relevant qualification is not available

Qualifications

• None mentioned