Senior Tenant Installation Project Manager

Job Title and Job Grade

Senior Tenant Installation Project Manager
Job grade: D2

Job Purpose

Responsible for the successful management and delivery of tenant installations refurbishments and projects. As Senior Project Manager of Workspace Design; and in conjunction with the General Manager is responsible to continuously innovate and adapt the output of the business unit to ensure that the processes, service providers and product lists continue to provide world class space to thrive for our clients in a sustainable and economically viable manner.

Role Location

The Place, 1 Sandton Drive, Sandton Gauteng.

Working Conditions

The position will be required to work both in and out of office. The Company will accommodate some flexibility in this regard.

Reporting Manager

The Senior Tenant Installation Project Manager reports to the General Manager: Office.

Direct Subordinates
- Tenant Installation Coordinator x1

Budget Responsibility

The Senior Tenant Installation Project Manager will be responsible for the planning, budgeting, and estimating process for tenant installations, refurbishments and small works projects.

Duties and responsibilities
- Development, management and reporting of tenant installation/common area upgrades and project management information to identify trends and opportunities to enhance the property managements performance and client experience.
- Research, develop and implement systems, procedures and structures that would enhance the functioning and productivity of the TI department and ensure policies and procedures are implemented consistently.
- To manage the planning, budgeting, and estimating process for tenant installations, refurbishments and small works projects.
- Understand the parameters and requirements of the Stakeholders both internal and external.
- Keep abreast of market trends to ensure optimum decision-making.
- Evaluate and adjudicate national and all other RFPs within the Growthpoint parameters and Growthpoint procurement policies.
- Implement and assist with project management design principles to ensure that projects are completed on time and within budgets.
- To assist in the project co-ordination of major tenant installations and project developments.
- To implement value management principals in projects
- Approve the interior design proposals and sign off on the finished product for standard fit-out projects once role players have approved projects.
- Project co-ordination and management of projects, contractors and professional teams for internal units / portfolios.
- To ensure timeous response and follow-ups to complaints received from tenants with regards to tenant installations.
- To monitor the quality of services rendered by suppliers and to ensure that deliverables from service providers are met.
- Verify that tenant installation and projects comply with all statutory and building regulations.
- Generate professional fees for Growthpoint Properties.
- Maintain good PR and communication with tenants, professional teams, contractors, space planners, property, portfolio and fund managers.
- Implement “Green Building” principles.
- Co-ordination of rotational works to service providers in conjunction with procurement division.
- Identify and implement reciprocal business opportunities with our clients in conjunction with procurement.
- Identify and implement vertical integration procurement opportunities with our clients in conjunction with procurement.
- Introduce best practice standards for facilities.
- Staff management including implementing staff retention strategies and succession planning.
- Assist with the implementation of the approved learning and development programme.
- Accustomed with SAPOA Method of measurement.
- Understand SANS 10400 Building Regulations South Africa.

Experience and Qualifications
- 10 years with proven track record of managing successful teams. The individual must have a very strong leadership ability who can be a team player as the leader of the team.
- Appropriate tertiary education and 10 years Project Management / Development Management experience.
- Auto CAD / Project Management / Space planning experience
- Architectural / QS background
- Interior design will be an advantage

Competencies and Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Well-developed interpersonal skills.
- Ability to deliver on time and within budget.
- Strong organizational abilities, accuracy and attention to detail.
- Sound and well-developed people management skills.
- Operations & Business processes
- Stakeholder Management & Relations
- Developing, monitoring and controlling SLAs
- Business and management principles -strategic planning, resource allocation, HR, leadership, production and people coordination

Personal Attributes
- Professional team player.
- Intelligent self-starter who shows initiative and have the ability to work autonomously with little guidance.
- Flexible and adaptable with an ability to multi