Programme Manager

4 days ago

Midrand, South Africa The Recruitment Agency South Africa Full time

Overview

Position: Programme Manager

Location: Midrand, Gauteng

**Salary**: Market Related and Negotiable

**Job Purpose**

The primary responsibility of the Programme Manager is to oversee the successful execution of all projects within the company.

To deliver projects on time within the agreed budget.

To initiate, plan, execute, monitor, and close projects.

To guide, plan, communicate, coordinate, lead, support, and report on projects being executed.

To support proposal generation and bids.

To manage activation, execution, and delivery of company contracts with customers at a contract management level.

**Key Performance Areas/Accountabilities/High level functions**
- Manage the contract execution in terms of the agreed deliverables, timelines, and related conditions
- Initiate, develop and implement suitable tailored project execution plans in collaboration with the Project Leaders and the relevant departments taking into account legislative and regulatory requirements and project management best practices
- Regularly assess plans against changing stakeholder demands and redirect efforts as necessary
- Identify risks, develop action and contingency plans and report, and escalate accordingly - report on progress weekly at a high level and in detail twice a month
- Coordinate and provide costing input for all new proposals by working with the Project Leaders and relevant departments
- Compile financial sections of the detail project reports twice a month
- Review financial inputs for reasonableness
- Monitor invoicing and debtor collection and escalate issues where appropriate
- Clearly communicate, drive, and manage financial targets with all departments related to customer deliverable within the approved project budget and plan
- Foster good relationships with our customers
- Coordinate the preparation of the project definition during the bid/proposal process in agree to formats including:
(1) the scope of supply including specification,

(2) special customer requirements,

(3) delivery schedule,

(4) risks ad mitigation,

(5) permit initiation where relevant,

(6) maintaining the project file
- Consolidate all program planning and technical input to ensure an executable proposal
- Drive continuous improvement of processes and procedures within the company
- Structure and manage the scope of work, work breakdown structure and associated tasks where relevant
- Plan, manage and monitor the project schedule to carry out the work with the relevant departments and business unit leaders - report on actual vs planned schedule
- Hold kick-off meetings
- Raise internal works orders
- Clearly communicate planned and actual project progress with the project team, plan and action interventions and alternatives when necessary - report on progress monthly

**Qualification and Experience**
- A tertiary qualification in Programme / Project Management.
- A relevant tertiary technical qualification
- Project management professional qualification (preferable)
- Legal qualification would be advantageous
- At least 10 years’ experience in a relevant engineering/high tech/ defence industry.
- A minimum of 5 years’ experience in a Project Management role.

Exposure to the military development environment would be highly advantageous.
- Proven experience working as a Project Manager with a minimum of 15 years’ experience in managing multiple projects.
- Experience in all facets of the project life cycle.

**Knowledge, Skills and Attributes**
- Industry and regulatory requirements (specifically Arms Control) and knowledge of legislation affecting business and project practices.
- Technology development, testing, and commissioning
- Extensive experience in Project Management related to Engineering development, Production and Product Support.
- The ability to identify and develop operations focused strategies and plans in support of the company strategies.
- Skilled in basic financial management.
- Solution acquisition processes
- Configuration management
- Experience in quality management processes
- The ability to participate and lead the development of commercial proposals.
- The ability to participate and lead drafting of commercial proposals / quotations.
- The capability to travel as needed.
- The ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
- Strategic, thought and servant leadership and building strategic alliances.
- Understanding and being able to work with in a multicultural environment.
- Effective administration skills.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving and management skills.
- Exceptional negotiation and decision-making skills.
- Effective communication skills.
- Strong business acumen.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Application Question(s):

- Do you have military development industry knowledge and experience?

**Experience**:

- engineering / high tech / defence industry: 5 years (preferred)
- Project management dealing with multiple projects: 10 years (preferred)

License/Certification:

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