Port Elizabeth: Graduate Intern Project Management

Basic Requirements: Formal Tertiary education: Project Management Degree Mechanical / Electrical Engineering / Mechatronics Industrial Engineering w/t Automotive background. Languages: English (speak, read, write) Afrikaans (speak, read, write) German (Advantageous) Experience: Application experience in the Project Management field (Advantageous) Drivers Licence: Code 8- (required) Job Objectives: To work within the Projects department team, as a Project Graduate Intern: To successfully support assigned Project managers, individually manage and co-ordinate the process of operations from when the orders are received from customers, to obtaining full project sign-off and payment by the customer for such orders. Managing risks, ensuring project as well as payment milestones are met, while maintaining a good customer relationship. Preforming all administrative tasks assigned, in support of meeting Department KPIs. Main Tasks and Responsibilities: Technical/Project Risk: o Liaise with project sales department in establishing cost and time effective concepts for customer beneficial use o Establish full understanding of the scope of work on project inception o Obtain all the customers requirements for the order received o Assess the feasibility of requirement for the order received o Continually liaise with customer ensuring project requirements e.g., technical specifications, drawings, etc. are made available timeously, as well as supplying updated project status reports. Project Milestones: o Establish a project plan, accommodating the financial and timing constraints supporting order requirements o Determine resource requirements for the established project plan o Liaise with customers to consolidate and finalise the project timing and delivery arrangements o Through the duration of the project, any date changes on the project schedule, are to be managed and effected by the Project Manager o With the support of a structured Project management team (Hods), the Project Manager is to ensure the successful completion of the project, as established and determined by received order o Chair weekly scope of work meetings, to consolidate project status with project management team. Quality: o Support JQS (Jendamark Quality System) o General Management, supporting the company Code of Conduct and all company policies o To supporting the wellbeing and the best interests of the company. Preference will be given to employees from the designated groups in line with the provisions of the Employment Equity Act, No. 55 of 1998 Jendamark Automation reserves the right not to make an appointment. Applications will not qualify the applicant to an interview or appointment, as only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for interviews. Please kindly consider your application unsuccessful if not contacted three weeks after the submission/closing date.