Location: Lesotho, Maseru

Salary: R 1.7 to R 2.1 million p.a

Our client in the Engineering and Construction industry is looking for a Program Manager.

Key responsibilities

• As a member of this team, you would contribute to Client’s mission by:

• Negotiating critical and controversial issues with top level engineers/scientists and officers of other organizations
• Taking responsibility for an important segment of very extensive and highly diversified engineering/scientific programs critical to our clients objectives
• Deciding the kind and extent of engineering/scientific and related programs needed for accomplishing program objectives
• Planning and organizing facilities and programs
• Interpreting results
• Supervising several subordinate supervisors or team leaders, some of whom are at level VII or VIII
• Formulating and guiding the attack on problems of exceptional difficulty and marked importance to Client
• Performing advisory and consulting work for Client as a recognized authority for broad program management areas or in an intensely specialized area of considerable importance.

• Other roles include but not limited to:

• Act as the intermediary and principle point of contact of a Program Management Unit (PMU), to our client, as well as public.
• In general, ensuring overall compliance with CLIENT’s budget, scope, schedule, ethics and anti-corruption policies, quality and reporting requirements on the assignment.
• Management and leadership of a fully complimented and staffed program management team to include mentoring and succession planning.
• Advice and counsel to the contracting/owning agencies on matters relating to program success including project delivery strategies, procurement, contract management, design and construction oversight, scheduling, and commissioning.
• Regular reporting to both the client, governing bodies, other stakeholders as required by the client, and Client.
• Adherence to CLIENT’s anti-corruption policy and quality management program.

Requirements

• Internationally recognized undergraduate degree in Civil engineering with an advanced degree preferred.
• Certifications: Professional Engineer (PE) or Chartered/registered required. PMP certification is preferred.
• Served as a Program Manager on at least 1-2 large, multi-disciplined civil infrastructure programs with capital value not less than $100 million. Consideration will be given for Senior Project Manager Position for projects with capital works value over $100 million. Any project provided to demonstrate these criteria should clearly identify the multiple elements/disciplines managed as part of a program or large-scale project.
• At least 15-20 years of extensive international project management experience, leading large, multi-sector, multi-cultural teams of experts in the planning, design, and construction of medium to large scale civil infrastructure projects.
• Experience with water conveyance including large diameter tunnels, reservoirs, pump stations, dams, hydroelectric facilities, in accordance with international standards, and constructed by international-scale civil works contractors preferred. Other large-scale infrastructure projects will still be given consideration.
• Within the last 15 years, served as the “ENGINEER” for at least three large civil infrastructure projects of significant complexity, implemented under the FIDIC Conditions of Contract with a capital works value of not less than $50 million.
• Able to demonstrate experience in large scale program development, management, and implementation or similar fields including program-level cost estimating systems and risk management (claims management, schedule, budget, etc.).
• Management of similar assignments in developing countries preferred.
• Knowledge, experience and understanding of program controls including web-based systems for scheduling, financial/funding tracking and reporting, and document management. The candidate should identify specific program controls utilized.
• Excellent computer, communication, leadership, and organizational skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advance degree from internationally recognized university.
• PMP Certified
• Experience with procurement/tendering, claims management and contract management (FIDIC)
• Experience in Africa.

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