Project Administrator

7 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa SMEC Full time

Join our Team: Where People, Purpose, Integrity, Partnership, and Professionalism thrive- Join our Engineering Dream Team: Building tomorrow's world, today- Come be a part of something extraordinary. Your future starts here at SMEC South Africa.

Why SMEC South Africa?- Innovation at our Core: We live and breathe innovation. At SMEC, you'll have the opportunity to work on nation-building projects that are characterised by sustainable, innovative solutions.- Engineering Excellence: We're committed to pushing the boundaries of engineering excellence. Your skills will be honed and expanded through our commitment to using the best software and technology.- Continuous Learning: In the fast-paced world of engineering, staying up to date is crucial. We invest in your growth with access to training and mentorship programmes.- Collaborative Environment: You'll be part of a close-knit team of experts who value your insights and contributions, fostering an atmosphere of mutual respect and growth.- Job Mobility: As a member of the Surbana Jurong Group, our global reach offers our people greater opportunities for job mobility and career growth.

The Role:
SMEC is seeking a talented and enthusiastic Project Administrator to join our Power and Energy team based in Cape Town office. We are a dynamic and innovative company dedicated to delivering excellence in various functional areas. The Project Administrator will play a key role in supporting financial project administration for specific functional groups, ensuring the efficient management of projects.

Key Responsibilities:
- Document control.- Minute-taking, Typing of letters and correspondence.- Open new projects on BST.- Filing project documents.- Coordinate meetings and boardroom bookings.- Coordinate and Capture Resource Planner (Division resource tool).- Assist the project team in driving delivery dates and outputs.- Support Project Manager with regards to daily requirements as needed - transmittals, filing, data capturing, extracting of information, noodles etc.- Data capture and validation of information in programme systems in support of Project Managers and tracking of key milestones and reporting on key variances and achievements.- Assistance at team meetings and other site and Project Manager level meetings as required - documentation, information registers, status reports, agendas, meeting minutes etc.- Assist with the development and delivery of progress reports, documentation and presentations.

Tender & BID Administrative duties:
- Check for, and source tenders and bids from various sources.- Check for, and source tenders and bids from various sources.- Updating office bids on the CRM bid register.- Attend and / or arrange attendance to bid and tender clarification meetings.- Arrange and manage deliverables in preparation of tenders.- Compile relevant documents as required by the bid or tender.- Submit clarification questions and follow up to get responses in time for submission.- Bind and package bids and tenders for submission.- Delivery and submission of bids and tenders.- Follow up on submitted bids and tenders.

Quality administrative duties:
- Quality compliance checks.- Assistance with the Quality Management System.- Check that all projects are setup and executed according to Quality Management System.- Setting up client questionnaires.- Assisting to close NCR on the QMS

General Administrative duties:
- Reception duties- Travel management
- local and international- Timesheets and sundries- Diary management- Organising training courses for the staff and associated administration involved- Tracking training spend vs budget- Log training time/training requests- Support and conduct secretarial duties to OOPM and OOPD- Assist with interviews of new recruits.- General office administration and management.

Financial administrative duties which include:
- Preparation of invoices and payment certificates.- Check supplier invoices for payment.- Assist with forecast rollover and reporting.

Recommended Qualifications, Skills and Experience- Matric.- Minimum 3 years' experience.- Project administration / management experience.- High proficiency in MS Word, Excel, Outlook, Power point, and Teams.- Financial background.- An added bonus would be experience in the consulting engineering or construction industries.

How to apply

All recruitment activities go through our Recruitment & Talent function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resumes directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

At Surbana Jurong, we put talent, hard work, teamwork and a fun workplace together to approach problems and solve them creatively and collaboratively. Join us in making a positive impact on the world

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