Project Administrator

6 months ago

Cape Town, South Africa Knight Piesold Consulting Full time

The infrastructure division within Knight Piésold is expanding and currently looking for a dynamic and efficient Project Administrator to join the team in our Cape Town office. The incumbent will be responsible to ensure the effective and efficient coordination and administration of engineering projects on an on-going basis.

**Minimum Requirement**:

- Matric
- 3 years project administration experience
- Certificate/Diploma in Business, Project Administration, or Management is advantageous.
- Experience in the consulting space would be advantageous.
- Experience with project management practices and tools to create, manage, and track project status.

**Responsibilities**:

- To ensure efficient project cost control, by timeously receiving site documentation, doing weekly analysis, evaluation, and reporting.
- To complete project invoicing and billing according to project milestones.
- To coordinate activities required for projects including the implementation of specific
procedures, people, scheduling, and timesheets.
- Develop, manage, and control relevant documentation received from projects.
- Task Coordination: Coordinate and track project tasks and deliverables, ensuring that everyone involved knows what is expected of them and that deadlines are met.
- Reporting: Prepare regular project status reports for manager and relevant stakeholders, updating them on the project's progress and any challenges.
- Quality Assurance: Ensure that project deliverables meet the required quality standards by conducting quality checks and reviews.

**Desired Skills**:

- Excellent command of the English language and writing skills
- Strong and confident communication, organisational and administrative skills
- Technologically proficient (Internet, MS Office)
- Strong attention to detail
- Ability to co-ordinate timely responses to employees / manager / client
- Proactive and innovative approach
- Ability to operate professionally at the executive/ client level.
- Ability to work under pressure.
- Project management skills

**Our employee value proposition**

When recruiting talented professionals, we want to ensure that we align to your personal values and career aspirations through our employer brand. We offer you:

- A 102-year-old global company which speaks to the values we have upheld for over a century and our hunger for continued success.
- A hands-on leadership team with a strong vision and a big focus on execution.
- A team of about 160 people - large enough to beat our competition yet small enough to know each other’s names.
- Team members in South Africa, Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, DRC, Madagascar and Lesotho.
- Continuing professional development through training and development and conference opportunities.
- Merit-based promotional structure.
- Fully paid bursaries for postgraduate studies.
- Opportunities to learn and lead on engineering projects in Africa and internationally.
- Access to and mentorship from technical industry experts.
- Latest use of technology and software programmes.
- Interesting and challenging project work to align with your career aspirations.
- Mentorship and coaching at every stage of your career.
- A hybrid working model in most operating countries, which supports flexibility and autonomy.
- Attractive remuneration packages aligned to experience and the industry.
- A high-performance work culture - high effort leads to high reward.
- A highly lucrative performance bonus system.
- A fun and meaningful rewards and recognition system to suit your lifestyle.
- A hands-on approach to corporate wellness focussing on employee wellbeing and mental health.
- Healthy brunches and lunches coupled with sports and socials so you can work hard and play hard.
- Annual leave coupled with an annual shutdown period in December to fully recharge.
- Modern and professional, fully equipped offices that allow for quiet time or teamwork.

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